Professor John McCall

Contact Details
- Phone
- 64 3 477 0999 ext 8837
- john.mccall@otago.ac.nz
- Position
- McKenzie Chair in Clinical Science
- Department
- Department of Surgical Sciences (Dunedin)
- Qualifications
- MB ChB MD(Otago) FRACS
- Research summary
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Liver Disease Clinical Trials
- Teaching
Co-convenor of professional development in Advanced Learning in Medicine (ALM; Medicine years 4–6).
- Clinical
- <ul><li>Liver and bile duct surgery</li><li> Gastrointestinal Surgery</li></ul>
Research
My research focuses on three main themes:
- Liver disease including the metabolic and nutritional consequences of cirrhosis, their impact on prognosis and outcome after liver transplantation, and clinical trials aimed at improving outcome after transplantation and major abdominal surgery.
- Primary and metastatic colorectal cancer.
- Evidence based practice research
Publications
Willson, J. S. B., Godwin, T. D., Wiggins, G. A. R., Guilford, P. J., & McCall, J. L. (2013). Primary hepatocellular neoplasms in a MODY3 family with a novel HNF1A germline mutation. Journal of Hepatology, 59(4), 904-907. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.05.024
Ahmadi, O., McCall, J. L., & Stringer, M. D. (2013). Does senescence affect lymph node number and morphology? A systematic review. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(9), 612-618. doi: 10.1111/ans.12067
McCall, J. (2012). Does the choice of baseline liver imaging influence patient outcome after resection of colorectal liver metastases? HPB, 14(5), 281-282. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00458.x
Girardin, A., McCall, J., Black, M. A., Edwards, F., Phillips, V., Taylor, E. S., Reeve, A. E., & Kemp, R. A. (2013). Inflammatory and regulatory T cells contribute to a unique immune microenvironment in tumor tissue of colorectal cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer, 132(8), 1842-1850. doi: 10.1002/ijc.27855
Lee, W. G., McCall, J. L., Gane, E. J., Murphy, R., & Plank, L. D. (2012). Oral β-blockade in relation to energy expenditure in clinically stable patients with liver cirrhosis: A double-blind randomized cross-over trial. Metabolism, 61(11), 1547-1553. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.04.001
Willson, J. S. B., Godwin, T. D., Wiggins, G. A. R., Guilford, P. J., & McCall, J. L. (2013). Primary hepatocellular neoplasms in a MODY3 family with a novel HNF1A germline mutation. Journal of Hepatology, 59(4), 904-907. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2013.05.024
Journal - Research Article
Ahmadi, O., McCall, J. L., & Stringer, M. D. (2013). Does senescence affect lymph node number and morphology? A systematic review. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 83(9), 612-618. doi: 10.1111/ans.12067
Journal - Research Article
McCall, J. (2012). Does the choice of baseline liver imaging influence patient outcome after resection of colorectal liver metastases? HPB, 14(5), 281-282. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00458.x
Journal - Research Article
Girardin, A., McCall, J., Black, M. A., Edwards, F., Phillips, V., Taylor, E. S., Reeve, A. E., & Kemp, R. A. (2013). Inflammatory and regulatory T cells contribute to a unique immune microenvironment in tumor tissue of colorectal cancer patients. International Journal of Cancer, 132(8), 1842-1850. doi: 10.1002/ijc.27855
Journal - Research Article
Lee, W. G., McCall, J. L., Gane, E. J., Murphy, R., & Plank, L. D. (2012). Oral β-blockade in relation to energy expenditure in clinically stable patients with liver cirrhosis: A double-blind randomized cross-over trial. Metabolism, 61(11), 1547-1553. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.04.001
Journal - Research Article
Foo, E., Williams, D., Singh, H., Bridgman, P. G., McCall, J., & Connor, S. (2012). Successful management of a large air embolus during an extended right hepatectomy with an emergency cardiopulmonary bypass. HPB, 14(12), 871-873. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2012.00550.x
Journal - Research Other
Al-Freah, M. A. B., Gane, E. J., Livingstone, V., McCall, J., & Munn, S. (2012). The effect of changes of model for end-stage liver disease score during waiting time on post-liver transplant mortality. Hepatology International, 6(2), 491-497. doi: 10.1007/s12072-011-9287-6
Journal - Research Article
Gunawansa, N., McCall, J. L., Holden, A., Plank, L., & Munn, S. R. (2011). Biliary complications following orthotopic liver transplantation: A 10-year audit. HPB, 13(6), 391-399. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2011.00300.x
Journal - Research Article
Kemp, R. A., Black, M. A., McCall, J., Yoon, H.-S., Phillips, V., Anjomshoaa, A., & Reeve, A. E. (2011). T cell subpopulations in lymph nodes may not be predictive of patient outcome in colorectal cancer. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 30, 78. doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-30-78
Journal - Research Article
