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Dr Anna Mitchell

Intermediate Clinical Fellow/Hon Consult

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  • Address: Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Â鶹´«Ã½, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
Research

Current Work

I came to Â鶹´«Ã½ in 1999 to study medicine, knowing that the medical school is one of the best in the country and that the University has an international reputation for world-class research.

I intercalated a masters in biomolecular research after 4th year of medical school, working in the mitochondrial genetics department under the supervision of Prof Doug Turnbull, and then went on to complete my medical degree in 2005, graduating with honours. I worked for 2 years completing the clinical foundation programme, gained full GMC registration and then successfully applied for an Academic Clinical Fellow post which I took up in August 2007.

The ACF programme allowed me to combine clinical work with research, thus I rotated through the medical specialties and completed my postgraduate medical exams (MRCP) and also had the opportunity to spend 8 months of the programme pursuing my research interests in endocrinology under the supervision of Prof Simon Pearce at the Institute of Human Genetics. I packed a lot into my research time to make the most of the opportunity: I got back into the lab to collect some preliminary data, gained some good publications, presented my research at a number of local and national meetings and successfully applied for an MRC clinical research training fellowship.

I have now completed my core medical training and started a PhD looking into the genetics of Addison’s disease. I have a deferred ST3 post in diabetes and endocrinology to move back into clinical training on completion of a PhD. My long term career plan is to become an academic endocrinologist. I envisage that my research in the future will encompass both laboratory and clinical research and that my main goal will be to strive to take basic endocrine scientific research forward and translate it into clinical practice.

I have not been disappointed with Â鶹´«Ã½. The University is friendly with fantastic facilities, and the city is vibrant and exciting, living up to its reputation as a great party city. However, within minutes of leaving the city you can be in beautiful countryside or on one of the country’s most beautiful beaches enjoying one of the North East’s sunny, fresh days. I came here almost 10 years ago, and I haven’t yet found another place that I would want to leave Â鶹´«Ã½ for!

