EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2024-Present National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
Working with HQIP on national-level audit and quality improvement projects, reporting to NHS England
2023-2024 WEISS Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosurgery, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
Senior House Officer (SHO) working chiefly with the complex spine team, with research in training and surgical simulation. Funded by Wellcome / EPSRC Centre for Interventional and Surgical Sciences.
2021-2023 Academic Foundation Doctor (Medical Education Research): Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Foundation Programme, with academic time dedicated to medical/clinical education research
QUALIFICATIONS
2022-2023 Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Medical Education, Newcastle University
2017-2021 Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBChB), Warwick Medical School
2014-2017 Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons) Cellular & Molecular Biology, Newcastle University (First Class Honours)
PUBLICATIONS
1. Asif A, Burton O. Comic Sans or common sense? Graphic design for clinical teachers. The Clinical Teacher. 2021;18(6):583-589. doi:10.1111/tct.13417
2. Chan VWS, Tan WS, Asif A, et al. Effects of Delayed Radical Prostatectomy and Active Surveillance on Localised Prostate Cancer—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers. 2021;13(13):3274. doi:10.3390/cancers13133274
3. Guckian J, Utukuri M, Asif A, et al. Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review. Medical Education. 2021;55(11):1227-1241. doi:10.1111/medu.14567
4. Metcalfe D, Dev H, Moazami M, eds. So You Want to Be a Doctor? The Ultimate Guide to Getting into Medical School. Third edition. Oxford University Press; 2021.
5. Newall N, Smith BG, Burton O, et al. Improving Neurosurgery Education Using Social Media Case-Based Discussions: A Pilot Study. World Neurosurgery: X. 2021;11:100103. doi:10.1016/j.wnsx.2021.100103
6. Tumpa S, Smith BG, Burton O, Zalocar LAD. Commentary: Pearls and Pitfalls of Visual Abstract Design. Neurosurg. 2021;89(6):E314-E315. doi:10.1093/neuros/nyab371
7. Park JJ, Ooi SZY, Gillespie CS, et al. The Neurology and Neurosurgery Interest Group (NANSIG)—ten years of cultivating interest in clinical neurosciences. Acta Neurochir. 2022;164(4):937-946. doi:10.1007/s00701-022-05113-0
8. Rees EL, Burton O, Asif A, Eva KW. A method for the madness: An international survey of health professions education authors’ journal choice. Perspect Med Educ. 2022;11(3):165-172. doi:10.1007/S40037-022-00698-9
9. Asif A, Burton OE, Fleming S. Skilled communication on social media—the elephant in the room. Medical Education. 2023;57(5):387-389. doi:10.1111/medu.15042
10. Asif A, Chan VWS, Osman FH, et al. The Prognostic Value of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio for Small Renal Cell Carcinomas after Image-Guided Cryoablation or Radio-Frequency Ablation. Cancers. 2023;15(7):2187. doi:10.3390/cancers15072187
11. Burton O. The RCS England/ASiT Essay Prize Winner 2023: Evaluating the impact of increased competition and stagnant training numbers on the future of the surgical workforce. Bulletin. 2023;105(6):290-293. doi:10.1308/rcsbull.2023.102
12. Finn GM, Charmer B, Burton OE, et al. How to … define clinical education research terminology: A glossary. The Clinical Teacher. 2023;20(4):e13605. doi:10.1111/tct.13605
13. Hoeritzauer I, Paterson M, Jamjoom AAB, et al. Cauda equina syndrome: poor inter-rater agreement for diagnostic categories. Bone Joint J. 2023;105-B(9):1007-1012. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.105B9.BJJ-2022-1343.R1
14. Starup-Hansen J, Williams SC, Valetopoulou A, et al. Skull Base Repair following Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Systematic Review (Part 1: The Retrosigmoid Approach). J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. Published online December 4, 2023:a-2222-0184. doi:10.1055/a-2222-0184
15. Starup-Hansen J, Williams SC, Valetopoulou A, et al. Skull Base Repair following Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Systematic Review (Part 2: The Translabyrinthine Approach). J Neurol Surg B Skull Base. Published online December 4, 2023:a-2222-0016. doi:10.1055/a-2222-0016
16. Woodfield J, Hoeritzauer I, Jamjoom AAB, et al. Presentation, management, and outcomes of cauda equina syndrome up to one year after surgery, using clinician and participant reporting: a multi-centre prospective cohort study. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2023;24:100545. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100545
17. Xu J, Anastasiou D, Booker J, et al. A Deep Learning Approach to Classify Surgical Skill in Microsurgery Using Force Data from a Novel Sensorised Surgical Glove. Sensors. 2023;23(21):8947. doi:10.3390/s23218947
18. Burton O, Asif A, Fleming S. Today’s surgeons: are we cutting edge or are we being forced to cut corners? Bulletin. 2024;106(2):106-109. doi:10.1308/rcsbull.2024.44
19. Harvey Bluemel A, Burton OE, Burford B, et al. Barriers and facilitators to establishing a clinical academic career in clinical education research in the UK: A focus group study. Medical Teacher. 2024;0(0):1-9. doi:10.1080/0142159X.2024.2308783
20. Richa Y, Asif A, Burton O, Richards H, Hennessey D. Changes in information seeking patterns of medical students in the social media and artificial intelligence age: preliminary findings. The Clinical Teacher. Published online April 23, 2024:e13772. doi:10.1111/tct.13772