📑 Academic Publications

That Medic

13 Apr 2023 — 1 min read

The Literature

A career in medicine isn't complete without contribution to the academic literature. You will be expected to engage in clinical research and publish papers throughout your time in medicine; most of your applications will award you points for the amount of papers you have published.

I have managed to publish a few papers which I have linked below for you to check out.

Publications

Pereira, E.A.C., Farwana, M. and Lam, K.S. (2017) “Extreme lateral interbody fusion relieves symptoms of spinal stenosis and low-grade spondylolisthesis by indirect decompression in complex patients,” Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 35, pp. 56–61. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2016.09.010.
Farwana, R. et al. (2020) “Watch this space: A systematic review of the use of video-based media as a patient education tool in ophthalmology,” Eye, 34(9), pp. 1563–1569. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-020-0798-z.
Farwana, M. et al. (2021) “Olfactory neurocytoma as a unique cause of chronic SIADH,” BMJ Case Reports, 14(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-235021.

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