Molly Jakeman

Project Investigator, Child Health Evaluative Sciences

Dr Jakeman's primary academic interest is the study of children with congenital hand differences.

Dr. Molly Jakeman was awarded her medical degree by the University of Manchester (U.K.). She completed her Plastic Surgery training in the Northwest of England and undertook the Paediatric Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (UK) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada.

Her clinical practice is focused on the care of children with hand and/or nerve injuries together with those born with hand differences. In addition, she provides microsurgical care to children requiring complex reconstruction.

Education and experience

• 2024–Present: Paediatric Hand, Nerve and Microsurgeon, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2024: Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada
• 2023–2024: Paediatric Hand, Nerve and Microsurgeon, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2022–2023: Paediatric Plastic Surgery Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2023: Fellowship to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK
• 2017–2023: Specialty Trainee in Plastic Surgery, Mersey Deanery, UK
• 2015–2017: Core Surgical Trainee, Mersey Deanery, UK
• 2014–2015: Plastic Surgery Senior House Officer, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, UK
• 2014–2015: Anatomy Demonstrator, University of Manchester, UK
• 2012–2014: Foundation Doctor, Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, UK
• 2006–2012: University of Manchester Medical School, UK

Achievements

• 2024: Utilization Management Committee Stewardship Award, The Hospital for Sick Children

1. Donor complications of contralateral C7 nerve transfer in Brachial Plexus Birth Injury: a systematic review. Jakeman M, Borschel GH, Sharma P. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023; doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-06047-3
2. Prevention and Management of Post-DIEP Abdominal Bulge: a 5-year single surgeon series. Jakeman M, Barnes J, Taghizadeh R. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022;75(10):3683-3689.
3. Cost-effectiveness of atenolol compared to propranolol as first line treatment of infantile haemangioma: a pilot study. Wilson S, Hassan D, Jakeman M, Breuning E. JPRAS Open. 2022 May 26;33:52-56.
4. Implementation of a telemedicine service to provide skin cancer care in a tertiary plastic surgery unit during COVID-19- a comprehensive review. Jakeman M, Khaw R, Zack-Williams S, Brackley P. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Sep;75(9):3608-3615.
5. Pet dog bites in Children: Management and Prevention. Jakeman M, Oxley J, Owczarczak-Garstecka S, Westgarth C. BMJ Paediatrics Open 2020; 4e000726.

See a full list of Molly Jakeman's publications on Google Scholar.