Dr Jeremy Mortimer

Biography

Jeremy studied Medicine at The University of Nottingham, completing Foundation Training in the South Thames Foundation School and Core Surgical Training in the London Deanery, before gaining further experience in plastic surgery in East Grinstead and Bristol. During his clinical training, his practice was driven by further education in clinical anatomy, holding anatomy demonstrator positions at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and St. George’s, University of London, and completing an MSc in Human Anatomy at The University of Edinburgh.

Jeremy transitioned further into academia with a PhD in Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, continuing anatomical-based enthesis research in postdoctoral positions at both The University of Edinburgh and The Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science at University College London. He then took up an Anatomy Lectureship at The University of Bristol, where he was Anatomy Training Course Director at the Vesalius Clinical Training Centre and Senior Tutor for the Gateway to Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Science programme. Jeremy was then recently appointed as Lecturer in Clinical Anatomy at The University of Edinburgh and is anatomy lead for the HCP-Med for Healthcare Professionals MBChB.

Jeremy is a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS) and Court of Examiners, providing question quality and standard setting on the Intercollegiate MRCS Part A (MCQ) paper panel and examining for the MRCS Part B (OSCE). He is a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education from The University of Bristol. He helped establish the Regional Anatomy Programme for Core Surgical Training in Scotland, and is regular faculty on the Wade Programme in Surgical Anatomy for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Jeremy is an elected Fellow of the Anatomical Society, currently serving as Deputy Treasurer and Deputy Chair of the Finance Committee, and has been an elected trustee since 2017. He regularly publishes in and reviews for anatomical and musculoskeletal journals, is an invited international speaker in anatomical-related fields, and has reviewed over 200 grants. He has collected a number of prizes over his career, including the Arnold Huddart Medal of The Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Harold Ellis Anatomy Prize of The Alcock Society, Cave Young Investigator Poster Prize of The Anatomical Society, and Oral Presentation Prize of the UK Society for Biomaterials.

Publications:

