OxTBI Group
Combining world-leading expertise to advance the understanding of traumatic brain injury.
The Oxford Traumatic Brain Injury (OxTBI) Research Group brings together clinicians and scientists across the University of Oxford to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Join us
See our advertised research projects here
Whether you are a researcher, clinician, student, or patient advocate, we invite you to join us. For more information about our research, collaborations, or opportunities to get involved, please contact us.
LATEST NEWS
- Oxford medical students tackle concussion
- Brain injury in young athletes examined in new Oxford study
- First patients scanned in new study investigating traumatic brain injury in young athletes
Notifications
Relevant upcoming seminar:
- Dr. Riyi Shi, Purdue University, USA: "TBI-on-a-Chip: Linking Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Diseases Through Multimodal Investigations"; Wednesday 15th October at 3pm, in the IBME first floor seminar room.
Non-NDCN OxTBI Publications:
- Performance of current tools used for on-the-day assessment and diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in sport: a systematic review. Haste P, e Bueno LD, Jérusalem A, Bergmann J.BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. 2025 Feb 8;11(1).
- A mechanics-informed machine learning framework for traumatic brain injury prediction in police and forensic investigations. Wei Y, Oldroyd J, Haste P, Jayamohan J, Jones M, Casey N, Peña JM, Baylis S, Gilmour S, Jérusalem A. Communications Engineering. 2025 Feb 26;4(1):29.
OUR TEAM (NHS & UNIVERSITY)
- Emergency Medicine (Alex Novak, Sally Beer, Alexis Espinosa)
- Neurosurgery (Mario Ganau, Jay Jayamohan, Sheikh Momin, Chris Cooper)
- Psychiatry (Vanessa Raymont, Tony Thayanandan)
- Neuropsychology (Edward de Haan, Rebecca Roberts, Kate Scarff)
- Engineering (Antoine Jérusalem, Phoebe Haste)
HISTORY
TBI research in Oxford spans more than 80 years, dating back to the Military Hospital for Head Injuries (MHHI) established in Oxford during World War II.
The MHHI became a centre of innovation, pioneering the use of penicillin and deploying mobile neurosurgical units to treat injuries on the battlefield.
WWII Veterans study notification
A study is being performed to understand the long-term effects of traumatic brain injuries among veterans treated at the Military Hospital for Head Injuries (MHHI) in Oxford during the Second World War.
If you or a family member received treatment at the MHHI and may appear in its historical records, please see the study notification for more information about what this involves, how your data will be protected, and instructions on how to opt out if desired. If you have any questions, please contact us.