George A. C. Murrell
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University of Oxford (DPhil)
George A. C. Murrell | |
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| Born | George Anthony Calvert Murrell Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | University of Adelaide (MBBS) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
| Known for | Research on tendinopathy, rotator cuff disease, and the role of nitric oxide in tendon healing |
| Awards | Rhodes Scholarship (South Australia, 1984) Arris and Gale Medal American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Basic Science Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Orthopaedic surgery, sports medicine, musculoskeletal research |
| Institutions | University of New South Wales St George Hospital, Sydney |
George Anthony Calvert Murrell is an Australian orthopaedic surgeon and clinical researcher. He serves as the Director of the Orthopaedic Research Institute at St George Hospital, in Sydney, and a conjoint professor at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on the biology, biomechanics, diagnosis, and treatment of shoulder conditions, particularly tendon injuries and tendinopathy.[1][2][3]
Murrell was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He attended St Peter's College, Adelaide.[4]
He studied medicine at the University of Adelaide, graduating with an MBBS.[5]
Medical and academic career
Murrell served as a tutor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of Cambridge, working with Professor Harold Ellis and teaching at Gonville and Caius College, Emmanuel College, and New Hall, Cambridge (now Murray Edwards College, Cambridge).[1] He co-authored the book Research in Medicine: Planning a Project and Writing a Thesis with Chris Huang and Harold Ellis, published by Cambridge University Press in 1990.[3]
Murrell completed orthopaedic surgery training at Duke University in the United States and became a member of the Piedmont Orthopedic Society.[6] He took a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York.[1][7]
Since 1995, Murrell has served as Director of the Orthopaedic Research Institute at St George Hospital, Sydney. He also holds a conjoint professorship at the University of New South Wales.[1][3]
