DAVID IWAN LEWIS-JONES

Consultant Clinical Andrologist, Liverpool Womens Hospital,Crown Street, Liverpool from September 1993.

Academic Sub-Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liverpool, from August 1989-2003

           Chairman of the British Andrology Society (2000-2004)

                

Address:                                  Reproductive Medicine Unit

                                                Liverpool Womens Hospital

                                                Crown Street

                                               Liverpool

                                                 L8 7SS  UK

Tel:                                       0151 702 4215                                      

EDUCATION:                           1962-1966       Dolgellau Grammar School

                                                1966-1968       Campbell College, Belfast

                                                1968-1972       The University of Liverpool

 

QUALIFICATIONS:      1968-1972 MB ChB The University of                                      Liverpool

                                     1983 MD The University of Liverpool(Immunocytochemical studies of human breast milk

TRAINING:                               1973    Registered as a Medical Practitioner

                                                1977    Registered Principal in General                                                      Practice

EMPLOYMENT:

 

Hospital:                                  

 

1972 (Sept) - 1973 (Feb)    House Surgeon to Mr W Beatty,          Mr E Simpkin, Mr C J E Monk and        Mr H Beddow

                                                            Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool.

 

1973 (Mar) - 1973 (Aug)     House Physician to Dr I Miller,    Dr R Finn, Dr R Forshaw and      Dr D Watson

                                                            Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool.

 

1974 (Apr) - 1974 (Sept)    Senior House Officer in Accident and Emergency

                                                            Sefton General Hospital, Liverpool.

 

1981       - 1988        Honorary Clinical Assistant, The                                Womens Hospital, Liverpool.

 

1988       - 1993        Honorary Specialist in Fertility,                               Assisted Conception Unit,                                           University Department of Obstetrics                           and Gynaecology, Royal Liverpool                              Hospital.

 

 

General Practice:

 

1977 - 1979                   General Practitioner (Principal), Princes Park Health Centre, Bentley Road,Liverpool.

 

University:

 

1973 - 1974                    Demonstrator in Anatomy,Department of Anatomy,The University of Liverpool.

 

1974 - 1976                   Senior Demonstrator in Anatomy, Department of Anatomy,The University of Liverpool.

 

1976 - 1977                   Lecturer in Anatomy,Department of Anatomy,The

1977 - 1979                   Part-time Demonstrator in Anatomy,Department of Anatomy, The University of Liverpool.

           1979 - 1989                    Lecturer in Anatomy, formerly the Department of Anatomy and now the Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Liverpool.

 

1989 - 1993                 Senior Lecturer in Anatomy,Department of Human Anatomy and CellBiology, The University of Liverpool.

 

1989 -                          Academic Sub-Dean,Faculty of Medicine,The University of Liverpool.

 

TEACHING AND EXAMINING:

 

Teaching:

 

            Present:

 

 

     1. Teaching to 4th and 5th Year Medical Students in                subjects related to the Anatomy of the Genito-                Urinary Systems and Infertility.

 

     2. Teaching to Post-Graduates on the Diploma of                    Veneriology course.

 

     3. Teaching to Honours BSC Anatomy Students on the                 Genito-Urinary System

 

 

     4. Teaching on the Mastership and MRCOG courses

 

 

     Past:

 

            Course organiser for the Anatomy 2nd MB Part I and II courses for medical students in their first year (160 students) and second year (160 students).  I was responsible for the organisation of the lecture course, the tutorial system the practical dissection classes, video-tape demonstrations and the examinations.

 

            Course organiser for the Anatomy 2nd BDS course for dental students in their first year (60 students) and their second year (60 students) for the 2nd BDS examination.

 

           

 

           

     I was a topic organiser in teaching histology and cell biology to medical and dental students from 1987 and I have prepared a detailed schedule of lectures, practicals and self-assessments related to the reproductive tract.

            Postgraduate teaching on courses leading to the following Diplomas:

 

            (i)         DMRD (Diploma in Radiology - Diagnosis)

            (ii)  FRCS         (Fellowship of the Royal College of                              Surgeons)

            (iii) FDSRCS    (Fellowship of the Royal College of

                                                 Dental Surgeons)

            (iv)       FFARCS         (Fellowship of the Royal College of                              Anaesthetists)

           

           

 

Examining:

 

            Past:

 

            Examiner in Anatomy for 2nd MB ChB (Part II), The University of Liverpool.

 

            Examiner in Anatomy for 2nd BDS, The University of Liverpool.

 

            Examiner in Anatomy for Dip Ven examination (The University of Liverpool).

           

            External Examiner in Anatomy and Physiology to the Association of Health Care Information and Medical Records Officers (1979 - 1983).

 

ADMINISTRATION:

 

Departmental:

 

            Past:

         

            2nd MB Anatomy Course for first and second year Medical Students.  Responsible for organisation and administration of 2nd MB Anatomy courses.  (1987 - 1993)

 

            2nd BDS Anatomy Course for first and second year Dental Students.  Joint responsibility for organisation and administration of 2nd BDS Anatomy Course (1979 - 1993).

