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Professor Martin Birchall

Professorial Clinical Research Fellow / Honorary Consultant (Chair of Larynogology)

Department : The Ear Institute

Faculty : Faculty of Brain Sciences

Address : G01 GROUND FLOOR
FRONT LODGES
GOWER STREET
LONDON
WC1E 6BT

Languages spoken fluently (other than English) : None specified

+44 (0)20 3108 4130

m.birchall@ucl.ac.uk

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Research Interests, Expertise and Groups:

The application of science to address unmet needs in the treatment of disorders of the head and neck, particularly the larynx and trachea. Regenerative medicine, including stem cells, to reconstruct airways. Biology, immunology and microbiology of the larynx. Head and neck cancer diagnosis and treatment. Treatment of vocal cord paralysis, including reinnervation and electrical pacing.

Research groups:

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/stemcells/

Research publications:

1. Asnaghi MA, Jungebluth P, Raimondi MT, Dickinson SC, Rees LE, Go T, Cogan TA, Dodson A, Parnigotto PP, Hollander AP, Birchall MA, Conconi MT, Macchiarini P, Mantero S. A double-chamber rotating bioreactor for the development of tissue-engineered hollow organs: from concept to clinical trial. Biomaterials. 2009 Oct;30(29):5260-9.

2. Banwell EF, Abelardo ES, Adams DJ, Birchall MA, Corrigan A, Donald AM, Kirkland M, Serpell LC, Butler MF, Woolfson DN. Rational design and application of responsive alpha-helical peptide hydrogels. Nat Mater. 2009 Jul;8(7):596-600.

3. Macchiarini P, Jungebluth P, Go T, Asnaghi MA, Rees LE, Cogan TA, Dodson A, Martorell J, Bellini S, Parnigotto PP, Dickinson SC, Hollander AP, Mantero S, Conconi MT, Birchall MA. Clinical transplantation of a tissue-engineered airway. Lancet. 2008 Dec 13;372(9655):2023-30. Epub 2008 Nov 18.

Personal web address: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ear/research/birchall

Professional Affiliations and Appointments:

Professor and Consultant in ENT Surgery, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London
Visiting Professor, University of Bristol, Bristol

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