Mr Jian Farhadi is actively involved with research. He is the current lead of research and development of Surgery at Guy’s and St.Thomas’ Hospital London.
Awards
| Year | |
| 2007 | Dirk Schaefer Research Prize: Precultivation of Engineered Human Nasal Cartilage enhances the mechanical properties relevant for use in facial reconstructive surgery |
| 2005 | Medidaprix Finalist: Blended Learning as a tool in teaching basic surgical skills to undergraduate students |
| 2003 | Research Prize of Swiss Society in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery: “Cell Yield, proliferation, post-expansion differentiation capacity and growth factor responsiveness of human ear, nasal and rib chondrocytes” |
| 2003 | Prize of Swiss Society for Clinical Nutrition: “Preoperative immunonutrition suppresses endotoxinemia during major abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial” |
| 2001 | Grand Global Award for craftsmanship: (as Co-Author) A History of Gastroenterology at the Millennium |
Current research
Tissue Engineering
Over the last 8 years Mr Farhadi has focused on tissue engineering of cartilage and adipose tissue. He helped building up the Tissue Engineering Group at the University Hospital in Basel, which compromises more than 20 full time researchers today.
- Clinical trial of tissue engineered cartilage grafts for nasal reconstruction
Aesthetic Breast Surgery
- The use of the ORBIX device in breast reduction
- Own tissue internal bra in breast lift procedure
- The use of Meshes in breast reduction and breast lift procedures
Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction
- Comparison of the PAP flap (inner thigh tissue without muscle) against the TUG flap (with muscle)
- The impact of radiotherapy on own tissue breast reconstruction
- The effect of radiation in immediate autologous breast reconstruction
- Own tissue breast reconstruction in advanced breast cancer
- Pre-operative assessment of weight in DIEP flap based reconstruction
Implant Breast Reconstruction
- The use of heat pre-conditioning in skin sparing mastectomy
- The impact of radiotherapy on implant breast reconstruction with acellular dermal matrix
- The use of Silk (Seri) in implant based breast reconstruction