Akira Wiberg

BA BM BCh DPhil FRCS(Plast)

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery

I read medicine at Merton College, Oxford, where I was a Postmaster (senior scholar), and was awarded the Martin Wronker Prize for taking the top First in my year at Oxford University in the Medical Sciences BA degree. After qualifying as a doctor, I completed the Academic Foundation Programme in Oxford. Following a short stint as a visiting research scholar at UCLA, I undertook my basic surgical training in London, and started my specialist surgical training in Plastic Surgery in the Severn Deanery in 2013.

From 2016-19, I undertook a DPhil in Oxford under the supervision of Prof Dominic Furniss (NDORMS) and Prof David Bennett (NDCN), investigating the genetic basis of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a very common and disabling hand disease caused by compression of the median nerve in the wrist. We performed the first ever genome-wide association study in CTS, and identified several genes and biological pathways that play a central role in determining an individual's susceptibility to this disease.

In 2020, I was appointed as NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Plastic Surgery in Oxford, which allows me to split my time equally between clinical practice and research. My research theme aims to further elucidate the genetic and biological basis of nerve injury within the musculoskeletal system.

Key publications

The Pathophysiological Significance of Fibulin-3
Journal article

Livingstone I. et al, (2020), Biomolecules, 10, 1294 - 1294
Handedness, language areas and neuropsychiatric diseases: insights from brain imaging and genetics.
Journal article

Wiberg A. et al, (2019), Brain, 142, 2938 - 2947
A genome-wide association analysis identifies 16 novel susceptibility loci for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Journal article

Wiberg A. et al, (2019), Nat commun, 10
Genetic variants of calcium and vitamin D metabolism in kidney stone disease.
Journal article

Howles SA. et al, (2019), Nat commun, 10
Guiding the osteogenic fate of mouse and human mesenchymal stem cells through feedback system control.
Journal article

Honda Y. et al, (2013), Sci rep, 3
The fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 p.Ala172Phe mutation in Pfeiffer syndrome--history repeating itself.
Journal article

Jay S. et al, (2013), Am j med genet a, 161A, 1158 - 1163

Recent publications

Global overview of the management of acute cholecystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (CHOLECOVID study).
Journal article

Siriwardena AK. and CHOLECOVID Collaborative None., (2022), Bjs open, 6
Where are all the surgeons in clinical academia?
Journal article

McVeigh J. et al, (2022), Ann r coll surg engl
T2-weighted MRI defines critical compression in the distal carpal tunnel that is relieved after decompressive surgery.
Journal article

Tullie S. et al, (2022), J plast reconstr aesthet surg
Replication of epidemiological associations of carpal tunnel syndrome in a UK population-based cohort of over 400,000 people.
Journal article

Wiberg A. et al, (2021), J plast reconstr aesthet surg
Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Replication In 810,625 Individuals Identifies Novel Therapeutic Targets for Varicose Veins
Conference paper

Ahmed WULR. et al, (2021), British journal of surgery, 108
Genome-Wide Association Analysis In 401,583 Individuals Identifies Novel Therapeutic Targets for Haemorrhoids
Conference paper

Ahmed WULR. et al, (2021), British journal of surgery, 108
Exome sequencing identifies a disease variant of the mitochondrial ATP-Mg/Pi carrier SLC25A25 in two families with kidney stones.
Journal article

Jabalameli MR. et al, (2021), Mol genet genomic med
Systemic inflammatory markers in neuropathic pain, nerve injury and recovery.
Journal article

Sandy-Hindmarch O. et al, (2021), Pain

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