Ms Elizabeth Li MBChB, MRCS, PhD

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Assistant Professor
General Surgery Resident

Contact details

Address
Heritage Building 2nd floor
Institute of Translational Medicine
Mindelsohn Way
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TH

Elizabeth is an Assistant Professor in applied heath surgical research, global surgery, surgical innovation, and medical devices, and she is a General Surgery Resident

Elizabeth has a background in translational research, international cohort studies and clinical trials, and is formally trained in health research methodology, health economics, qualitative research, behavioural science and advanced statistics.

Elizabeth has experience in delivering international large-scale studies in multiple collaborative projects and continues to actively participate in education, training, mentoring and supervision.

Qualifications

  • PhD Translational research in an implantable surgical device, University of Birmingham, 2022
  • PG. Cert. (Medical Science) Keele University, 2018
  • PG. Cert. (Health Research) University of Leeds, 2013
  • MRCS Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2013
  • MBChB University of Manchester Medical School, 2010
  • BSc Developmental Biology (1st class honours), 2009

Biography

I am an academic clinical lecturer in late-stage applied heath surgical research, surgical innovation, and medical devices, and I am a general surgical registrar. I have a background in translational research, international cohort studies and clinical trials. I am formally trained in health research methodology, health economics, qualitative research, behavioural science and advanced statistics. I have experience in delivering international large-scale studies in multiple collaborative projects. I continue to actively participate in medical education, both clinically and academically.

Research

Clinical trials

Global surgery 

Medical devices

Decarbonising healthcare - net zero operating rooms

Bowel surgery

Surgical site infection 

Antimicrobial resistance 

Patient and public involvement and engagement

Behavioural change science 

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Odogwu, SO, Magsi, AM, Spurring, E, Malik, M, Kadir, B, Cutler, K, Abdelrahman, S, Prescornita, C & Li, YE 2024, 'Component separation repair of incisional hernia: evolution of practice and review of long-term outcomes in a single center.', Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10029-023-02932-7

NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery and GlobalSurg Collaborative 2024, 'Development and external validation of the 'Global Surgical-Site Infection' (GloSSI) predictive model in adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 6, znae129. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae129

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery 2024, 'Strategies to strengthen elective surgery systems during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: systematic review and framework development', The British journal of surgery, vol. 111, no. 2, znad405. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad405

PROPHER Study Collaborating Group 2024, 'The PROPHER study: patient-reported outcomes after parastomal hernia treatment-a prospective international cohort study', Colorectal disease: the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16859

NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, Glasbey, J & Li, E 2023, 'Adaptation of the Wound Healing Questionnaire universal-reporter outcome measure for use in global surgery trials (TALON-1 study): mixed-methods study and Rasch analysis', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 110, no. 6, pp. 685–700. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad058

2021 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group 2023, 'An international assessment of surgeon practices in abdominal wound closure and surgical site infection prevention by the European Society for Coloproctology', Colorectal disease: the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 1014-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16500

Gallo, G, Goglia, M, Senapati, A, Pata, F, Basso, L, Grossi, U & 2022 European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) collaborating group 2023, 'An international survey exploring the management of pilonidal disease', Colorectal disease: the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 25, no. 11, pp. 2177-2186. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16760

GreenSurg Collaborative, Glasbey, J, Beggs, A, Nankivell, P & Li, E 2023, 'Elective surgical services need to start planning for summer pressures', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 110, no. 4, pp. 508-510. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad033

ESCP EAGLE Safe Anastomosis Collaborative and NIHR Global Health Research Unit in Surgery & Li, E 2023, 'Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries', British Journal of Surgery, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad370

Venn, ML, Knowles, CH, Li, E, Glasbey, J, Morton, DG & Hooper, R 2023, 'Implementation of a batched stepped wedge trial evaluating a quality improvement intervention for surgical teams to reduce anastomotic leak after right colectomy', Trials, vol. 24, no. 1, 329. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07318-9

COVIDSurg Collaborative 2023, 'Is perioperative COVID-19 really associated with worse surgical outcomes? A nationwide COVIDSurg propensity-matched analysis', The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. 513-524. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000003859

Comment/debate

Li, E & Morton, D 2024, 'Author response: Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention to reduce anastomotic leak following right colectomy (EAGLE): pragmatic, batched stepped-wedge, cluster-randomized trial in 64 countries', British Journal of Surgery, vol. 111, no. 3, znae065. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae065

Preprint

Varghese, SR & Li, E 2023 'Microbiology Testing Capacity and Antimicrobial Drug Resistance in Surgical Site Infections: Secondary Analysis of the FALCON Randomised Trial in Seven Low- and Middle-Income Countries' SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4626885

Review article

Ledda, V, Adisa, A, Agyei, F, Caton, L, George, C, Ghaffar, A, Ghosh, D, Hachach-Haram, N, Haque, PD, Ingabire, JCA, Kudrna, L, Li, E, McClain, C, Nepogodiev, D, Ntirenganya, F, Shrime, MG, Williams, I & Bhangu, A 2024, 'Environmentally sustainable surgical systems', BMJ Global Health, vol. 9, no. Suppl 4, e015066. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015066

Ledda, V, George, C, Glasbey, J, Labib, P, Li, E, Lu, A, Kudrna, L, Nepogodiev, D, Picciochi, M, Williams, I & Bhangu, A 2024, 'Uncertainties and opportunities in delivering environmentally sustainable surgery: the surgeons' view', Anaesthesia, vol. 79, no. 3, pp. 293-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.16195

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