ALS-qualified Academic Foundation Year 2 Doctor working in England. Aspiring to a career in neurosurgery with a role as a clinical educator.

Rotations in: Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surgery, Academic (Medical Education Research), Acute Internal Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry

Qualifications: MBChB Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, BSc Cellular & Molecular Biology (1:1)

Courses: Critical Appraisal and Research Design (Warwick Academic Medicine Society), Basic Surgical Skills for Students at Royal College of Surgeons, Introduction to Neurosurgical Skills, Edward Jenner Programme in Healthcare Leadership Foundations, BMA Foundations in Leadership Programme. ENT Emergencies

Publications:

Asif A, Burton O. Comic Sans or common sense? Graphic design for clinical teachers. Clin Teach. 2021;18(6):583-589. doi:10.1111/tct.13417

Guckian J, Utukuri M, Asif A, et al. Social media in undergraduate medical education: A systematic review. Med Educ. 2021;55(11):1227-1241. doi:10.1111/medu.14567

Chan VWS, Tan WS, Asif A, et al. Effects of delayed radical prostatectomy and active surveillance on localised prostate cancer—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2021;13(13). doi:10.3390/cancers13133274

Newall N, Smith BG, Burton O, et al. Improving Neurosurgery Education Using Social Media Case-Based Discussions: A Pilot Study. World Neurosurg X. 2021;11. doi:10.1016/j.wnsx.2021.100103

Rees EL, Burton O, Asif A, Eva KW. A method for the madness: An international survey of health professions education authors’ journal choice. Perspect Med Educ. 2022;11(3):165-172. doi:10.1007/S40037-022-00698-9

Asif A, Burton OE, Fleming S. Skilled communication on social media—the elephant in the room. Med Educ. Published online 2023. doi:10.1111/medu.15042

Asif A, Osman F, Koe JSE, et al. 962 Prognostic Value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) for Small Renal Cell Carcinomas (RCC) After Image-Guided Cryoablation or Radio-Frequency Ablation (RFA).

Collaborative:

Woodfield J, Hoeritzauer I, Jamjoom AAB, et al. Presentation, management, and outcomes of cauda equina syndrome up to one year after surgery, using clinician and participant reporting: a multi-centre prospective cohort study. Lancet Reg Heal - Eur. 2023;24:100545. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100545

Book Chapters:

Metcalfe D, Dev H, Moazami M. So You Want to Be a Doctor? Third Edit. Oxford University Press