Mr Horsnell has published widely in peer reviewed journals. He has presented this work at national and international conferences and in 2013 won the prestigious Norman Tanner Medal at the Royal Society of Medicine. He continues to work closely with a number of research teams across the country but in particular at the University of Surrey and UCH, London.
Awards and Prizes
2016 Association of Breast Surgeons - Best Poster Prize at Annual Conference
2015 JCST Award of Advanced Training Fellowship in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Marsden
2013 Royal Society of Medicine - Norman Tanner Medal
2011 Cranfield University - Translational Research Prize
2009 BUPA Foundation - Research Grant
2009 BBSRC/ Smith and Nephew - National Finalist and Winner of Medical Innovations Prize
Awards and Prizes
2016 Association of Breast Surgeons - Best Poster Prize at Annual Conference
2015 JCST Award of Advanced Training Fellowship in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Marsden
2013 Royal Society of Medicine - Norman Tanner Medal
2011 Cranfield University - Translational Research Prize
2009 BUPA Foundation - Research Grant
2009 BBSRC/ Smith and Nephew - National Finalist and Winner of Medical Innovations Prize
Publications
1. Full Papers
Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Br J Surg 2021 Jan 27;108(1):88-96.
COVIDSurg Collaborative
Timing of surgery following SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international prospective cohort study.
Anaesthesia. 2021 Mar 9.
COVIDSurg Collaborative;
Should we be re-starting elective surgery?
Anaesthesia. 2020 Dec;75(12):1563-1565.
Simoes J,et al.; CovidSurg Collaborative.
Elective Cancer Surgery in COVID-19-Free Surgical Pathways During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicenter, Comparative Cohort Study. .
J Clin Oncol. 2021 Jan 1;39(1):66-78.
Glasbey JC et al; COVIDSurg Collaborative..
Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Br J Surg. 2020 Nov;107(12):e601-e602
COVIDSurg Collaborative.
Elective surgery cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic: global predictive modelling to inform surgical recovery plans.
Br J Surg. 2020 Oct;107(11):1440-1449.
COVIDSurg Collaborative.
Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study.
Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):27-38
COVIDSurg Collaborative.
Global guidance for surgical care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Br J Surg. 2020 Aug;107(9):1097-1103
COVIDSurg Collaborative.
Association of Breast Surgery Surgical Gap Analysis Working Group; "Opportunities and priorities for breast surgical research". Lancet Oncology. 2018 Oct;19(10):e521-e533.
Winters ZE, Horsnell JD, Elvers KT, Maxwell AJ, et al; " Systematic review of the impact of breast-conserving surgery on cancer outcomes of multiple ipsilateral breast cancers BJS Open. 2018 May 22;2(4):162-174.
Horsnell JD, Searle AE, Harris PA; "Intra-operative techniques to reduce the risk of capsular contracture in patients undergoing aesthetic breast augmentation - A review". Surgeon. 2017 Oct;15(5):282-289.
Horsnell JD, Kendall C, Stone N; “Towards the intra-operative use of Raman spectroscopy in breast cancer-overcoming the effects of theatre lighting”.Lasers Med Sci. 2016 Aug;31(6):1143-9
Horsnell JD, Choudhry K, Urriza-Rodriguez D, Valencia A, Rayter Z.; “Sensitivity and Specificity of Pre-Operative Staging of the Axilla When Using OSNA in Breast Cancer Patients”.Advances in Breast Cancer Research 2016 July; 5(3): 103-110.
Winters ZE, Horsnell J, Schmid P, Jones JL, Shaaban A, Maxwell AJ, Williams N, Esserman L, Jatoi I, Brunt AM; MIAMI (Multiple Ipsilateral breast conserving surgery versus mastectomy) Trial Management Group; “Time for a randomised clinical trial evaluating breast conserving surgery compared to mastectomy in ipsilateral mutlifocal breast cancer (MFBC)?” Breast. 2016 Apr;26:149-50.
Willson JS, Thomas SJ, Mackenzie SC, Armitage AJ, Sen S, Ratliff WD, Patel A, Black SE, Chauhan SU, Robb AO, Garnham KE, Horsnell JD, Tarr GP; “Recording inpatient weight: implications for medicines administration”.Br J Nurs. 2016 Jan 14-27;25(1):16-8, 20-1
Singh P, Turner EJ, Cornish J, Bhangu A; National Surgical Research Collaborative. “Safety assessment of resident grade and supervision level during emergency appendectomy: analysis of a multicenter, prospective study”. Surgery. 2014 Jul;156(1):28-38
Strong S, Blencowe N, Bhangu A, National Surgical Research Collaborative; “How good are surgeons at identifying appendicitis? Results from a multi-centre cohort study”. Int J Surg. 2015 Mar;15:107-12.
