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Emma Victoria Carrington

Emma Victoria Carrington
Clinical Research Fellow

Emma Carrington graduated from Imperial College in 2004. She became interested in academic surgery early in her career giving her first international presentation as a pre-registration house officer. She undertook a MSc in Surgical Technology also at Imperial College whilst training as a senior house officer and was appointed as an Academic Clinical Fellow in surgery shortly after. She joined the group after gaining a Royal College of Surgeons one year research fellowship in 2009 and was awarded the Stefan Galeski Fellowship in 2010. Emma is now a general surgical registrar in the London deanery and is studying towards a PhD in surgery.

Project: Examination of neuronal pathways in faecal incontinence and the impact of sacral nerve stimulation

Faecal incontinence is a devastating condition that affects between 5-10% of the UK population. A new treatment called sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) has been developed which improves symptoms in some, but not all patients. Doctors think that SNS may work by changing the way in which nerves to the lower bowels function; however exactly how this happens is unknown. This project involves measuring the action of these nerves before, during and after treatment to examine what changes occur. It is hoped that the results of this project will help to design ways of improving treatment outcomes in patients undergoing therapy with SNS.

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