Professor Peter Giannoudis

Profile

I work as the Professor (School of Medicine, University of Leeds) and Honorary Consultant at Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), a major teaching hospital serving a population in the region of 3.5 million. It is a major trauma unit, accepting complex trauma through its busy Accident and Emergency Department and from other hospitals of the region.   I am the section head of the department and responsible for the clinical trials at Leeds General infirmary Hospital. I am a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow.  

 

In 2000, I was awarded the M.D. degree by the University of Leeds.  I have successfully completed 2 trauma fellowships: at the University of Louisville, Kentucky USA and Hannover Medical School, Hannover Germany respectively. Throughout my career I have served in positions of responsibility including amongst others: President of the British Trauma Society (2003-2007), President of the European Society of Pelvis and Acetabulum (2007-2012), President of the European Society Tissue Regeneration in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (2018-onwards), Chair of the International Committee of Orthopaedic Trauma Association (USA) (2012-2018), Trustee of the British Orthopaedic Association (2017-2020), and Editor in Chief of Injury Journal (2010-onwards).

 

My research interest is focused, on the immune-inflammatory response following accidental and surgical trauma, biology of mesenchymal stem cells, bone regeneration, bioengineering, and clinical outcomes following fracture fixation.

 

I have published over 600 peer review papers. His google scholar h-index is 93 with 32,567 citations. 

 

I have given over 250 invited national and international guest lectures and Keynote lectures since 2004.

  

 

 

 

 

Responsibilities

• Section Head for Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Head of Clinical Trials LGI
• Post Graduate Supervisor for Research

Research interests

Professor Giannoudis has an ever expanding research portfolio and includes the following themes: 

•      Genetic predisposition to fracture non-union
•      Biological profile of fracture non union
•      Biology of mesenchymal stem cells
•      Pharmacological enhancement of bone healing 
•      Tissue engineering approaches to bone and soft tissue defects
•      Membrane bone guided regeneration
•      Bone infection and its regulation following fracture fixation and open fracture management
•      Immuno-inflammatory response to trauma
•      Application of nanotechnology techniques for delivery of growth factors
•      Augmentation of fragility fractures
•      Clinical evaluation of implants for bone fixation
•      Clinical outcome studies

Strong links of collaboration and cross fertilisation have been established with other university research groups and institutes including, inflammatory arthritis, mechanical engineering, dentistry, microbiology and surgery.  

Qualifications

• BSc
• MB
• MD
• FACS
• FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Glasg)

Professional memberships

• British Orthopaedic Association
• British Trauma Society
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Orthopaedic Trauma Association
• Fellow Royal College of Surgeons England
• Fellow American College of Surgeons
• International Society of Fracture Repair
• Orthopaedic Research Society
• European Society of Tissue Regeneration
• AO Foundation

Student education

I am actively involved in the post graduate teaching of residents of the regional Trauma & Orthopaedic rotation. I also contribute to the teaching of postgraduate research students and foundation doctors. Moreover, I teach the Trauma fellows and AO fellows. 

Research groups and institutes

• Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine
• International health research
• Musculoskeletal disease
• Regenerative medicine
• Regenerative Medicine Group
• Surgical technology
• Orthopaedics and Trauma Sciences

<h4>Postgraduate research opportunities</h4> <p>We welcome enquiries from motivated and qualified applicants from all around the world who are interested in PhD study. Our <a href="https://phd.leeds.ac.uk">research opportunities</a> allow you to search for projects and scholarships.</p>

Projects

<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1258-molecular-engineering-of-scaffolds-using-lasers-for-osteogenesis-and-angiogenesis-">Molecular Engineering of Scaffolds using Lasers for Osteogenesis and Angiogenesis </a></li>