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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
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Livingstone I. et al, (2020), Biomolecules, 10, 1294 - 1294
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Wiberg A. et al, (2019), Brain, 142, 2938 - 2947
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Wiberg A. et al, (2019), Nat commun, 10
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Howles SA. et al, (2019), Nat commun, 10
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Honda Y. et al, (2013), Sci rep, 3
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Jay S. et al, (2013), Am j med genet a, 161A, 1158 - 1163
Recent publications
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Siriwardena AK. and CHOLECOVID Collaborative None., (2022), Bjs open, 6
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McVeigh J. et al, (2022), Ann r coll surg engl
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Tullie S. et al, (2022), J plast reconstr aesthet surg
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Wiberg A. et al, (2021), J plast reconstr aesthet surg
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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
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis In 401,583 Individuals Identifies Novel Therapeutic Targets for Haemorrhoids
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Ahmed WULR. et al, (2021), British journal of surgery, 108
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Jabalameli MR. et al, (2021), Mol genet genomic med
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Sandy-Hindmarch O. et al, (2021), Pain