Raj, A., McCall, J., & Gane, E. (2011). Validation of the ″Metroticket″ predictor in a cohort of patients transplanted for predominantly HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma. Journal of Hepatology, 55(5), 1063-1068. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.01.052
Journal - Research Article
Mathur, S., Plank, L. D., McCall, J. L., Shapkov, P., McIlroy, K., Gillanders, L. K., Merrie, A. E. H., … Parry, B. R. (2010). Randomized controlled trial of preoperative oral carbohydrate treatment in major abdominal surgery. British Journal of Surgery, 97, 485-494. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7026
Journal - Research Article
Jones, V. S., McCall, J. L., Thomas, G., Stormon, M., & Shun, A. (2010). Reverse portal flow after liver transplantation: Ominous or acceptable? Pediatric Transplantation, 14(4), E34-E37. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2008.01121.x
Journal - Research Article
Chen, J. W. C., Kow, L., Verran, D. J., McCall, J. L., Munn, S., Balderson, G. A., … Strasser, S. I. (2009). Poorer survival in patients whose explanted hepatocellular carcinomia (HCC) exceeds Milan or USCF Criteria: An analysis of liver transplantation in HCC in Australia and New Zealand. HPB, 11(1), 81-89. doi: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00022.x
Journal - Research Article
Anjomshoaa, A., Nasri, S., Humar, B., McCall, J. L., Chatterjee, A., Yoon, H.-S., McNoe, L., Black, M. A., & Reeve, A. E. (2009). Slow proliferation as a biological feature of colorectal cancer metastasis. British Journal of Cancer, 101(5), 822-828. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605229
Journal - Research Article
Smith, M. D., & McCall, J. L. (2009). Systematic review of tumour number and outcome after radical treatment of colorectal liver metastases. British Journal of Surgery, 96, 1101-1113. doi: 10.1002/bjs.6735
Journal - Research Article
Plank, L. D., Gane, E. J., Peng, S., Muthu, C., Mathur, S., Gillanders, L., McIlroy, K., … McCall, J. L. (2008). Nocturnal nutritional supplementation improves total body protein status of patients with liver cirrhosis: A randomized 12-month trial. Hepatology, 48(2), 557-566. doi: 10.1002/hep.22367
Journal - Research Article
Anjomshoaa, A., Lin, Y.-H., Black, M. A., McCall, J. L., Humar, B., Song, S., Fukuzawa, R., Yoon, H.-S., … van Rij, A., Thompson-Fawcett, M., & Reeve, A. E. (2008). Reduced expression of a gene proliferation signature is associated with enhanced malignancy in colon cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 99, 966-973. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604560
Journal - Research Article
Mathur, S., Gane, E. J., McCall, J. L., & Plank, L. D. (2008). Serum sodium and hydration status predict transplant-free survival independent of MELD score in patients with cirrhosis. Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 23, 239-243. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.04891.x
Journal - Research Article
Peng, S., Plank, L. D., McCall, J. L., Gillanders, L. K., McIlroy, K., & Gane, E. J. (2007). Body composition, muscle function, and energy expenditure in patients with liver cirrhosis: A comprehensive study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 85, 1257-1266.
Journal - Research Article
Lin, H.-M., Chatterjee, A., Lin, Y.-H., Anjomshoaa, A., Fukuzawa, R., McCall, J. L., & Reeve, A. E. (2007). Genome wide expression profiling identifies genes associated with colorectal liver metastasis. Oncology Reports, 17(6), 1541-1549.
Journal - Research Article
Mathur, S., Peng, S., Gane, E., McCall, J. L., & Plank, L. D. (2007). Hypermetabolism predicts reduced transplant-free survival indepdent of MELD and Child-Pugh scores in liver cirrhosis. Nutrition, 23, 398-403. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2007.02.003
Journal - Research Article
Bartlett, A. S. R., McCall, J. L., Koea, J. B., Holden, A., Yeong, M.-L., Gurusinghe, N., & Gane, E. (2007). Liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma in a Hepatitis B endemic area. World Journal of Surgery, 31, 1775-1781. doi: 10.1007/s00268-007-9069-4
Journal - Research Article
Lin, Y.-H., Friederichs, J., Black, M. A., Mages, J., Rosenberg, R., Guilford, P. J., Phillips, V., Thompson-Fawcett, M., … van Rij, A., Yoon, H.-S., McCall, J. L., … Reeve, A. E. (2007). Multiple gene expression classifiers from different array platforms predict poor prognosis of colorectal cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 13(2), 498-507. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2734
Journal - Research Article
Holden, A., Ng, R., Gane, E., Hill, A., & McCall, J. (2006). A technique for controlled partial closure of a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Tract in a patient with hepatic encephalopathy. Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, 17(12), 1957-1961. doi: 10.1097/01.RVI.0000244850.39439.34
Journal - Research Article
Merrie, A. E. M., van Rij, A. M., Dennett, E., Phillips, L. V., Yun, K., & McCall, J. L. (2003). Prognostic significance of occult metastases in colon cancer. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, 46(2), 221-231.
Journal - Research Article