LOCATION:
John Radcliffe Hospital, Level 5, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Academic Administration
Surgical Course Administrator: Lucy Tipping Ext 12285
Assistant Surgical Course Administrator/PA: Jackie Heap Ext 12286
Clinical Administration
Clinical Secretary (Vascular Unit): Hollie Lord Ext 21284
Research groups
Colleges
Diseases of Modern Life podcast
Professor Ashok Handa was part of a recording on history and consent called 'Diseases in Dialogue: Surgical Consent'. Listen to the podcast.
Ashok Handa
MBBS FRCS MA
Professor of Vascular Surgery and Director of Teaching in Surgery
- Consultant Vascular Surgeon
- Training Programme Director (Vascular Surgery)
- Tutor for Graduates (St. Catherine's College)
As the Clinical Tutor in Surgery I am responsible for the strategic planning and delivery of the surgical courses for the University of Oxford.
As part of this role I chair the Surgical Teaching Committee and organise the 4th year assessments for the University as well as the Final BM assessments. I contribute to the teaching strategy of the Division of Medicine as member and past Chair of the General Tutors Group and as a member of the Clinical Education Committee and was appointed as Associate Director of Clinical Studies due to my contribution to the Oxford course development over the last 12 years.
I was instrumental in the successful introduction of OSCE’s as part of the 4th year assessments for the Medical school and the introduction of multi-professional training in the surgical curriculum. I have undertaken two reviews of the surgical curriculum and completed the Diploma Course in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education in the University of Oxford. I have put in place a formal system of faculty development for teachers, undertaken a review of our assessment strategy and been instrumental in the development of the 2nd BM examinations. I helped set up the Hugh Cairns Surgical careers society for medical students eleven years ago.
Memberships
- Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland
- Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
- British Transplantation Society
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Association for the Study of Medical Education
Recent publications
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A Deep Learning Approach to Visualize Aortic Aneurysm Morphology Without the Use of Intravenous Contrast Agents.
Journal article
Chandrashekar A. et al, (2023), Ann Surg, 277, e449 - e459
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A Hand-Held Magnetic Acoustic Device With Integrated Real-Time Monitoring for Targeted Drug Delivery.
Journal article
Shieh B. et al, (2022), IEEE transactions on ultrasonics, ferroelectrics, and frequency control, 69, 2462 - 2473
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Thymosin β4 protects against aortic aneurysm via endocytic regulation of growth factor signaling
Journal article
MUNSHAW S. et al, (2021), Journal of Clinical Investigation
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Development of a novel index to characterise arterial dynamics using ultrasound imaging.
Journal article
Ward J. et al, (2021), PLoS One, 16
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Development of a Novel Index to Characterise Arterial Dynamics Using Ultrasound Imaging
Preprint
Ward J. et al, (2020)