Riaz Agha - Publications

A full list of my publications is shown below, you can click on the links to download the relevant paper:

Scientific Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals

Original Research

● Agha R and Webb B.  A Cadaveric Investigation into the Links between Macroscopic and Microscopic Osteoarthritic Changes at the Hip.  Clinical Anatomy 2006;19:115-124.

● Chan RK, Garfein E, Gigante PR, Liu P, Agha R, Mulligan R and Orgill DP.  Side Population Hematopoietic Stem Cells Promote Wound Healing in Diabetic Mice.  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (In press).

● Agha R.  Space Exploration: Surgical Insights and Future Perspectives.  International Journal of Surgery 2005; 3(4). In Press.

● Agha R, Papanikitas A, Baum M and Benjamin I.  The Teaching of Surgery in the Undergraduate Curriculum Part I – Reforms and Results.  International Journal of Surgery 2005; 3 (2): 87-92.

● Agha R, Papanikitas A, Baum M and Benjamin I.  The Teaching of Surgery in the Undergraduate Curriculum Part II – Importance and Recommendations for change.  International Journal of Surgery 2005; 3 :151-157.

● Agha R and Muir G.  Does Laparoscopic Surgery Spell the end of the Open Surgeon?  Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2003; 96: 544-546.

Editorials

● Agha R. The IJS and the COPE Seminar 2006. IJS 2006; 4(2):80-81

● Agha R and Cooper DKC. The IJS Welcomes two great pioneers. International Journal of Surgery 2005; 4(1) 7-8.

● Agha R. Introducing the International Journal of Surgery. IJS 2005;3(1):1

● Baum M and Agha R. Perspectives on this issue of the IJS. IJS 2005;3(1):5

● Summerton I and Agha R. Sociological Considerations in Face Transplantation.  International Journal of Surgery 2004; 2(2): 82-83.

● Agha R and Singh G.  Time for Change.  International Journal of Surgery 2003; 1(1): 3.

Abstracts

● Agha R, Liu P, Lew D, Mayer H, Mentzer SJ, Orgill DP.  Micro-Mechanical Forces as a Potent Stimulator of Wound Healing.  Microcirculation 2005 abstracts;September:665. 

● Agha R.  Osteoarthritis of the Hip – A Cadaveric Study.  Rheumatology 2002; 42S: 105-106.

Letters

● Agha R and Singh G.  Studying for an Intercalated BSc – worth it?  Medical Education 2003(9); 37: 839.

See the commentary on this letter by a Professor of Medical Education:

- Greenhalgh T. Doing an Intercalated BSc can make you a better doctor? Medical Education 2003;37:760-761

Audits

● Agha R and Ross D.  An Audit of Post-operative complications and failure rates in TRAM and DIEP flap Breast Reconstructions.  Supervised by Mr David Ross , Consultant Plastic Surgeon, St Thomas ’ Hospital.Report submitted to Guy’s Clinical Audit Department in November 2003.

● Agha R, Heaton S and Roberts D.  A retrospective Study of Cancellations in ENT Surgery.  Guy's & St. Thomas ' Hospital, Directorate of Surgery Clinical Governance Quarterly Report, January - March 2004      

● Agha R, Heaton S and Roberts D.  Patient Satisfaction with day-case Septoplasty and Septorhinoplasty.  Guy's & St Thomas ' Hospital, Directorate of Surgery Clinical Governance Quarterly Report, October - December 2003

Articles in the Medical Press

● Agha R (2003).  A Guide to Public Speaking.  Hospital Doctor 7^th August 2003.