- Clinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, University of Leicester
John Houghton is a Vascular Surgery Specialist Trainee in the East Midlands and holds an NIHR Academic Clinical Lectureship at the University of Leicester. He graduated from the University of Bristol (MBChB) in 2011 and undertook his Foundation Programme and Core Surgical training in Severn Deanery. He was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2014 and his National Training Number in Vascular Surgery (Health Education East Midlands) in 2016. He was awarded his MD from the University of Leicester in 2022 for his thesis titled "Frailty, cognitive impairment and chronic limb-threatening ischaemia". His research interests include frailty, cognitive impairment and shared decision-making in patients with peripheral artery disease.
Experience
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2016–presentVascular Specialist Trainee, Health Education East Midlands
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2022–presentClinical Lecturer in Vascular Surgery, University of Leicester
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2018–2021Clinical Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Education
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2023University of Leicester, Doctor of Medicine
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2014Royal College of Surgeons of England, MRCS
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2011University of Bristol, MBChB
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2008University of Bristol, BSc
Publications
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2025Moving from just measuring, to acting on frailty in specialties outside geriatrics, European Geriatric Medicine
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2024Evaluating current acute aortic syndrome pathways: Collaborative Acute Aortic Syndrome Project (CAASP), BJS open
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2024Expanding Sac and Shrinking Survival Post-Endovascular Aneurysm Repair: Causal Relationship or Prognostic Marker?, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2024New Horizons in Peripheral Artery Disease, Age and Ageing
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2024The Risky Business of Risk Prediction: External Validation is Essential, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2024Streamlined Clinical Management Pathways May Reduce Major Amputations in Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Prospective Cohort Study with Historical Controls, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2024Single-centre prospective cohort study investigating the associations and one-year trends of frailty, cognition, disability and quality of life pre- and post-intervention for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia, Journal of Vascular Societies of Great Britain & Ireland
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2024Reported outcomes in studies of intermittent claudication - first step toward a core outcome set: systematic review, BJS open
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2023Clinimetrics of performance-based functional outcome measures for vascular amputees: A systematic review, Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
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2023When the Facts Change, Change Your Practice, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2023The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Dedicated Vascular Emergency Clinic, Annals of Vascular Surgery
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2022Effect of high-pain versus low-pain structured exercise on walking ability in people with intermittent claudication: Meta-Analysis, British Journal of Surgery
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2021Associations of Clinical Frailty with Severity of Limb Threat and Outcomes in Chronic Limb-threatening Ischaemia, Annals of Vascular Surgery
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2021Does an Apple a Day Keep the Aneurysm Away?, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2021Does the Introduction of a Vascular Limb Salvage Service Improve One Year Amputation Outcomes for Patients with Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischaemia?, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2021Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment in Individuals with Vascular Surgical Pathology: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
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2021There is no need to reinvent the wheel in assessment of ambulatory function in chronic limb threatening ischemia, Journal of Vascular Surgery
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2021Understanding variations in reported epidemiology of major lower extremity amputation in the UK: a systematic review, BMJ open
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2020Frailty Factors and Outcomes in Vascular Surgery Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Annals of Surgery
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2020Knowledge of peripheral artery disease: What do the public, healthcare practitioners, and trainees know?, Vascular Medicine
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2020A systematic review investigating the identification, causes, and outcomes of delays in the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia and diabetic foot ulceration, Journal of Vascular Surgery
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2020The utilisation of vascular limb salvage services in the assessment and management of chronic limb-threatening ischaemia and diabetic foot ulceration: A systematic review, Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
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2019Leg ischaemia management collaboration (LIMb): Study protocol for a prospective cohort study at a single UK centre, BMJ Open
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2016Delayed discharges at a major arterial centre: A 4-month cross-sectional study at a single specialist vascular surgery ward, BMJ Open
Grants and Contracts
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2024Cognitive Impairment and Cerebral Haemodynamics in individuals with symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (CInCH PAD)
- Role:
- Principal Investigator
- Funding Source:
- van Geest Foundation Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Fund
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2024Perioperative medicine for Older People undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp) Variation to Contract
- Role:
- Co-investigator
- Funding Source:
- National Institute for Health Research
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2022Comparative skeletal muscle endotype in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia
- Role:
- Principal Awardee
- Funding Source:
- van Geest Foundation Heart and Cardiovascular Diseases Research Fund
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2018George Davies Research Fellowship
- Role:
- Doctoral Fellowship
- Funding Source:
- George Davies Charitable Trust
Professional Memberships
- Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Affiliate member)
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
Contact John for
- General
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Research supervision
- Location: Leicester, UK
- Website
- BlueSky: @jsmhoughton.bsky.social
- X (formerly Twitter): @jsmhoughton
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