• Jones, R.A., Mortimer, J.W., Fitzgerald, A., Parks, R.W., Findlater, G.S., Sinclair, D.W. (2024). The wade programme in surgical anatomy: Educational approach and 10-year review. Current Problems in Surgery. 61(12):101641. DOI: 10.1016/j.cpsurg.2024.101641
• Mortimer, J.W., Rust, P.A., Paxton, J.Z. (2024). Anatomical design and production of a novel three-dimensional co-culture system replicating the human flexor digitorum profundus enthesis. Journal of Anatomy (special issue). Epub ahead of print. DOI: 10.1111/joa.14027
• Zhou, Y., Li, X., Wang, J., He, R., Ng, L., Li, D., Mortimer, J., Varma, S.N., Hu, J., Zhao, Q., Peng, Z., Liu, C., Su, S. (2024). Prediction of the Molecular Mechanism of Corni Fructus-Epimedii Folium- Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis based on Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking. Current Computer-Aided Drug Design. 20(2):87-103. DOI: 10.2174/1573409919666230605123129
• Bartel T., Mortimer J.W., Zylka W., Paxton J.Z., Vorstius J. (2023). Design and development of a bioreactor system for mechanical stimulation of musculoskeletal tissue. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering. 9(1): 122-125. DOI: 10.1515/cdbme-2023-1031
• Mortimer, J., Tamaddon, M., Liu, C. (2023). Engineering a tendon-bone enthesis-mimicking hybrid matrix for repair of irreparable rotator cuff tears. Orthopaedic Proceedings. 105-B(SUPP_9):9-9. DOI: 10.1302/1358-992X.2023.9.009
• Li, D.P., Liu, C.Z., Mortimer, J., Li, X., Wang, J.C., Nath Varma, S., Gai, T.T., Tian, W.Q., Zou, Q., Wei, Y.M., Wang, H.Y., Long, C.J., Zhou, Y. (2022). Myeloid sarcoma with ulnar nerve entrapment: A case report. World Journal of Clinical Cases. 10(28):10227-10235. DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i28.10227.
• Liu, C., Mortimer, J., Tamaddon, M., (2022). Bone matrix derived bone-tendon enthesis for repair of irreparable rotator cuff tears. Tissue Engineering Part A. 28(S3). DOI: 10.1089/ten.tea.2022.29037.abstract.index
• Loukopoulou, C.L., Mortimer, J.W., Paxton, J.Z. (2022). Making connections: Using anatomy to guide tissue engineering approaches at the enthesis. European Cells & Materials. 43:162-178. DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v043a14
• Jones, R.A., Mortimer, J.W. (joint 1^st author), Thompson, C.S.G., Clark-Stewart, S., Hogg, G., Keni, S., McCulloch, V., Alashkham, A., Dhumale, S., Maclean, S.J., Vella, M., Findlater, G.S., Sinclair, D.W., Yalamarthi, S., Gillingwater, T.H. (2021). Improving surgical training: Establishing a surgical anatomy programme in Scotland. International Journal of Surgery. 96: 106172. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106172
• Mortimer, J.W., Alsaykhan, H.M., Vadibeler, S., Rust, P.A., Paxton, J.Z. (2021). Anatomy and histomorphology of the flexor digitorum profundus enthesis: Functional implications for tissue engineering and surgery. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 22(1):1032. DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04922-1
• Liew, M-Y., Mortimer, J.W., Paxton, J.Z., Tham, S., Rust, P.A. (2021). Histomorphology of the subregions of the scapholunate interosseous ligament and its enthesis. British Journal of Surgery. 108(Suppl 2). DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab134.320
• Liew, M-Y., Mortimer, J.W., Paxton, J.Z., Tham, S., Rust, P.A. (2021). Histomorphology of the subregions of the scapholunate interosseous ligament and its enthesis. Journal of Wrist Surgery. 10(06):467-475. DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723792
• Mortimer, J.W., Alsaykhan, H.M., Rust, P.A., Paxton, J.Z. (2020). Applied anatomical considerations for the surgical repair of human flexor digitorum profundus avulsions. Journal of Anatomy. 236(Suppl 1):276. DOI: 10.1111/joa.13163
• Mortimer, J.W., Macia, M., Vadibeler, S., Vonk, N.P., Graute, M., Rust, P.A., Paxton, J.Z. (2020). Anatomical design of a tissue engineered in vitro model of the human flexor digitorum profundus enthesis. Journal of Anatomy. 236(Suppl 1):276. DOI: 10.1111/joa.13163
• Mortimer, J.W., Alsaykhan, H.M., Rust, P.A., Paxton, J.Z. (2018). Designing clinically-relevant tissue-engineered models of the tendon-bone interface. Translational Sports Medicine. 2018; 1(Supp.1):13. DOI: 10.1002/tsm2.17
• Jones, R.A., Mortimer, J.W. (2017). Anatomy for Surgeons. In R.A. Fisher, K. Ahmed, & P. Dasgupta (Eds) Introduction to Surgery for Students. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp.17-29. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43210-6_2

Illustrated Publications

• Bowness, J., Macfarlane, A.J.R., Noble, A., Higham, H., Burkett-St Laurent, D. Illus: Mortimer, J.W. (2021). Anaesthesia, nerve blocks and artificial intelligence. Anaesthesia News. 408:4-6. ISSN: 0959-2962
• Bowness, J., El-Boghdadly, K., Burkett-St Laurent, D. Illus: Mortimer, J.W. (2020). Artificial intelligence for image interpretation in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia. Anaesthesia. 76:602-607. DOI: 10.1111/anae.15212
• Bowness, J., Taylor, A. Illus: Jones, R.A., Mortimer, J.W. (2019). Anatomy for the FRCA. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI: 10.1017/9781108687805