Awards
- 2007 Miss Beverly Sharp, EVF Prize for best paper2008 Dr Amanda Shepherd, Best Paper American College of Phlebology2009 Ms Amanda Shepherd, Venous Forum Prize, Best Paper, RSM2010 Ms Amanda Shepherd, Venous Forum Prize, RSM2011 Mr Ankur Thapur, Venous Forum T Prize, RSM2011 Mr Ankur Thapur, BMUS prize2012 Mr Tristan Lane, RSMVF2012 Mr Anwar Mustaffa, RSMVF2012 Mr Anwar Mustaffa, European Venous Forum Best Paper.2013 Miss Hayley Moore, Norman Williams Prize, SARS2013 Miss Hayley Moore, Graham Dixon Surgical Prize.2013 Miss Hayley Moore, Best paper Australian College of Phlebology2013 Miss Kate Williams, Best poster Australian College of Phlebology., Junior Staff Prizes at Meetings, 2013
- Order of Phlebology Medal for promotion of excellence in Phlebology, Australian College of Phlebology, 2012
- Order of Phlebology Medal for excellence in clinical research, Australian College of Phlebology, 2011
- Fellow Australian College of Phlebology, ACP, 2011
External Positions
- Member, HEE - CRG for Vascular surgery, Department of Health, 2016
- Member, AAA guidelines Committee, NICE, 2016
- Chairman, CDG Varicose Veins, NICE, 2011 - 2013
Membership of Professional Bodies
- International Member, Society of Vascular surgery, 2016
- International Member, Venous association of India, 2016
- Distinguished Fellow, American Venous Forum, 2016
- Past president and Member, European Venous Forum, 1999
- Member, American venous Forum, 1997
- Member/ Past council Member, Vascular Society of GB, 1994
- Past President and now Editorial Member, UK Venous Forum, 1994
Industrial Connections
- ACERGY -, evaluation of EMS stimulation – Multicentre study£ 695,000 2012-2015
- Actegy, Collaboration/Research Funding
- First Kind, GEKO.Evaluation of EMS on vascular haemodynamics.£256,000 2012-2014
- Medtronic, Advisory Board Member
- Sapheon, Sapheon . Escope clinical trial on the role of glue in management of varicose veins £45,000 2012/3
- Servier, Phebology Dictionary
- URGO Laboratories, France, URGO Medical Clinical study to identify biological markers to predict wound healing in patients with chronic venous ulcers£547,000 2012-14
- Urgo Laboratoire, Reserch collaboration and funding
- Vascular Insights, Clarivein RCT on management of varicose veins £232,000 2012-2013
Fellowships
- Fellowship Australian College of Phlebology, Australian College of Phlebology, 2011
Editorial Boards
- Venous News, Editor
- British Journal of surgery, Editorial representative SARS
- Reviews in Vascular Medicine, Editorial Board
- Venous Times, Editor in Chief, 2009
- Phlebology, Editor in Chief
- Phlebology, Editor in Chief, 2003