Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre

Julian Scott

Professor of Vascular Surgery

Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research

Qualifications: MD MB ChB FRCS FRCSEd

Email: D.J.A.Scott@leeds.ac.uk

Telephone: 0113 343 7735

Julian Scott

Research Area

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA)

Details

The Vascular Surgery team of NIHR funded ACF's and ACL's are focussed upon AAA. We have established the Leeds Aneurysm Development Study (LEADS) which is a case controlled cohort study of patients with AAA and matched controls. I am the current Vice President elect of the Vascular Society of GB and Ireland 2010-11.

Recent Projects

Vascular Database to the UK Statistics Authority for long term mortality follow up (BHRC Problem Solving Fund, University of Leeds, 2010-2011, £2870)

Scott, DJA, McCabe, C, Hewison, J, Baxter, PD, Murray, C, Fleming, T, Mitchell, D, West, RW, Myers, J, and Nicholson, T. Prospective comparative evaluation of alternative vascular service models in the UK NHS. (NIHR Programme Development Grant, 2010-2011, £99737)

Ultrasound Imaging of arterial modelling. Wheatcroft S, Scott DJA, Evans J, Coletta L, Hanby A. £14,583 BHRC

Garfield Weston Foundation Principal investigator (PI). (£200,000) -2008-2012. Leeds Aneurysm Development Study.

Health Service Association (PI) 2005-12 (£150,000) LEADS project

BHF Project Grant (CA). Homocysteinlation of end stage coagulation factors effects of fibrin structure and function in relation to cardiovascular risk.£147,715 (Sept 2008-Aug 2011.

Welcome Grant. (CA) £630,000. Genomic Variability of Pathogenesis and Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Co applicant  with Mr R Sayers (Leicester) and Professor M Thompson (St Georges)- (2008-11).

Circulation Foundation (CA) TAFI in AAA 2009-11 £25,000,

Teaching Commitments

I and the Vascular Team currently supervise 2nd and 3rd year SSC's.
 
In addition I and the team supervise BSc's in Clinical Sciences and Medical Imaging