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Gerard Mawhinney

Contact information

Email
gerard.mawhinney@pmb.ox.ac.uk
gerard.mawhinney@ndcn.ox.ac.uk

ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4595-6482

Research groups

Emerging Technologies for Analysis of the Brain (ETA) Research Group

Colleges

Pembroke College

Gerard Mawhinney

MSc SCP (Tr & Orth) NMP RN MFPCEd

DPhil Student

CONSULTANT NURSE - SPINAL SURGERY

DPhil Research:

Exploring Tissue Donation in Craniospinal Tumour Patients: Experiences, Support Needs, and the Role of a Digital Consent Tool

Research Overview:

My DPhil investigates how individuals with primary craniospinal tumours experience and navigate the process of donating tissue for neuroscience research. I’m exploring how decision-making might be supported through digital tools and what additional resources could enhance this process.

Supervisors:

Associate Professor Olaf Ansorge (NDCN)
Associate Professor Helen Higham (NDCN)
Professor Simon Leedham (NDM)

About Me:

Alongside my research, I work as a Consultant Nurse in the Department of Spinal Surgery at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Alongside my colleague Mr Jeremy Reynolds, we make up the Oxford Spinal Sarcoma Team, delivering specialist care across the South West of England.

Other Research Interests:

Patient-focused research
Spinal oncology
Perioperative practice

Supervisors

Helen Higham

Director of the OxSTaR Centre
Olaf Ansorge

Associate Professor

Key publications

Oxford Video Informed Consent Tool (OxVIC): a pilot study of informed video consent in spinal surgery and preoperative patient satisfaction

Mawhinney G. et al, (2019), BMJ Open, 9, e027712 - e027712

Recent publications

Patient experiences of tissue donation and digital consent support in primary craniospinal tumour research

Mawhinney G. et al, (2026), Supportive Care in Cancer, 34

Anatomy of the Long Thoracic Nerve in Relation to Thoracotomy for Spinal Approaches: How to Avoid Nerve Injury?

Khadanovich A. et al, (2026), Operative Neurosurgery, 31, 328 - 333

‘A No‐Brainer, but Not a Simple Decision’: A Qualitative Study of Patient Experiences of Tissue Donation for Research in Rare Craniospinal Tumour Pathways

Mawhinney G. et al, (2026), Health Expectations, 29

New options and techniques in reconstructing the sacrum

Kaiser R. et al, (2026), European Spine Journal, 35, 4249 - 4259

Psychological Impact of Spine Sarcoma on Wellbeing

Williamson V. et al, (2026), Psycho-Oncology, 35

Anatomic Relationship Between the Greater Occipital Nerve and the Axis: Is It Possible to Safely Insert a Percutaneous C2 Screw Without Causing Occipital Neuralgia?

Khadanovich A. et al, (2026), Operative Neurosurgery, 30, 755 - 759

Safety in spinal surgery—Empowering clinicians to report concerns in motor function

Burrows J. et al, (2025), Journal of Advanced Nursing, 81, 5546 - 5562

Anatomy of the diaphragmatic crura and other paraspinal structures relevant to en-bloc spondylectomy for lumbar spine tumours

Khadanovich A. et al, (2025), European Spine Journal, 34, 3532 - 3539

Oxford spinal sarcoma service: excellent oncological outcomes with a centralised multidisciplinary approach to primary spinal tumour care

Tan JJH. et al, (2025), European Spine Journal, 34, 3592 - 3600

Anatomy of the superior hypogastric plexus and its relevance to anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Khadanovich A. et al, (2025), Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 43, 19 - 25

The Effect of Denosumab on Pain and Radiological Improvement in Giant Cell Tumours of the Spine in the Acute Setting

Beresford-Cleary N. et al, (2025), Global Spine Journal, 15, 2882 - 2889

The OxMINT effect; understanding how good clinical decisions are made in novel clinical teams, an ethnographic study

Bradley V. et al, (2025), 15

The OxMINT score. A novel scoring system to guide clinicians on the choice of intervention between best supportive care, spinal surgery, interventional radiological procedures and anaesthetic interventions in metastatic spinal disease developed using AI systems

Mawhinney G. et al, (2025)

Study protocol for putting the ‘Person’ in the PiCTuRE: an exploratory sequential mixed methods-based design, exploring how precision medicine is implemented and experienced by people living with a primary tumour of the craniospinal axis

Mawhinney G. et al, (2025), BMC Cancer, 25

Clinical Anatomy of the Sacral Nerve Roots and Its Relevance to Their Reconstruction After Sacrectomy

Kaiser R. et al, (2025), Neurosurgery, 96, 505 - 513

Comprehensive care for metastatic bone disease: The oxmint initiative

Zilidis G. et al, (2025), EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN, 29

Anatomy of the diaphragmatic crura and other paraspinal structures relevant to en-bloc spondylectomy for lumbar spine tumours

Khadanovich A. et al, (2024)

Oxford Spine Buddies: an acceptability and feasibility project for peer-to-peer support in a spine sarcoma service

Cammas J. et al, (2024), British Journal of Nursing, 33, S16 - S20

Research Protocol : Putting the Person in the PICTuRE - Personalised Informed Consent in TissUe donation for Research lived Experiences

Mawhinney G. et al, (2024)

Is intraoperative cell salvage and autogenic transfusion a risk factor for postoperative metastases in spinal chordoma surgery ?

Jiong HTJ. et al, (2023), Brain and Spine, 3, 102374 - 102374

Shared Decision Making in Spinal Surgery Consent

MAWHINNEY G., (2022)

Oxford Spine Buddies - An acceptability and feasibility project with Individuals utilising the Oxford Spine Sarcoma Service

Tomy S. et al, (2022)

Personalised video consent - a shared decision-making process

MAWHINNEY G., (2022)

The use of neo - adjuvant denosumab in treatment of giant cell tumours of the spine

MAWHINNEY G. et al, (2022)

The use of neo - adjuvant denosumab in treatment of giant cell tumours of the spine

Beresford-Cleary N. et al, (2022), Brain and Spine, 2, 101082 - 101082

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