Cameron Fairfield

Current

Cameron was awarded his MBChB from the University of Edinburgh in 2015. He completed his foundation doctor training in NHS Lothian and NHS Borders in 2017.

Cameron undertook a PhD with the Surgical Informatics Group under the supervision of Professor Ewen Harrison examining the association between gallstone disease and cardiometabolic disease.

Cardiovascular and cardiometabolic disease remains the most common cause of death worldwide and many of these deaths are preventable. Gallstone disease represents one of the most common presentations to surgical units worldwide and is associated with risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Cameron’s research focussed on investigating the relationship between gallstones and cardiometabolic disease to identify whether gallstone disease can be used as a predictor of future cardiovascular events, development of diabetes and fatty liver disease.

Publications

Fairfield, C.J., et al., 2022. Genome-Wide Association Study of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease using Electronic Health Records. Hepatology Communications, 6(2), pp. 297-308.

Fairfield, C.J., et al., 2022. Genome-wide Analysis Identifies Novel Gallstone-susceptibility Loci Including Genes Regulating Gastrointestinal Motility. Hepatology, 75 (5), pp. 1081-1094.

Fairfield, C., Penninga, L., Powell, J., Harrison, E.M. and Wigmore, S.J. Glucocorticosteroid-free versus glucocorticosteroid-containing immunosuppression for liver transplanted patients. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2018; Issue 4.

Fairfield, C.J., Harrison, E.M. and Wigmore, S.J. Duplicate publication bias weakens the validity of meta-analysis of immunosuppression after transplantation. World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2017; 23(39); p.7198.

Fairfield, C., Penninga, L., Powell, J., Harrison, E.M. and Wigmore, S.J. Glucocorticosteroid-free versus glucocorticosteroid-containing immunosuppression for liver transplanted patients. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews. 2015; Issue 12.

Kennedy, E.D., Fairfield, C.J. and Fergusson, S.J. A neglected priority? The importance of surgery in tackling global health inequalities. Journal of global health. 2015; 5(1).

Fairfield C., Penninga L, Powell J.J., Harrison E.M., Wigmore S.J. Glucocorticosteroid-free versus glucocorticosteroid-containing immunosuppression for liver transplanted patients [Protocol]. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014; Issue 7.