Professor Julian Burton

Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health

Professor of Medical Education

Senate Award Fellow in Learning and Teaching

AUME Director of Education / MBChB Co-Director (Early Years)

j.l.burton@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5546

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Professor Julian Burton
Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine and Population Health
The Medical School
Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2RX

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For enquiries please contact - ClinMed-Operational@sheffield.ac.uk

I joined the University in 1998 as a Clinical Lecturer in Histopathology. I rapidly became involved in the delivery and management of the MBChB curriculum.

In 2002 I designed the first phase of the curriculum, which was launched in 2003. I was awarded a Masters in Education in 2003 and a Senate Fellowship for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in 2005.

In 2010 I was voted Personal Tutor of the Year for the Faculty of Health by the University of Sheffield Union of Students.

In 2011 I was voted Lecturer of the Year by the Medical Society.

I have previously been Director of Undergraduate Admissions, a role in which I revised our selection processes and contributed to the plans to expand the number of medical student places.

I am now a Professor of Medical Education. I am the MBChB Co-Director (Early Years). I am a member of the University Discipline Committee.

Research interests: My research interest is the use of selection methods to choose from applicants to the MBChB programme.

Publications

Books

Burton JL & Rutty G (2010) The Hospital Autopsy. London: Hodder Arnold.

Journal articles

Saegeman V, Cohen MC, Burton JL, Martinez MJ, Rakislova N, Offiah AC & Fernandez-Rodriguez A (2021) Microbiology in minimally invasive autopsy: best techniques to detect infection. ESGFOR (ESCMID study group of forensic and post-mortem microbiology) guidelines. Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 17(1), 87-100. View this article in WRRO
Kralt P, Shenton A & Burton JL (2020) Terson syndrome on post-mortem computed tomography. Forensic Imaging, 22, 200394-200394.
Burton JL & Kitsanta P (2020) Daily application of post-mortem computed tomography digital autopsy in a public mortuary. Diagnostic Histopathology. View this article in WRRO
Burton JL, Saegeman V, Arribi A, Rello J, Andreoletti L, Cohen MC & Fernandez-Rodriguez A (2019) Postmortem microbiology sampling following death in hospital: an ESGFOR task force consensus statement. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 72(5), 329-336.
Fernández-Rodríguez A, Burton JL, Andreoletti L, Alberola J, Fornes P, Merino I, Martínez MJ, Castillo P, Sampaio-Maia B, Caldas IM , Saegeman V et al (2019) Post-mortem microbiology in sudden death: sampling protocols proposed in different clinical settings. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 25(5), 570-579.
Suvarna SK, Kitsanta P & Burton JL (2017) The effects of postmortem CT scanning all cases entering a UK public mortuary: a 3-month pilot. Journal of Clinical Pathology, 70(10), 903-905.
Elbarghati L, Azzouz L, Murdoch C, Corke K, Burton J & Lewis C (2012) Distribution of TAM relative to blood vessels in prostate carcinoma. Egyptian Journal of Pathology, 32(2), 217-226. View this article in WRRO
Muthana M, Giannoudis A, Scott SD, Fang H-Y, Coffelt SB, Morrow FJ, Murdoch C, Burton J, Cross N, Burke B , Mistry R et al (2011) Use of macrophages to target therapeutic adenovirus to human prostate tumors.. Cancer Res, 71(5), 1805-1815.
Burton JL (2011) Importance of the hospital autopsy in clinical governance, teaching and research. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 72(5), 244-245.
Burton JL (2009) How to write and how to answer EMQs. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 19(12), 359-361.
Burton JL & Underwood J (2007) Clinical, educational, and epidemiological value of autopsy.. Lancet, 369(9571), 1471-1480.
Burton JL (2005) A bite into the history of the autopsy: From ancient roots to modern decay. Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology, 1(4), 277-284.
Burton JL (2005) Teaching pathology to medical undergraduates. Current Diagnostic Pathology, 11(5), 308-316.
Burton JL, Diercks-O'Brien G & Rutty GN (2004) Videos have a role in postgraduate necropsy education.. J Clin Pathol, 57(8), 877-881.
Burton JL (2003) Medical educators' personal attitudes towards the necropsy. J CLIN PATHOL, 56(12), 950-951.
Burton JL (2003) The autopsy in modern undergraduate medical education: a qualitative study of uses and curriculum considerations.. Med Educ, 37(12), 1073-1081.
Crisp H, Burton JL, Stewart R & Wells M (2003) Refining the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole: image ploidy analysis and p57KIP2 immunohistochemistry.. Histopathology, 43(4), 363-373.
Catto JWF, Linkens DA, Abbod MF, Chen M, Burton JL, Feeley KM & Hamdy FC (2003) Artificial intelligence in predicting bladder cancer outcome: a comparison of neuro-fuzzy modeling and artificial neural networks.. Clin Cancer Res, 9(11), 4172-4177.
Catto JWF, Xinarianos G, Burton JL, Meuth M & Hamdy FC (2003) Differential expression of hMLH1 and hMSH2 is related to bladder cancer grade, stage and prognosis but not microsatellite instability.. Int J Cancer, 105(4), 484-490.
Burton JL & Underwood JCE (2003) Necropsy practice after the "organ retention scandal": requests, performance, and tissue retention.. J Clin Pathol, 56(7), 537-541.
Burton JL (2003) Health and safety at necropsy.. J Clin Pathol, 56(4), 254-260.
Thomas BG, Nilsson TM, Brown NJ, Burton JL, Robson CN & Hamdy FC (2003) Effect of over-expression of bone morphogenetic protein-6 on tumour growth in an in vivo model of prostate cancer. European Urology Supplements, 2(1), 62-62.
Williams EJ, Gleeson D, Burton JL & Stephenson TJ (2003) Kayser-Fleischer like rings in alcoholic liver disease: a case report.. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 15(1), 91-93.
Crisp H, Stewart RL, Burton JL, Smith M & Wells M (2002) Image and flow cytometric analyses of DNA content in hydatidiform moles: a comparative study. J PATHOL, 198, 1A-1A.
Burton JL & Wells M (2002) The effect of phytoestrogens on the female genital tract.. J Clin Pathol, 55(6), 401-407.
Cross SS, Burton JL, Dubé AK, Feeley KM, Lumb PD, Stephenson TJ & Start RD (2002) Offline telepathology diagnosis of colorectal polyps: a study of interobserver agreement and comparison with glass slide diagnoses.. J Clin Pathol, 55(4), 305-308.
Catto J, Xinarianos G, Burton J, Meuth M & Hamdy F (2002) Differential expression of mismatch repair proteins, MLH1 and MSH2, in Transitional Cell Carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder. European Urology Supplements, 1(1), 22-22.
Burton JL & Wells M (2002) The Alder Hey affair.. Arch Dis Child, 86(1), 4-7.
Burton JL (2001) Getting consent for necropsies - Perhaps we should seek consent to show necropsies to students. BRIT MED J, 323(7326), 1426-1426.
Burton JL, Lee JA & Goepel JR (2001) Successful demand management in histopathology: a model using sputum cytology. J CLIN PATHOL, 54(11), 896-896.
Burton JL & Wells M (2001) The Alder Hey affair: implications for pathology practice. J CLIN PATHOL, 54(11), 820-823.
Burton JL & Stephenson TJ (2001) Are clinicians failing to supply adequate information when requesting a histopathological investigation?. J Clin Pathol, 54(10), 806-808.
Burton JL, Wells JM, Corke KP, Maitland NJ, Harndy FC & Lewis CE (2001) Hypoxic macrophages accumulate in avascular, hypoxic areas of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia.. J PATHOL, 195, 33A-33A.
Cross SS, Burton JL, Dube AK, Feeley KM, Lumb PD, Stephenson TJ & Start RD (2001) A comparative interobserver study of offline telepathology and conventional glass slide diagnosis of colorectal polyps. J PATHOL, 195, 14A-14A.
Burton JL, Ludeman L, Gelsthorpe C, Nithianand SA & Johnson AG (2001) Hp or not Hp: is cholelithiasis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection of the gallbladder?. J PATHOL, 195, 25A-25A.
Burton JL, Lidbury EA, Gillespie AM, Tidy JA, Smith O, Lawry J, Hancock BW & Wells M (2001) Over-diagnosis of hydatidiform mole in early tubal ectopic pregnancy.. Histopathology, 38(5), 409-417.
Burton JL & McDonald S (2001) Curriculum or syllabus: which are we reforming? . Med Teach, 23(2), 187-191.
Burton JL, Scheimberg I, Bates AW, Lee A, Holbrook M & Morgan G (2001) Getting consent for necropsies [2] (multiple letters). British Medical Journal, 323(7326), 1426.
Burton JL, Wells JM, Corke KP, Maitland N, Hamdy FC & Lewis CE (2000) Macrophages accumulate in avascular, hypoxic areas of prostate tumours: implications for targeted therapeutic gene delivery to such sites.. J PATHOL, 192, 8A-8A.
Burton JL, Corps EA, Gillespie AM, Tidy JA, Smith O, Lawry J, Hancock B & Wells M (2000) Over-diagnosis of hydatidiform mole in early tubal ectopic pregnancy.. J PATHOL, 192, 24A-24A.
Burton JL, Goepel JR & Lee JA (2000) Demand management in urine cytology: a single cytospin slide is sufficient.. J Clin Pathol, 53(9), 718-719.
Cross SS, Betmouni S, Burton JL, Dubé AK, Feeley KM, Holbrook MR, Landers RJ, Lumb PB & Stephenson TJ (2000) What levels of agreement can be expected between histopathologists assigning cases to discrete nominal categories? A study of the diagnosis of hyperplastic and adenomatous colorectal polyps.. Mod Pathol, 13(9), 941-944.
Burton JL & Wells M (2000) Does p53 expression correlate with p21 expression in cancer of the uterine corpus?. J PATHOL, 191(3), 341-341.
Burton JL, Goepel JR & Lee JA (2000) Great expectorations: Demand management of sputum cytology leads to 86% reduction. J PATHOL, 190, 54A-54A.
Burton JL & Underwood JCE (2000) Evidence-based learning: A lack of evidence - Commentary. MED TEACH, 22(2), 136-136.
Cross SS, Betmouni S, Burton JL, Dube AK, Feeley KM, Holbrook MR, Landers RJ, Lumb PB & Stephenson TJ (2000) What level of performance can be expected from histopathologists on a simple live class diagnostic distinction task? Art appreciation or something more useful?. J PATHOL, 190, 32A-32A.
L. Burton J (2000) Evidence-based learning: a lack of evidence - Letter to the Editor. Medical Teacher, 22(2), 136-140.
Feeley KM, Burton JL & Wells M (2000) A diagnostic approach to endometrial biopsies: Selected topics. Current Diagnostic Pathology, 6(1), 13-20.
Burton JL & Wells M (2000) Angiogenesis in gynaecological cancer. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 5(2), 156-163.
Burton JL, Oakley N & Anderson JB (2000) Recent advances in the histopathology and molecular biology of prostate cancer.. BJU Int, 85(1), 87-94.
Burton JL, Stewart RL, Heatley MK, Royds JA & Wells M (1999) p53 expression, p21 expression and the apoptotic index in endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma.. Histopathology, 35(3), 221-229.
Burton JL, Lopes JM & Wells M (1999) Adenocarcinoma of the cervix. Current Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 9(3), 124-129.
Burton JL & Wells M (1999) The role of apoptosis in the prognosis of epithelial ovarian carcinoma. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 4(2), 238-242.
Burton JL & Wells M (1999) Quantitative pathological prognostic factors in epithelial ovarian cancer. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 4(2), 151-153.
Burton JL & Stephenson TJ (1999) Are clinicians failing to provide adequate information when requesting a histopathological investigation?. J PATHOL, 189, 22A-22A.
Burton JL, Stewart RL, Heatley MK, Royds JA & Wells M (1999) Do p53 expression, p21 expression and the apoptotic index correlate in endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinoma?. J PATHOL, 187, 28A-28A.
Burton JL, Goepel JR & Lee JA (1999) Urine cytology using the cytospin preparation: a single slide is sufficient.. J PATHOL, 189, 16A-16A.
Stewart RL, Royds JA, Burton JL, Heatley MK & Wells M (1998) Direct sequencing of the p53 gene shows absence of mutations in endometrioid endometrial adenocarcinomas expressing p53 protein.. Histopathology, 33(5), 440-445.
Burton JL & Wells M (1998) Recent advances in the histopathology and molecular pathology of carcinoma of the endometrium.. Histopathology, 33(4), 297-303.
Burton JL, Stephenson TJ, Reed MWR & Stewart RL (1998) Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast in the absence of Epstein-Barr virus. BREAST, 7(4), 233-235.
Burton JL & Wells M (1998) The histopathology and histogenesis of teratomas of the ovary. CME Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 3(2), 167-176.
Burton JL, Stephenson TJ & Underwood JCE (1998) Scoring grade and stage in chronic hepatitis: clinical utility not matched by histopathological reproducibility. J PATHOL, 186, 32A-32A.