 

            Academic in charge of Medical and Dental Postgraduate teaching.

 

            Departmental `Licensed Teacher of Anatomy'.

 

           

     Academic in charge of Bequeathals to the Anatomy Department.

 

           

            Academic in charge of `outside' teaching to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Radiographers and Orthoptists.

 

            Member of the Ashton Street Medical School Management Committee.

 

            Acting Head of Department (July - August 1986).

 

            Departmental representative on the Ashton Street Animal House Management Committee.

 

Faculty:

 

 

Present

 

            Academic Sub-Dean, Faculty of Medicine.

 

     Chairman of the Faculty Elective Subcommittee

 

            Member of the Board of Faculty.

 

            Member of the Faculty Progress Committee.

    

     Member of the Senate Progress Committee.

 

            Member of the Faculty Agenda Committee.

 

            Personal Tutor to Pre-Clinical medical students (1979 - )

    

Past

 

     Member of the Board of Preclinical Studies. 

    

     Member of the Faculty Library Committee.

 

            Chairman of the Faculty Audio-Visual Aid Library.

 

     Member of the Board of Dental Studies.

 

     Member of the Core Curriculum Group

 

 

 

 

University:

 

            Member of the Senate 1987 - 1990.

Professional and other Memberships:

 

            Justice of the Peace to the Liverpool Bench (1982 - 1987).

 

            Elected Member of the Executive, Liverpool Division, British Medical Association (1983 - 1988).

 

            Liverpool Medical Institution

            -  Member of the Council (1985 - 1988)

            -  Secretary of ordinary meetings (1987 - 1990)

            -  Member of the Library, House and Programme Committees

            -  Honorary Treasurer (1990 - 1993).

     -  Vice-President (1994 -1996)

 

 

LEARNED SOCIETIES:

    

    

     Chairman of the British Andrology Society (2000-).

 

 

            Member:

 

 

            Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

 

            Society for the Study of Fertility.

 

            Immunocytochemistry Club.

 

            American Society for Reproductive Medicine

 

     British Fertility Society.

 

     European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology         

 

     Immunology Group of the Merseyside Area.

 

 

            Fellow:

           

 

            British Association of Clinical Anatomists.

 

     Outside Activities(on behalf of the University and the        NHS

 

 

     Member of the National Quality Assurance Panel in             Andrology for the Joint Working Group on Quality              Assurance.

 

 

     Member of the HFEA Laboratory Quality assurance committee

 

     Member of the Special Advisory Group(SAG) for the             Andrology Scheme within the UK National External Quality      Assessment Schemes(UKNEQAS)

 

    

     Advisory Council member and advisor to the National           Gamete Donation Trust(NGDT)

 

     Member of the Child Board, the National Infertility           Support Network

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

 

           

                                    REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION AND IMMUNOLOGY

 

5 YEAR RESEARCH PLAN

 

 

Current Research Team

 

University Obstetrics & Gynaecology and the      Reproductive                 Medicine  Unit

                                   

D I Lewis-Jones            Senior Lecturer                       

G. Vince                            Lecturer, Immunology                    

K Thomas            Lecturer

C Kingsland         Consultant

A Thompson         Research Fellow

N Aziz                           Research Fellow                                              S Wood                      Research Fellow

M Bates                            Technician                                                  V Sephton           Research Fellow

P Nickson                          Technician

Y Sajad             Research Fellow   

S Seshadri          Research Fellow

A Ghobashy          Research Fellow

M Minou                            Research Fellow, Cytogenetics

W Enin                  Research Fellow, Cytogenetics

P Howard                          Consultant, Cytogenetics

 

 

1.         RESEARCH INTO SPERM FUNCTION

 

                        Sperm velocity studies

                        Capacitation

                        Acrosome Reaction

                        Sperm & seminal leucocyte free radical production

 

2.         RESEARCH INTO SPERM MORPHOLOGY & MORPHOMETRY

 

                        Methods of assessing morphology

                        Predicting fertility using IVF model

                        Size & shape distribution of fertile & infertile              sperm samples

                        Links with genetics and genetic mutations

 

 

 

3.         RESEARCH INTO GENETICS OF MALE INFERTILITY

 

                        FISH project on lymphocytes & sperm studying

                                    Aneuploidy in infertile males

                                    Study of mitotic instability

                                    Study of patients receiving ICSI treatment

 

4.         RESEARCH INTO SPERM AUTOIMMUNITY

 

                        Types of antibody against sperm

                        Effect of antibodies on sperm function

                        Distribution of antibodies in the fertile &                   infertile population

                        Effect of antibodies on IVF

                        Effect of immunosuppression

                        Effect on ICSI

                        Role of cellular immunity

                        A study of all immunocompetent cells in the semen of

                                    fertile and infertile patients

 

 

5.         RESEARCH INTO SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS

                        REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION

 

                        a)         Sample production and quality assessment

                        b)         Seminal leucocytes

                                                  infection

                                                  autoimmunity

                        c)         Free radical production

 

6.         RESEARCH INTO FERTILISATION IMPLANTATION