Dr Christopher McKenzie (BSc (Hons) PG Cert PG CAP PhD FHEA)

Programme Director Clinical Management of Pain, Academic Lead Digital Education Unit EMS, Deputy Director Postgraduate Teaching Deanery of Clinical Sciences

Background

Chris has held positions as a researcher in pharmacology and as a lecturer in biomedical sciences. As a lecturer, his duties were divided equally between traditional forms of teaching and the development of MSc programmes for online delivery. He is also a sufferer of cluster headaches, a rare type of headache, and for this very personal reason has worked alongside some of leading specialists in the area to develop the headache courses on the programme.

Responsibilities & affiliations

Chris is currently employed by the University of Edinburgh in a dual role as a Academic Programme Director of the MSc in the Clinical Management of Pain and as the Academic Lead of the  Digital Education Unit for the Edinburgh Medical School. Digital education is a key undertaking for the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. Chris is also the Deputy Postgraduate Taught Director for the Deanery of Clinical Sciences.

Postgraduate teaching

Supervises MSc projects and dissertations yearly

Research summary

Alston, P., McKenzie, C., Kitchen, C. & Homer, N. (2020). A Comparison of the Arterial Blood Concentration ofIsoflurane During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Between 2Polypropylene Oxygenators. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 34(5):1184-1190.

 

Alston, P., Connelly, M., McKenzie, C., Just, G. & Homer, N. (2019) The depth of anaesthesia associated with the administration of isoflurane 2.5% during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. 34(5):392-398.

 

Ng, K., Alston, P., Just, G. & McKenzie, C. (2018). Assessing the depth of isoflurane anaesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion. 33(2):148-155

 

Ng, K., Alston, P., Just, G. & McKenzie, C. (2017). Coronary Sinus Isoflurane Concentration in Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 31(6): 2035-2041.

 

Connelly, M., Alston, R. P., Just, G. & McKenzie, C. (2016). Abstract PR422: The Depth of Anaesthesia Associated with Administering 2.5% Isoflurane During Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 10: Suppl 1

 

McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A. (2011). Mediation of vasomotion and tone in bovine pulmonary arteries: dual transduction pathway.

 

McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A. (2010). Mechanisms involved in the regulation of bovine pulmonary vascular tone by the 5-HT1B receptor. Br.

J.Pharmacol. 159: 188-200.

 

 

McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. (2009). Mechanisms of U46619- induced contraction of Rat Pulmonary arteries in the presence and absence of the endothelium. Br J Pharmacol. 157 (4): 561-596.

 

Alapati, V., McKenzie, C., Blair, A., Kenny, D., MacDonald, A. & Shaw (2007). Mechanisms of U46619- and 5-HT-induced contraction of bovine pulmonary arteries: role of chloride ions. A.M. Br J Pharmacol. 151(8): 1224–1234.

 

U46619-induced Contractile Responses in Rat Pulmonary Arteries: Influence of the Endothelium. McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. From the Brighton British Pharmacological Society Winter 2007 Meeting: http://www.pA2online.org/abstracts/Vol5Issue2abst088P.pdf

 

Role of chloride, rho kinase and store-operated calcium channels in U46619-induced contraction of rat pulmonary arteries. . McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. From the University of Oxford British Pharmacological Society Winter 2006 Meeting: http://www.pA2online.org/abstracts/Vol4Issue2abst099P.pdf

 

Involvement of nifedipine-sensitive calcium channel in the U46619-induced response in rat pulmonary arteries: influence of the endothelium. McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. From the University of Oxford British Pharmacological Society Winter 2006 Meeting: http://www.pA2online.org/abstracts/Vol4Issue2abst080P.pdf

 

The involvement of voltage operated calcium channels (VOCC) in the contractions mediated by U46619 & 5-HT in bovine pulmonary arteries. Alapati, V., McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. From the University College London British Pharmacological Society Winter 2005 Meeting: http://www.pA2online.org/abstracts/Vol3Issue4abst136P.pdf

 

The role of chloride in the activation of store-operated calcium channels by CPA and U46619 in bovine pulmonary arteries. Alapati, V., McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A.M. From the University College London British Pharmacological Society Winter 2005 Meeting: http://www.pA2online.org/abstracts/Vol3Issue4abst135P.pdf