United Kingdom National Surgical Research Collaborative, Bhangu A; “Safety of short, in-hospital delays before surgery for acute appendicitis: multicentre cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysis”. Annals of Surgery. 2014 May;259(5):894-903.
L. Almond, O. Old, N. Stone, C. Kendall, G. Lloyd, J. Hutchings, J.Horsnell, C. Kallaway, H.Barr; “Real time disease detection using spectroscopic diagnosis”. Biomedical Spectroscopy and Imaging. 2014 Vol 3 (3): 197-202
Ferguson HJ, Hall NJ, Bhangu A; on behalf of the National Surgical Research Collaborative. “A multicentre cohort study assessing day of week effect and outcome from emergency appendicectomy”. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014 Feb 7
J Horsnell, V Pegna, A Bell, A Mickevicius. “A Strangulated Hernia as a result of an ERCP”, Endoscopy September 2013; 45(S 02): E299-E300
J. Bagenal, J Horsnell, J Loader, R West. “Rectal Sheath Catheters Placed under direct vision”. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2013 Sep;95(6):443-4.
National Surgical Research Collaborative. “Multicentre observational study of performance variation in provision and outcome of emergency appendicectomy”. Br J Surg. 2013 Aug;100(9):1240-52.
J Horsnell, J. Smith, M. Sattlecker, A.Sammon, J. Christie-Brown, C.Kendall, N.Stone. “Raman Spectroscopy – A Potential New Method For The Intra- Operative Assessment Of Axillary Lymph Nodes”, Surgeon (2012) 10 (3) 123-127.
J. Horsnell, P. Stonelake, G. Shetty, J. Christie-Brown, C. Kendall, J. Hutchings, N. Stone. “Raman spectroscopy – A new method for the intra-operative assessment of axillary lymph nodes”. Analyst. 2010 Dec;135(12):3042-7. Epub 2010 Nov 2.
J Horsnell, RB Kinder. “A vesicocutaneous fistula secondary to bladder calculi in a patient with spina bifida”. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2010 6:4
JJ Aning, J Horsnell. H Gilbert, R Kinder. “Management of acute urinary retention” British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2007,68 : 408 - 411
S. Chaudray, J. Horsnell. “Demonstrating Anatomy”. British Medical Journal Careers 2004 329: 103-4
2. Published Abstracts.
Targeted SLNB (t-SLNB) using OSNA in breast cancer patients post neoadjuvant chemotherapy
European Journal of Surgical Oncology Vol. 46Issue 6e14 Published in issue: June, 2020
Pooja Padmanabhan, Syeda Nadia Shah Gilani, Polly Partlett, Elizabeth Clayton, Farrokh Pakzad, Tracey Irvine and Jonathan Horsnell
Surgical management of BRCA1 and BRCA2 patients: Analysis of 200 patients from a dedicated clinic
European Journal of Surgical Oncology Vol. 46Issue 6e20Published in issue: June, 2020
Shramana Banerjee, Dimitrios Kokkonis, Jemma Hopper, Jonathan Horsnell and Tracey Irvine
Assessment of response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NACT) in node positive patients on Ultrasound (USG) and correlation with Immunohistochemistry (IHC)
European Journal of Surgical OncologyVol. 46Issue 6e52Published in issue: June, 2020
Pooja Padmanabhan, Syeda Nadia Shah Gilani, Polly Partlett, Elizabeth Clayton, Tracey Irvine, Farrokh Pakzad and Jonathan Horsnell
A.Jones, J. Horsnell, F. Kum, L. Rose, G. Foxall, T. Irvine. “Post-operative pain in breast patients: Use of the pectoral nerve II blocks” European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2016. Vol. 42, Issue 9, S96
J. Horsnell, G. Layer, Z. Rayter, G. Cunnick, S. Laws, W. Sotheran, T. Irvine “OSNA copy number as a predictor of significant non-sentinel lymph node metastases” European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2016. Vol. 42, Issue 5, S57
M.Stoddart, S.Cole, J.Horsnell, R.Sutton. “Lymphoscintigraphy: the significance of removing additional lymph nodes” European Journal of Cancer, 2015 Vol. 51 (S3), S308.
