Julie Woodfield (BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MRCS MSc PhD)
ECAT Clinical Lecturer, University of Edinburgh & Neurosurgery Specialty Trainee, NHS Lothian

Contact details
- Email: julie.woodfield@ed.ac.uk
Background
Julie Woodfield is a clinical Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh and an honorary neurosurgery specialty trainee in NHS Lothian. She studied Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and then went on to complete an MSc in neuroimaging and a PhD in the association of structural connectomics with cognition, jointly with the University Medical Centre in Utrecht. She has worked in Southampton, Auckland, Oxford, Glasgow and Dundee prior to completing her neurosurgery training in Edinburgh.
Qualifications
BSc(Hons) MBChB(Hons) MSc MRCS PhD
Responsibilities & affiliations
British Neurosurgery Trainee Research Collaborative Committee Member (2016-)
British Neurosurgical Trainees Association representative to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Neurosurgery Specialty Board (2018-2020)
Managed Service Network for Neurosurgery, Scotland, Trainee Representative (2018-)
British Neurosurgical Trainees Assocation Informatics representative (2016-2018)
Open to PhD supervision enquiries?
Yes
Research summary
Julie is involved in imaging and clinical research. She is investigating structural connectomes derived from MRI and the association with cognition in paediatric epilepsy. She has also set up and is running the Understanding Cauda Equina Syndrome study which is characterising those across the UK presenting with Cauda Equina Syndrome.
Affiliated research centres
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More questions than answers to the diagnosis and management of cauda equina syndrome-Authors' reply
In:
The Lancet Regional Health Europe, vol. 27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100606
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Comment/debate (Published) -
Presentation, management, and outcomes of cauda equina syndrome up to one year after surgery, using clinician and participant reporting: A multi-centre prospective cohort study
In:
The Lancet Regional Health Europe, vol. 24, pp. 100545
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100545
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Demographics of Cauda Equina Syndrome: A Population Based Incidence Study
In:
Neuroepidemiology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1159/000527727
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Cumulative effects of antiseizure medication on intelligence in children with focal epilepsy
In:
Epileptic Disorders, vol. 24
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1684/epd.2022.1467
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Prospective, multicentre study of screening, investigation and management of hyponatraemia after subarachnoid haemorrhage in the UK and Ireland
In:
Stroke and Vascular Neurology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2022-001583
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
A systematic review identifying outcome measures used in evaluating adults sustaining cervical spine fractures
In:
European Spine Journal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-022-07369-7
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Duration of External Neck Stabilisation (DENS) following odontoid fracture in older or frail adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of collar versus no collar
In:
BMJ Open, vol. 12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057753
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Odontoid Process Fractures in Older People in the United Kingdom: Is there Consensus on Management?
In:
Trauma
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Submitted) -
Delivering Large-Scale Neurosurgical Studies in the UK: The Impact of Trainees
In:
World neurosurgery, vol. 161, pp. 343-349
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2021.09.002
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Restoration of elective spine surgery during the first wave of COVID-19: a UK-wide British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS) prospective, multicentre, observational study
In:
Bone & Joint Open, vol. 2, pp. 1096-1101
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.212.BJO-2021-0116.R1
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Letter to the Editor. A UK perspective on gender diversity in American neurosurgery training programs
In:
Journal of Neurosurgery, pp. 1-2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2021.3.JNS21548
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Letter (E-pub ahead of print) -
Suspected cauda equina syndrome: no reduction in investigation, referral and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic
In:
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2021.0011
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The gender gap in European neurosurgical conference presentations
In:
Neurosurgical focus, vol. 50, pp. E7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2020.12.FOCUS20885
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Investigation and management of serum sodium after subarachnoid haemorrhage (SaSH): a survey of practice in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland
(4 pages)
In:
British Journal of Neurosurgery, pp. 1-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2020.1859460
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
What is the incidence of cauda equina syndrome? A systematic review
In:
Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, pp. 1-10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3171/2019.12.SPINE19839
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (Published) -
Does a history of lumbar spine surgery predict radiological cauda equina compression in patients undergoing MRI for suspected cauda equina syndrome?
In:
British Journal of Neurosurgery, pp. 1-4
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2019.1687845
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Evaluation of nationwide referral pathways, investigation and treatment of suspected cauda equina syndrome in the United Kingdom
(11 pages)
In:
British Journal of Neurosurgery, pp. 1-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02688697.2019.1648757
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Subarachnoid haemorrhage with negative initial neurovascular imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In:
Acta Neurochirurgica
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-04025-w
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Review article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Understanding cauda equina syndrome: protocol for a UK multicentre prospective observational cohort study
In:
BMJ Open, vol. 8
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025230
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Magnetic resonance imaging acquisition techniques intended to decrease movement artefact in paediatric brain imaging: a systematic review
(11 pages)
In:
Pediatric radiology, vol. 45, pp. 1271-1281
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-015-3333-9
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Literature review (Published)