In the Research Prizes section, I proudly showcase the prestigious awards and accolades I have received for my groundbreaking contributions to the field of research. Throughout my career, I have dedicated myself to pushing the boundaries of knowledge and advancing scientific understanding. These research prizes represent the recognition I have garnered for my significant discoveries, innovative methodologies, and valuable contributions to various disciplines.
International Research Awards
| No. | Conference/Event | Award | Title | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joint meeting of the Section of Surgery, Royal Society of Medicine and Rotterdam Surgeons, Rotterdam – April 1996 | 2nd Place | Iso-osmotic bowel preparation improves the accuracy of iliac artery colour flow Duplex examination | MS Whiteley, AD Fox, R Harris, M Horrocks |
| 2 | European Venous Forum – 2nd Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy – September 2001 | 3rd Prize | The saphenofemoral valve – gatekeeper turned into rearguard | Fassiadis N, Holdstock JM, Whiteley MS |
| 3 | 11th International Vascular & Endovascular Course (IVEC) and 4th European Congress of the ISVS – Milan– October 2010 | 3rd Place | An in Vitro Study to Optimise the Treatment of Varicose Veins with RFiTT | GE Badham, SM Strong, MS Whiteley |
| 4 | Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology, Phoenix, Arizona – November 2014 | Bronze Abstract Award (3rd Place) | Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA®) Increases Endothelial Damage and Penetration of Damage into the Media Layer of the Vein Wall | MS Whiteley, CTD Lee, JM Li |
| 5 | Charing Cross International Symposium – London, April 2015 | CERTIFICATE OF MERIT | The Role of Intra-Operative Transvaginal Duplex Ultrasound during Pelvic Vein Embolisation | P Diwakar, D Beckett, JM Holdstock, CS Harrison, MS Whiteley |
| 6 | 30th Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology, Anaheim, California – November 2016 | Bronze Medal (3rd Prize) | Potential differences in the ablation of the GSV by 810nm and 1470nm Endovenous Lasers, as shown by histology and immunohistochemistry | HF Ashpitel, FJ Salguero, W García-Jiménez, RM La Ragione, MS Whiteley |
| 7 | Society for Vascular Surgery 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting, San Diego, California – June 2017 | Journal of Vascular Surgery – Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 2016 Most Highly Cited Article Award | The European multicenter cohort study on cyanoacrylate embolization of refluxing great saphenous veins | Proebstle TM, Alm J, Dimitri S, Rasmussen L, Whiteley M, Lawson J, Cher D, Davies A |
| 8 | 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017 | First Prize – Best Research Paper of Conference | Nutcracker Phenomena can be over-diagnosed by duplex ultrasound – left ovarian vein reflux can be the cause of renal vein narrowing | JM Holdstock, AM White, D Beckett, TJ Fernandez-Hart, H Ashpitel, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley |
| 9 | 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017 | Third Prize – Third Best Research Paper of Conference | Vulval Varicose Veins – Associations with Parity | CE Davies, MS Whiteley, BA Price |
| 10 | International Session combined vWin Foundation and American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017 | 2nd Prize – Runner up in Poster Presentation Competition | Understanding the interaction of endovenous ablation techniques and the vein wall – immunohistochemistry reveals short term changes | MS Whiteley, H Aspitel, FJ Salguero Bodes, RM La Ragione, J Nemchand |
| 11 | Controversies & Updates in Vascular Surgery (CACVS) – Paris, January 2018 | e-poster and presentation: Third Prize | Left Ovarian Vein Reflux – An Ascending Disease Progression Pattern? | EB Dabbs, D Beckett, AM White, JM Holdstock, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley |
| 12 | American Venous Forum Annual Meeting – Palm Springs, February 2019 | 1st Prize for Best Poster | Laser power output from the fibre tip during EVLA is not always what the machine displays | CE Davies, EB Dabbs, H Ashpitel, J L Nemchand, MS Whiteley |
| 13 | Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society Conference – Dubai, March 2019 | 2nd Prize for Best Presentation | Does left ovarian vein reflux cause a pseudo-and Nutcracker effect creating meso-aortic narrowing of the left renal vein? | D Beckett, JM Holdstock, AM White, TJ Fernandez-Hart, MS Whiteley |
| 14 | American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) – Phoenix, Arizona – November 2019 | 2nd Prize for Best International Presentation | High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the Treatment of Incompetent Superficial Veins and Perforating Veins | Mark Whiteley, Tim J Fernandez-Hart, Angie White, Emma Budd, Omar Abu-Bakr |
