Personal profile

Research Focus

I'm a senior trainee in paediatric surgery (ST8) and interested in congenital birth anomalies. My main focus is diaphragmatic hernia repair in patients born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. 

 

My pre-clinical work is focused on improving scaffolds for congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair. Scaffolds currently used in clinical practice to close the diaphragmatic defect still carry a high complication rate, including recurrence (~16%), bowel obstruction and chest wall deformities. I am working with the School of Pharmacy at QUB to design novel bioprinted scaffolds. I have experience in large and small animal models of CDH and will use these to translate scaffolds tested in vitro. 

 

I am also interested in studying the diaphragmatic repair in patients. I lead "The Defect Study" on behalf of the paediatric surgery trainee network (UK). This study has captured CDH repairs in neonates at centres across the UK and Ireland over a 2 year time frame. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where Patrice Eastwood is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Recent external collaboration on country/territory level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots or