Tony McGarry

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT TONY MCGARRY

I am registrar on a number of prosthetic undergraduate modules. I developed and have responsibility for coordination of final year undergraduate Honours projects for the Prosthetics and Orthotics programme which students consistently deliver to a very high standard. I am the Director of The MSc Prosthetics and Orthotics degree with responsibility for recruitment, mentorship, student support, delivery and coordination. I am registrar and currently teach two major modules on this programme. Continuous development of the MSc resources enhances the programme and I believe make it a more attractive proposition for potential students. This is reflected in growth of the programme each year. I am also registrar for and supervise MSc projects, which are delivered to a consistently high standard with many achieving publications in peer reviewed journals. I contribute to a number of postgraduate modules on the distance learning MSc programme and am registrar for Prosthetic Science and teach Advanced Prosthetic Science modules. I have successfully supervised several postgraduate studies at EngD, MPhil, MRes and MSc level. I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Academic Studies in 2005 and a PhD in 2009. I am a fellow of the higher education association. I regularly attend teaching, learning and research CPD courses. My contribution to the University is of a consistently high standard and informed by research. Current research involves the PCAD project, Several years of teaching conducted at the National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Department of Biomedical engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, highlighted that to attain the best chance of achieving the optimal prosthetic fit, it is important that the characteristics of the residual limb are measured as accurately and realistically as possible during the initial “shape capture” stage post amputation. We have developed a novel scanner which can measure the residual limb under weight-bearing conditions for the first time. The digital data set produced, provides a unique patient record that may be used to monitor limb health, track changes over time, or as evidence for reimbursement with healthcare payers/providers. The dataset can be transformed into the patient’s own, uniquely tailored socket by applying a software shaping model. This allows us to create subtle modifications to account for tissue changes to produce the optimum design for patient fit and long-term comfort and promote understanding of limb geometry and prosthetic socket fit for the first time.