Chapters

Burton JL (2016) Standard and Special Tests, Atlas of Adult Autopsy (pp. 299-312). Springer International Publishing
Burton JL & Suvarna SK (2016) The Central Nervous System, with Eye and Ear, Atlas of Adult Autopsy (pp. 271-297). Springer International Publishing
Singleton MA, Richardson CI, Bownes PJ, Tindale WB & Burton JL (2013) The Radioactive Autopsy, Essentials of Autopsy Practice (pp. 53-83). Springer London
Singleton MA, Richardson CI, Bownes PJ, Tindale WB & Burton JL (2012) Essentials of Autopsy Practice In Rutty GN (Ed.), Essentials of Autopsy Practice (pp. 53-84). Springer Science & Business Media

Conference proceedings papers

Suvarna SK, Burton JL, Kitsanta P & Miller E (2018) An Analysis of the Benefits and Limitations of Post-Mortem Computed Tomography (PMCT) in Unselected Cases. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 245 (pp S13-S13)
Burton JL (2003) The multiple positive (and negative) uses of the autopsy in the modern undergraduate medical curriculum: tutor's perspectives.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A)
Burton JL (2003) Tutors' personal attitudes to the autopsy.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A)
Burton JL, Diercks-O'Brien G & Rutty GN (2003) Videos have a role in postgraduate autopsy education.. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 46A-46A)
Burton JL, Crisp H, Stewart R & Wells M (2003) Complementary use of p57(KIP2) immunohistochemistry and automated image cytometry refines the diagnosis of hydatidiform moles. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, Vol. 201 (pp 12A-12A)

Teaching interests: Student experience and engagement, Assessment, Student support, Curriculum design/management.

Teaching activities

Admissions
Assessment
Detection of plagiarism
Student support
Curriculum Design/Management

Professional activities and memberships

I am the Director of Education in the Academic Unit of Medical Education and coordinate the department's education activities.

I am Co-Director of the MBChB degree programme at the University of Sheffield, with responsibility for the early years (Phases 1, 2a and 2b).

I run the online histology course for Phase 1 MBChB students. I coordinate the first teaching block (Introduction to Medicine and Medical Sciences) of the programme.

I deliver lectures on histology, physiology and pathology to students in Phases 1 and 2 of the MBChB curriculum.

I am Chair of the Council of the Association of Clinical Pathologists and previously have been Education Secretary, Website Content Editor and chair of the Communications Committee.

I have been an external examiner at the University of Warwick, Hull York Medical School and the University of Manchester.