Eileen Morrow

Eileen Morrow is a clinical academic orthotist with a strong focus on prosthetics and orthotics research, paediatric orthopaedics research, and the translation of evidence into policy and practice. She holds a BSc(Hons) in Prosthetics and Orthotics from the University of Strathclyde and has over ten years of clinical experience across paediatric orthopaedics, gait analysis, neurological rehabilitation, rheumatology, diabetes and complex polytrauma.

As an NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow at the University of Oxford, Eileen is in the final stages of her DPhil, which focuses on prioritising outcomes for children undergoing elective lower limb orthopaedic surgery. Her work brings together children and families, clinicians, researchers and policymakers to identify priorities for care and research. She also leads studies in paediatric orthopaedics, including work on idiopathic toe walking and methodological research to improve clinical trial design.

Her broader interests include research integrity, evidence-informed decision-making and strengthening the research culture within prosthetics and orthotics. Her BMJ editorial on digital fraud in research received national media coverage, including in The Times and on BBC Health Check. She has been a member of the development group for national multidisciplinary guidelines in paediatric flat foot and spinal management of spinal muscular atrophy.

Eileen has been actively involved in professional leadership, including as the previous Chair of the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) Research Committee, where she contributed to research strategy and national responses to NHS policies.

She is a member of the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the British Society for Children's Orthopaedic Surgery (BSCOS), guest lectures on research and clinical governance at the University of Salford, and regularly peer reviews for journals including Prosthetics and Orthotics International and Gait & Posture. She has twice been shortlisted for the Advancing Healthcare Awards for her contributions to research and innovation in prosthetics and orthotics.