Professor Janice Tsui

MD, FRCS

Consultant Vascular Surgeon

Janice Tsui is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and honorary consultant vascular surgeon at UCL/ Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. She is research lead of the North Central London vascular network and clinical lead of the UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering vascular engineering programme. She leads the Multidisciplinary Foot Service at the Royal Free, North Central London vascular network.

She obtained her MB BChir and MD from the University of Cambridge and completed her surgical training on the London Deanery NE Thames rotation, gaining her CCT (General Surgery) in 2008. Her primary specialities are Vascular Surgery and General Surgery.

Hospital Locations

Royal Free Hospital

Year qualified

1998

Country of qualification

Languages spoken

English and Cantonese

Specialities

Vascular
General Surgery

Memberships

Royal College of Surgeons of England
Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Royal Society of Medicine
British Medical Association
American Heart Association – Peripheral vascular disease council
International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology
Society of Academic and Research Surgery

Procedures offered

Management of diabetic foot complications
Lower limb revascularisation

Clinical interests

Vascular surgery with a sub-specialist interest in peripheral arterial disease and diabetic foot complications.

Research interests

Prof Tsui leads a translational research programme focused on improving outcomes of patients with peripheral arterial disease and diabetic foot complications.

Published papers

Patel H, Yong C, Navi A, Shaw SG, Shiwen X, Abraham D, Baker DM, Tsui JCS (2019). Toll-like receptors 2 and 6 mediate apoptosis and inflammation in ischemic skeletal myotubes. Vascular Medicine, 24, 295-305
Worsley A, Vassileva K, Tsui J, Song W, Good L (2019). Polyhexamethylene biguanide: polyurethane blend nanofibrous membranes for wound infection control. Polymers, 11, 915.
Bubb, K., Aubdool, A., Moyes, A., Lewis, S., Drayton, J., Tang, O., Mehta, V., Zachary, I., Abraham, D., Tsui, J., Hobbs, A. (2019). Endothelial C-type natriuretic peptide is a critical regulator of angiogenesis and vascular remodelling. Circulation 139, 1612-1628.
Tsui J, Morgan-Rowe L, Portou M (2017). Peripheral Arterial Disease: A European Perspective. In: Vascular Surgery, A Global Perspective. Ed. Dardik, Alan. Springer Ltd. 1st ed. P95-99.
Hu H, … Tsui JC, Dardik A (2016). Future research directions to improve fistula maturation and reduce access failure. Seminars in vascular surgery, 29:153-171.
Hart CA, Tsui J, et al (2015). Critical limb ischaemia in adult human skeletal muscle increases satellite cell proliferation but not differentiation. Surgical Science, 6, 198-207.
Portou MJ, Baker D, Abraham D, Tsui J (2015). The innate immune system, toll-like receptors and dermal wound healing: A review. Vascular Pharmacology, 71, 31-6.
Joshi D, Abraham D, Shiwen X, Baker D, Tsui J (2014). Potential role of erythropoietin receptors and ligands in attenuating apoptosis and inflammation in critical limb ischaemia. Journal of Vascular Surgery, 60, 191-201.
Navi A, Patel H, Shaw S, Baker D, Tsui J (2013). Therapeutic role of toll-like receptor modification in cardiovascular dysfunction. Vascular Pharmacology 58, 231-239.
Dashwood M, Tsui JC (2013). ‘No-touch’ saphenous vein harvesting improves performance in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery: a journey from bedside to bench. Vascular Pharmacology, 58, 240-250.