Publications
  • Lane LC, Allinson KR, Campbell K, Bhatnagar I, Ingoe L, Razvi S, Cheetham T, Cordell HJ, Pearce SH, Mitchell AL. . Clinical Endocrinology 2018, 90(1), 170-174.
  • Pazderska A, Pearce SH, Mitchell AL. . In: Adrenal Disorders: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Treatment. Cham: Humana Press, 2018, pp.85-108.
  • Lane LC, Allinson K, Cordell HJ, Mitchell AL, Pearce S. . In: Society for Endocrinology BES 2017. 2017, Harrogate: BioScientifica Ltd.
  • Perros P, Hegedus L, Bartalena L, Marcocci C, Kahaly GJ, Baldeschi L, Salvi M, Lazarus JH, Eckstein A, Pitz S, Boboridis K, Anagnostis P, Ayvaz G, Boschi A, Brix TH, Curro N, Konuk O, Marino M, Mitchell AL, Stankovic B, Toruner FB, Von Arx G, Zarkovic M, Wiersinga WM. . Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2017, 12(1), 72.
  • Mitchell AL, Devine K, Lal V, Galloway P, House M, White K, Watson J, Parry S, Miller M, Morris M, James RA, Perros P, Pearce SHS, Quinton R. . Clinical Endocrinology 2017, 87(6), 881-882.
  • Mellington FE, Dayan CM, Dickinson AJ, Hickey JL, MacEwen CJ, McLaren J, Perros P, Rose GE, Uddin J, Vaidya B, Foley P, Lazarus JH, Mitchell A, Ezra DG, on behalf of The Thyroid Eye Disease Amsterdam Declaration Implementation Group (TEAMeD). . Orbit 2017, 36(3), 159-169.
  • Mitchell AL, Hickey J, Vaidya B, Mason R, Ajjan R, Zammitt N, Perros P, Dayan C, on behalf of TEAMeD. . Clinical Endocrinology 2017, 87(6), 853-859.
  • Gan EH, Mitchell AL, Plummer R, Pearce S, Perros P. . European Thyroid Journal 2017, 6(3), 167-170.
  • Pazderska A, Oftedal BE, Napier CM, Ainsworth HF, Husebye ES, Cordell HJ, Pearce SHS, Mitchell AL. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2016, 101(11), 3865-3869.
  • Napier CM, Mitchell AL. . Clinical Medicine 2016, 16(6), 604-604.
  • Pazderska A, Fichna M, Mitchell AL, Napier CM, Gan E, Ruchala M, Santibanez-Koref M, Pearce SH. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2016, 101(11), 4214-4218.
  • Mitchell AL, Gandhi A, Scott-Coombes D, Perros P. . Journal of Laryngology and Otology 2016, 130(S2), S150-S160.
  • Gan EH, MacArthur K, Mitchell AL, Joshi A, Crock P, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2016, 84(4), 489-495.
  • Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2016, 85(1), 15-16.
  • Wolff ASB, Mitchell AL, Cordell HJ, Short A, Skinningsrud B, Ollier W, Badenhoop K, Meyer G, Falorni A, Kampe O, Undlien D, Pearce SHS, Husebye ES. . Genes & Immunity 2015, 16(6), 430-436.
  • Mitchell AL, Goss L, Mathiopoulou L, Morris M, Vaidya B, Dickinson AJ, Quinn A, Dayan C, McLaren J, Hickey JL, Lazarus JH, Rose GE, Foley P, MacEwen CJ, Perros P. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2015, 100(3), E458-E462.
  • Perros P, Dayan CM, Dickinson AJ, Ezra DG, Hickey JL, Hintschisch C, Kahaly G, Lazarus JH, Ludgate M, Bartes B, MacEwen CJ, Mitchell AL, Morris D, O'Connor N, Pearce SH, Rose GE, Salvi M, Wiersinga WM, Williamson A, Thyroid Eye Dis Amsterdam Declarat, European Grp Graves Orbitopathy EU. . Thyroid 2015, 25(11), 1181-1184.
  • Mitchell AL, Bøe Wolff A, MacArthur K, Weaver JU, Vaidya B, Bensing S, Erichsen MM, Darlay R, Husebye ES, Cordell HJ, Pearce SHS. . PLoS ONE 2015, 10(6), e0123550.
  • Napier C, Mitchell AL, Gan E, Wilson I, Pearce SHS. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015, 100(1), E187-E190.
  • Mitchell AL, Macarthur KDR, Gan EH, Baggott LE, Wolff ASB, Skinningsrud B, Platt H, Short A, Lobell A, Kämpe O, Bensing S, Betterle C, Kasperlik-Zaluska A, Zurawek M, Fichna M, Kockum I, Nordling Eriksson G, Ekwall O, Wahlberg J, Dahlqvist P, Hulting AL, Penna-Martinez M, Meyer G, Kahles H, Badenhoop K, Hahner S, Quinkler M, Falorni A, Phipps-Green A, Merriman TR, Ollier W, Cordell HJ, Undlien D, Czarnocka B, Husebye E, Pearce SHS. . PLoS ONE 2014, 9(3), e88991.
  • Dawoodji A, Chen JL, Shepherd D, Dalin F, Tarlton A, Alimohammadi M, Penna-Martinez M, Meyer G, Mitchell AL, Gan EH, Bratland E, Bensing S, Husebye ES, Pearce SH, Badenhoop K, Kampe O, Cerundolo V. . Journal of Immunology 2014, 193(5), 2118-2126.
  • Gan EH, MacArthur K, Mitchell AL, Hughes BA, Perros P, Ball SG, James RA, Quinton R, Chen S, Furmaniak J, Arlt W, Pearce SHS. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2014, 99(1), 111-118.
  • Mitchell AL, Napier C, Asam M, Siddaramaiah N, Heed A, Morris M, Miller M, Perros P, James RA, Ball SG, Pearce SHS, Quinton R. . Clinical Endrocrinology 2014, 81(6), 937-938.
  • Mitchell AL, Gan EH, Morris M, Johnson K, Neoh C, Dickinson AJ, Perros P, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2013, 79(3), 437-442.
  • Pearce SHS, Mitchell AL, Bennett S, King P, Chandran S, Nag S, Chen S, Smith BR, Isaacs JD, Vaidya B. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012, 97(10), E1927-E1932.
  • Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . Nature Reviews Endocrinology 2012, 8(5), 306-316.
  • Gan EH, MacArthur K, Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . European Journal of Endocrinology 2012, 167(6), 825-828.
  • Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2011, 74(1), 137-138.
  • Mitchell AL, Dwyer A, Pitteloud N, Quinton R. . Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011, 22(7), 249-258.
  • Swalwell H, Kirby DM, Blakely EL, Mitchell A, Salemi R, Sugiana C, Compton AG, Tucker EJ, Ke X, Lamont PJ, Turnbull DM, McFarland R, Taylor RW, Thorburn DR. . European Journal of Human Genetics 2011, 19(7), 769-775.
  • Gan EH, Mitchell AL, MacArthur K, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2011, 75(2), 165-168.
  • Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . Clinical Endocrinology 2010, 72(3), 292-296.
  • Mitchell AL, Pearce SHS. . British Medical Journal 2009, 338, b1721.
  • Mitchell AL, Cordell HJ, Soemedi R, Owen K, Skinningsrud B, Wolff AB, Ericksen M, Undlien D, Husebye E, Pearce SHS. . Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2009, 94(12), 5139-5145.
  • Mitchell AL, Hickey B, Hickey JL, Pearce SHS. . BMC Public Health 2009, 9, 132.
  • Mitchell AL. . Crown, 2008. Available at: .
  • Mitchell AL, Elson JL, Howell N, Taylor RW, Turnbull DM. . Journal of Medical Genetics 2006, 43(2), 175-179.
  • Blakely EL, Mitchell AL, Fisher N, Meunier B, Nijtmans LG, Schaefer AM, Jackson MJ, Turnbull DM, Taylor RW. . FEBS Journal 2005, 272(14), 3583-3592.