Professor Ged Byrne

Professor of Medical Education

• Email: ged.byrne@manchester.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0)161 291 5877 (Secretary)
• Department of Academic Surgery, Education and Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT

Role                        

Lead for Universities Medical Assessment Partnership
Hospital Dean for Clinical Studies
Senior Lecturer in Surgical Oncology
Honorary Consultant Surgeon

Qualifications

External examinerships

Recent Publications

Kirwan CC, McCollum CN, Bundred NJ, Byrne GJ, McDowell G, Temple I, et al. Current UK practice of thromboprophylaxis for breast surgery Br J Surg 2006;93(10):1224-1225.

McDowell G, Temple I, Li C, Kirwan CC, Bundred NJ, McCollum CN, Byrne GJ. Alteration in platelet function in patients with early breast cancer. Anticancer Res 2005;25(6B):3963-6.

Kirwan CC, Nath E, McCollum CN, Byrne GJ. Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during treatment of cancer: questionnaire survey. BMJ 2003 13;327(7415):597-8

Owen A, Byrne GJ. Quality of Assessment Practice Must Come First In Discussions over a National Exam: Raising Quality in UK Undergraduate Medical Assessments with The Universities Medical Assessment Partnership: 12th International Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence: 20-24 May 2006, New York City

Warner J, Owen AC, Byrne GJ, Lovell M. The importance of student research projects and the impact of new COREC guidelines: 12th International Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence: 20-24 May 2006, New York City.

Kirwan CC, Nath E, Byrne GJ, McCollum CN. Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during treatment for cancer: questionnaire survey. BMJ. 2003 Sep 13;327(7415):597-8.

McDowell G, Temple I, Li C, Kirwan CC, Bundred NJ, McCollum CN, Burton IE,
Kumar S, Byrne GJ. Alteration in platelet function in patients with early breast cancer. Anticancer Res. 2005 Nov-Dec;25(6B):3963-6.

Kirwan CC, McCollum CN, Bundred NJ, Byrne GJ. Current UK practice of thromboprophylaxis for breast surgery. Br J Surg. 2006 Oct;93(10):1224-5.

Patiar S, Kirwan CC, McDowell G, Bundred NJ, McCollum CN, Byrne GJ. Prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients with breast cancer. Br J Surg. 2007 Apr;94(4):412-20.

Byrne GJ, Hayden KE, McDowell G, Lang H, Kirwan CC, Tetlow L, Kumar S, Bundred
NJ. Angiogenic characteristics of circulating and tumoural thrombospondin-1 in breast
cancer. Int J Oncol. 2007 Nov;31(5):1127-32.

Recent educational grants and awards