Pr. Dylan Morrissey
Academic Lead, Sports and Exercise Medicine,
Biography
Professor Dylan Morrissey
Academic Lead, Sports and Exercise Medicine, William Harvey Research Institute, QMUL
Consultant Physiotherapist, Barts Health NHS Trust
+44(0)7941710273 d.morrissey@qmul.ac.uk @DrDylanM MCSP 050968 HCPC 43241
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My career goal is to combine the best of educational, research and clinical practice to develop, disseminate and deliver step-changes in care for musculoskeletal conditions.
A key research theme is the link between movement and pathology, whether that link serves as a diagnostic tool, treatment modality or outcome measure. Tendinopathy is a key area of expertise. I am privileged to lead an academic team of 14 and deliver the oldest MSc programme in SEM in the world, the largest intercalated BSc at QMUL and an inter-disciplinary cadre of doctoral students. Developing artificial intelligence to support clinical reasoning, and digital solutions to improve care is an expanding avenue of work. Leadership of research ethics at QMUL enables me to scratch my human rights itch.
My enduring passion is clinical physiotherapy with working in Paralympic Sport being a lifelong passion, while leading specialist centres for dance and tendon injury rehabilitation is my daily contribution.
Current roles
Professor of Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at QMUL from 2018
Academic Lead for Sports and Exercise Medicine, from 2016
Co-management of the Human Performance Laboratory with Hazel Screen (SEMS), from 2003
Vice-chair of Ethics at QMUL, from 2016
SL and Reader at QMUL 2002 – 2018
Consultant Physiotherapist at Barts Health NHS Trust from 2007
Sole clinical NHS consultant in a department with 2000+ musculoskeletal referrals/month
Recent sports roles
2015 – 2016
Headquarters physiotherapist, employed post with the British Paralympics Association / ParalympicsGB for the Rio 2016 games
2011 – 2012
Headquarters physiotherapist, employed post with the British Paralympics Association / ParalympicsGB for the London 2012 games
Qualifications
2014 – 2019 NIHR/ HEE Senior Clinical Lecturer and Reader
2016 FHEA
2005 PhD (shoulder biomechanics), King’s College London
1997 MSc physiotherapy (research distinction), University College London
1991 BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy UEL 1991 (first class), UEL
Professional body memberships and Advisories
1991 – date: Member of The Chartered Society of Physiotherapists
1991 – date: Member of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine
1997 – date: Member of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
Advisory bodies
2007 – date: Member of the CSP National Consultant Advisory Group (by invitation)
2014 – 2019: Member of the English Institute of Sport Technical Advisory Group (co-opted)
2017 – 2019: English Institute of Sport in-practice MSc programme reviewer.
Prizes include
15 conference prizes in the last twelve years. Two British Journal of Sports Medicine systematic review of the year prizes. 2014 Barts Health NHS Trust Team of the Year. 2016 Barts Health NHS Trust Team of the Year runners up. 2011 Mentor for Savio Woo Young Investigator Award (Chaudhry)
Grants
Total funding involvement £9.9m (£2.4m educational research from various sources including Arthritis Research UK and International Governments; £7.3m discovery and translational research from NIHR, Cancer Research UK, EPSRC, ESRC, PPEF, HBLB, HTA, VA)
Selected Recent Grants
Barts Charity: I DANCE Intervention development of Dance for Physical Activity in childreN and young people with CErebral Palsy Sep 24 Sep 28 Tillmann R, Angioi M, Simmonds J, Morrissey D £304,856
UKRI DTP: Development and Validation of Smartphone-Based Tools for Characterisation of Gait Nov 23 Nov 25 Morrissey D, Roney C, Miller S, Tse Z, Slabaugh G £227,803
Industry funded: Simplifying range of movement measurement in humans at home Jun 23 Dec 23 Morrissey D, Roney C, Miller S, Slabaugh G £158,221
IMPACT QM: iMove: engaging tools for motor learning and rehabilitation Jun 22 Dec 23 Versace E, Morrissey D Bada M, Angioi M £50,000
ESRC: Dit-Toc Augmented Feedback To Enhance Motor And Artistic Learning During Social Distancing Jan 21 Apr 22 Versace E, Angioi M, Cavallaro A, Morrissey D £235,667
PPEF: Efficacy of an on-line educational intervention designed to improve physiotherapists’ practice Feb 21 Jan 23 Hebda-Boon A, Birn-Jeffrey A, Shortland A, Morrissey D £15,000
Barts Charity: Bayesian Network Decision Support in managing low back pain: Development, exploration & feasibility Sep 21 Aug 25 Hill A, Marsh W, Morrissey D £181,515
NHMRC: Efficacy of high volume injections compared to sham Jan 19 Jan 24 Malliaras P, Morrissey D et al Au$574,322
NIHR HTA: Exercise therapy for the treatment of tendinopathies: A mixed methods evidence synthesis Mar 20 Sep 22 Cooper, K, Morrissey D et al £250,000
PPEF: Best practice for patellofemoral pain. June 20 Dec 23 Neal B, Morrissey D, Lack S £30,000
NIHR Programme Grant Rp-PG-1016-20007 Supported exercise TrAining for Men with prostate caNcer on Androgen Deprivation Therapy – STAMINA Sep 18 Sep 24 Rosario D, Steed L, Taylor SJ, Morrissey D, et al £2,497,723
Publications
146 papers (scopus):
H index 36 Scopus (live link to full publication list), 43 Google scholar
PhD and MSc supervision
16 PhD students completed, all on time. 8 PhD students underway, all on time and target.
Various other PhD students have been advised, in Southampton, Dublin and at QMUL.
18 examinations as external in four countries.
Over 200 MSc and intercalated BSc students supervised.