ABOUT ME
Hello! My name is Christopher Callaghan. I am a specialsed foundation year 1 doctor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. My interests include ear, nose and throat surgery and medical research. Feel free to view my CV below and send me an email if you have any question or queries.
Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB): 2019 - 2023
The University of Edinburgh
MSc Human Anatomy (distinction): 2018 - 2019
The University of Edinburgh
BSc (Hons) Medical Sciences (2:1): 2014 - 2018
The University of Edinburgh
Work History
Specialised Foundation Doctor: 2023 - present
I am currently a year 1 specialised foundation programme doctor in NHS Lothian. My year 1 clinical placements include general medicine and ear, nose, and throat surgery/maxillo-facial surgery/plastic surgery.
First-Author Publications
Assessing risk of injury to posterior ankle structures during total ankle arthroplasty
2021
“Bone and Joint Open”, PMID: 34233473
Oral Research Presentations
International
5th South Pacific ORL Forum: 2023
“Longitudinal measurement of HPV copy number in cell-free DNA is associated with patient outcomes in HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer”
Denarau, Fiji
National
7th National Undergraduate Trauma and Orthopaedic Conference: 2020
“Assessing risk of injury to posterior ankle structures during total ankle arthroplasty”
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
11th Annual Meeting of Foot and Ankle Scotland: 2019
“Assessing risk of injury to posterior ankle structures during total ankle arthroplasty”
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Local
RefHelp Lothian Webinar: 2023
“Assessing the validity of a head and neck cancer risk calculator to inform referral decisions in primary care”
Online meeting
Lothian Local Medical Committee GP sub-committee meeting: 2022
“Assessing the use of quantitative activity data by General Practices to facilitate data-driven service management decisions”
Online meeting
Academic/Research Prizes
National Prizes
1st prize podium presentation at 7th National Undergraduate Trauma and Orthopaedic Conference: 2020
“Assessing risk of injury to posterior ankle structures during total ankle arthroplasty”
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
1st prize podium presentation at 11th Annual Meeting of Foot and Ankle Scotland: 2019
“Assessing risk of injury to posterior ankle structures during total ankle arthroplasty”
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Local Prizes
Merit prize for year 5 MBChB case summaries: 2022
Edinburgh Medical School
Formal Research Training
NIHR Introduction to Good Clinical Practice eLearning: 2023
I completed the NIHR Introduction to Good Clinical Practice eLearning module. This consisted of several modules relating to conducting medical research, including good clinical practice, informed consent, data collection and documentation, and safety reporting.