| 15 | MEDX Xelerator Vascular Challenge 2020 – International Competition for new vascular devices – December 2020 | Novel Catheter Based Non-Thermal Endovenous Ablation Device – Primarily for pelvic venous reflux | Mark S Whiteley | |
| 16 | American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) – October 2021 | 1st Prize for Best Paper presented by a Trainee in Conference | Comparison of the effects of detergent and osmotic sclerosants in an ex-vivo human vein study using histology and immunohistochemistry | Amy C Cross, Katherine Walker, Emma A. Borkowski, Laura Setyo, Roberto M La Ragione, Mark S Whiteley |
- Joint meeting of the Section of Surgery, Royal Society of Medicine and Rotterdam Surgeons, Rotterdam – April 1996
- Award: 2nd Place
- Title: Iso-osmotic bowel preparation improves the accuracy of iliac artery colour flow Duplex examination
- Authors: MS Whiteley, AD Fox, R Harris, M Horrocks
- European Venous Forum – 2nd Annual Meeting, Rome, Italy – September 2001
- Award: 3rd Prize
- Title: The saphenofemoral valve – gatekeeper turned into rearguard
- Authors: Fassiadis N, Holdstock JM, Whiteley MS
- 11th International Vascular & Endovascular Course (IVEC) and 4th European Congress of the ISVS – Milan– October 2010
- Award: 3rd Place
- Title: An in Vitro Study to Optimise the Treatment of Varicose Veins with RFiTT
- Authors: GE Badham, SM Strong, MS Whiteley
- Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology, Phoenix, Arizona – November 2014
- Award: Bronze Abstract Award (3rd Place)
- Title: Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA®) Increases Endothelial Damage and Penetration of Damage into the Media Layer of the Vein Wall
- Authors: MS Whiteley, CTD Lee, JM Li
- Charing Cross International Symposium – London, April 2015
- Award: CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
- Title: The Role of Intra-Operative Transvaginal Duplex Ultrasound during Pelvic Vein Embolisation
- Authors: P Diwakar, D Beckett, JM Holdstock, CS Harrison, MS Whiteley
- 30th Annual Congress of the American College of Phlebology, Anaheim, California – November 2016
- Award: Bronze Medal (3rd Prize)
- Title: Potential differences in the ablation of the GSV by 810nm and 1470nm Endovenous Lasers, as shown by histology and immunohistochemistry
- Authors: HF Ashpitel, FJ Salguero, W García-Jiménez, RM La Ragione, MS Whiteley
- Society for Vascular Surgery 2017 Vascular Annual Meeting, San Diego, California – June 2017
- Award: Journal of Vascular Surgery – Venous and Lymphatic Disorders 2016 Most Highly Cited Article Award
- Title: The European multicenter cohort study on cyanoacrylate embolization of refluxing great saphenous veins
- Authors: Proebstle TM, Alm J, Dimitri S, Rasmussen L, Whiteley M, Lawson J, Cher D, Davies A
- 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017
- Award: First Prize – Best Research Paper of Conference
- Title: Nutcracker Phenomena can be over-diagnosed by duplex ultrasound – left ovarian vein reflux can be the cause of renal vein narrowing
- Authors: JM Holdstock, AM White, D Beckett, TJ Fernandez-Hart, H Ashpitel, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley
- 31st Annual Conference of the American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017
- Award: Third Prize – Third Best Research Paper of Conference
- Title: Vulval Varicose Veins – Associations with Parity
- Authors: CE Davies, MS Whiteley, BA Price
- International Session combined vWin Foundation and American College of Phlebology – Austin, Texas – Nov 2017
- Award: 2nd Prize – Runner up in Poster Presentation Competition
- Title: Understanding the interaction of endovenous ablation techniques and the vein wall – immunohistochemistry reveals short term changes
- Authors: MS Whiteley, H Aspitel, FJ Salguero Bodes, RM La Ragione, J Nemchand
- Controversies & Updates in Vascular Surgery (CACVS) – Paris, January 2018
- Award: e-poster and presentation: Third Prize
- Title: Left Ovarian Vein Reflux – An Ascending Disease Progression Pattern?
- Authors: EB Dabbs, D Beckett, AM White, JM Holdstock, JL Nemchand, MS Whiteley
- American Venous Forum Annual Meeting – Palm Springs, February 2019
- Award: 1st Prize for Best Poster
- Title: Laser power output from the fibre tip during EVLA is not always what the machine displays
- Authors: CE Davies, EB Dabbs, H Ashpitel, J L Nemchand, MS Whiteley
- Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society Conference – Dubai, March 2019
- Award: 2nd Prize for Best Presentation
- Title: Does left ovarian vein reflux cause a pseudo-and Nutcracker effect creating meso-aortic narrowing of the left renal vein?
