Rate My Professor Jeremy Simcock

Jeremy Simcock serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at the University of Otago, Christchurch, where he is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine. He is also a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Simcock holds an MD from the University of Melbourne and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery (FRACS(Plast)). In his educational roles, he convenes the fourth-year medical student teaching module on cardiovascular, plastics, and dermatology topics, teaches trainee interns in plastic surgery, and acts as Academic Lead for the Curriculum Map within the Faculty of Medicine.

His research specializations include skin cancer, cancer reconstruction, and hand surgery. Simcock has contributed to advancements in soft tissue reconstruction through studies on comprehensive matrisome profiling of human adipose tissue (Major et al., Advanced Biology, 2024), clinical applicability of visible light-mediated cross-linking (Major et al., Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, 2023), and developing next-generation injectable adipose tissue grafts (Woodfield et al., Orthopaedic Proceedings, 2024). Additional key publications cover improved human skin vitamin C levels and function after kiwifruit intake (Pullar et al., Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2025), host-inspired anti-virulence strategies against membrane-targeting bacterial toxins (Smith et al., Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 2025), and learning barriers and facilitators for medical students in general surgical rotations (Krauss et al., Journal of Surgical Education, 2025). Earlier works address skin closure after laparotomy with staples or sutures (Simcock et al., ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2013), incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients (Seddon et al., 2016), and ovine forestomach matrix for split-thickness graft reconstruction (Simcock et al., 2013). His research outputs demonstrate impact in plastic surgery, tissue engineering, and dermatological pathology, particularly in high-risk populations such as transplant recipients.