J Horsnell, J Cook, Z Rayter. “The sensitivity and specificity of pre-operative axillary ultrasound and biopsy when compared to intra-operative node analysis using OSNA”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 5, Pages 657-658
J Horsnell, K Elvers, Z Winters “The role of breast conserving surgery in the treatment of multiple ipsilateral breast cancer: A systematic review” European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 5, Pages 656-657
D Rider, F Court, J Horsnell, R Owers, et al. “The effect of reconstruction type and radiotherapy on pigment uptake in nipple tattooing”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 5, Page 625
R. Shah, J Horsnell, B Boxall, J Bristol, et al. “The impact of the NICE guidelines on the use of oncotype DX for guiding adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in breast cancer patients”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2014 Vol. 40, Issue 5, Page 66
J Horsnell, V Banwell, Z Winters, N Thanvi, Z Rayter. “Pre-treatment axillary staging can reduce the need for axillary lymph node clearance (ALNC) in patients undergoing neo-adjuvant therapy for breast cancer” European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2013 Vol. 39, Issue 5, Page 480
S Williams, J Horsnell, Z Winters, et al. “A comparison of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) nomogram and OSNA copy number to predict the risk of positive non-sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in SLN positive patients”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2013, Vol. 39, Issue 5, Pages 492-493
J. Horsnell, H. Knight, F. Court, C.Chan, J.Bristol. “Intra-operative Sentinel Lymph Node Assessment- How many patients will avoid a second operation”?European Journal Surgical Oncology 2012, 38(5) 459-460.
J. Horsnell, K. Fairhurst, K. Kandaswamy, R. West, G. Pye. “Low positive circuferential margins can be achieved by standard APR with careful MRI assessment and neo-adjuvant treatment” European Journal Surgical Oncology 2012, 38 (11) 1116.
J. Horsnell ,C. Chan, J. Bristol, F. Court, N. Stone. “The role of Raman spectroscopy in the intraoperative assessment of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer”. British Journal of Surgery 2012; 99 (Suppl. 6): 5-6
Wilson, J., Horsnell, J. “A multicentre national audit of the recording of patients weight: Implications for the prescription of gentamicin and therapeutic-dose low molecular weight heparin”. International Journal of Surgery 2012 10(10) 643-644.
J.Horsnell, C. Kallaway, C. Chan, J. Bristol, F. Court, N. Stone. “Real Time Assessment of Axillary Nodes Based On Molecular Differences Using Raman Spectroscopy”. European Journal of Cancer 2012, 48 (S1) Page S169.
J Horsnell, C. Chan, J. Bristol, F. Court, N. Stone. “Real Time Intraoperative Assessment of Axillary Lymph Nodes using Raman Spectroscopy”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011, 37 (5) Page S6.
J. Horsnell, P. Stonelake, G. Shetty, C. Kendall, J. Hutchings, N. Stone. “Assessment of axillary lymph nodes using Raman spectroscopy. Intraoperative use is possible.” British Journal Surgery 2011, 98 (Suppl 2): 26
J. Horsnell, P. Stonelake, G. Shetty, J. Christie-Brown, C. Kendall, J. Hutchings, N. Stone. “Raman Spectroscopy a new potential method for the assessment of axillary lymph nodes intra-operatively”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010, 36 (9) 924-925.
J. Horsnell, P. Stonelake, G. Shetty, J. Christie-Brown, C. Kendall, N. Stone. “Raman Spectroscopy a promising method of assessing axillary lymph nodes even in the presence of blue dye”. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010, 36(11) 1112.
L. Orr, C. Kendall, J. Hutchings, M. Isabelle, J. Horsnell and N. Stone. “Raman spectroscopy as a tool for the identification and differentiation of neoplasias contained within lymph nodes of the head and neck”. Head & Neck Oncology 2010, 2(Suppl 1):O4
A Patil , I Dash , J Horsnell , P Burgess. “Non Invasive Investigation of Coeliac Disease: Is it adequate”. British Journal of Surgery 2008 95, (Suppl 3): 138
J Horsnell, F Slim, L Emerson, M Whyman, K Poskitt. “The effectiveness and influence of Botulinum Toxin A injection in the management of upper limb hyperhidrosis”. British Journal of Surgery 2007, 94 (Suppl 2): 135.
P Coney, J Horsnell, L Emerson, K Poskitt, I Nyamekye. “Surgical Sympathectomy for severe facial blushing”. British Journal of Surgery 2007, 94 (Suppl 2): 145.