- Authors: D Beckett, JM Holdstock, AM White, TJ Fernandez-Hart, MS Whiteley
- American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) – Phoenix, Arizona – November 2019
- Award: 2nd Prize for Best International Presentation
- Title: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in the Treatment of Incompetent Superficial Veins and Perforating Veins
- Authors: Mark Whiteley, Tim J Fernandez-Hart, Angie White, Emma Budd, Omar Abu-Bakr
- MEDX Xelerator Vascular Challenge 2020 – International Competition for new vascular devices – December 2020
- Award: Novel Catheter Based Non-Thermal Endovenous Ablation Device – Primarily for pelvic venous reflux
- Author: Mark S Whiteley
- American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) – October 2021
- Award: 1st Prize for Best Paper presented by a Trainee in Conference
- Title: Comparison of the effects of detergent and osmotic sclerosants in an ex-vivo human vein study using histology and immunohistochemistry
- Authors: Amy C Cross, Katherine Walker, Emma A. Borkowski, Laura Setyo, Roberto M La Ragione, Mark S Whiteley
National & Regional Research Awards
| No. | Conference/Event | Award | Title | Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SVT Annual General Meeting at VSSGBI – Manchester, November 2019 | FIRST PRIZE | The role of ultrasound and the vascular technologist in high intensity focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for venous incompetence | AM White, T Fernandez-Hart, E Budd, O Abu-Bakr, MS Whiteley |
| 2 | BSGE ASM 2022 – Birmingham, April 2022 | Silver Prize for Oral Presentation | Pelvic congestion syndrome affects nulliparous and postmenopausal women, and treatment of internal iliac vein reflux is critical | Sophie Strong, Amy Cross, Michail Sideris, Mark Whiteley |
| 3 | South West Surgical Club – Autumn 1990 | REGISTRAR’S PRIZE | The White Cell Ratio: A More Sensitive Investigation in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis | MS Whiteley, J Benger, A Hinchliffe |
| 4 | Wessex Surgeons – May 1993 | REGISTRAR’S PRIZE | The use of a hand-held Doppler to avoid abdominal wall vessels in laparoscopic surgery | MS Whiteley, SAM Laws, MH Wise |
| 5 | Oxford Regional Surgeons’ Meeting – November 1995 | REGISTRAR’S PRIZE | Clerking in the pre-admission clinic – A comparison of specialist nurse and house officers | MS Whiteley, KG Wilmott, RB Galland |
| 6 | Oxford University – October 1996 | FREWIN PRIZE | PVRTF (pulse volume recording transfer function) – a simple screening test to detect and localize peripheral arterial occlusive disease | MS Whiteley, SB Ray-Chaudhuri, R Skidmore, RB Galland |
| 7 | Surrey Vascular Group, Inaugural Meeting – Guildford, January 1999 | IMPRA REGISTRAR’S PRIZE – 2ND PLACE | Patient outcome alone does not justify centralization of vascular services | SJ Cook, MD Rocker, MR Jarvis, MS Whiteley |
| 8 | South West Thames Vascular Group – Wimbledon, January 2005 | PRIZE FOR BEST PAPER | Strip tract re-vascularization after stripping of the long saphenous vein – Histological and duplex evidence | A Munasinghe, P Wilkerson, MB Sikkel, B Kianifard, C Smith, BA Price, JM Holdstock, MS Whiteley |
- SVT Annual General Meeting at VSSGBI – Manchester, November 2019
- Award: FIRST PRIZE
- Title: The role of ultrasound and the vascular technologist in high intensity focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for venous incompetence
- Authors: AM White, T Fernandez-Hart, E Budd, O Abu-Bakr, MS Whiteley
- BSGE ASM 2022 – Birmingham, April 2022
- Award: Silver Prize for Oral Presentation
- Title: Pelvic congestion syndrome affects nulliparous and postmenopausal women, and treatment of internal iliac vein reflux is critical
- Authors: Sophie Strong, Amy Cross, Michail Sideris, Mark Whiteley
- South West Surgical Club – Autumn 1990
- Award: REGISTRAR’S PRIZE
- Title: The White Cell Ratio: A More Sensitive Investigation in the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis
- Authors: MS Whiteley, J Benger, A Hinchliffe
- Wessex Surgeons – May 1993
- Award: REGISTRAR’S PRIZE
- Title: The use of a hand-held Doppler to avoid abdominal wall vessels in laparoscopic surgery
- Authors: MS Whiteley, SAM Laws, MH Wise
- Oxford Regional Surgeons’ Meeting – November 1995
- Award: REGISTRAR’S PRIZE
- Title: Clerking in the pre-admission clinic – A comparison of specialist nurse and house officers
- Authors: MS Whiteley, KG Wilmott, RB Galland
- Oxford University – October 1996
- Award: FREWIN PRIZE
- Title: PVRTF (pulse volume recording transfer function) – a simple screening test to detect and localize peripheral arterial occlusive disease
- Authors: MS Whiteley, SB Ray-Chaudhuri, R Skidmore, RB Galland
- Surrey Vascular Group, Inaugural Meeting – Guildford, January 1999
- Award: IMPRA REGISTRAR’S PRIZE – 2ND PLACE
- Title: Patient outcome alone does not justify centralization of vascular services
- Authors: SJ Cook, MD Rocker, MR Jarvis, MS Whiteley
- South West Thames Vascular Group – Wimbledon, January 2005
- Award: PRIZE FOR BEST PAPER
- Title: Strip tract re-vascularization after stripping of the long saphenous vein – Histological and duplex evidence
- Authors: A Munasinghe, P Wilkerson, MB Sikkel, B Kianifard, C Smith, BA Price, JM Holdstock, MS Whiteley