NIHR ARC SOUTH WEST PENINSULA - Key Persons


Abbott, David - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Professor
Professor David Abbott is Chair of the NIHR Research for Social Care Committee.

Abel, Kathryn

Job Titles:
  • Professor Kathryn Abel Is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Mental Health
Professor Kathryn Abel is the NIHR Clinical Research Network National Specialty Lead for Mental Health.

Adamson, Ashley

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  • Director
  • Professor
Professor Ashley Adamson is Director of the School for Public Health Research (SPHR).

Adrian Taylor

Job Titles:
  • PA to Director / Professor Adrian Taylor

Ahmed Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Specialty Lead, North West London

Ajay Bhalla

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  • Stroke Specialty Lead, South London

Alan Smyth

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chair of the of NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research Sub Committee B

Alexander Aarvold


Alice Garrood

Job Titles:
  • Healthy Parent Carers Project Manager / Research Fellow
Expertise Mental Health Biography Alice joined the Healthy Parent Carer Programme, part of the Peninsula Childhood Disability Research Unit (PenCRU) as Project Manager in June 2018. She is also a Research Fellow for the SPaCE Project, part of the Children and Young People's Mental Health (ChYMe) research collaboration. The Healthy Parent Carer Programme seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of parent carers of children with disabilities. Alice managed a study looking at the implementation of the programme and is currently working with funders and commissioners on a national rollout, whilst assessing its continued effectiveness for parent carers. Alice is working on the Mapping Study for the SPaCE Project. The project aims to explore the current pathways to identification, referral, and treatment for mental health problems for parent carers in England. She previously worked as research manager for the DECODE study, an innovative new health technology, utilising artificial intelligence and data science to improve dementia diagnostics. She has worked clinically and in clinical research within Mental Health in the NHS.

Alison Bethel

Job Titles:
  • Information Specialist
  • Information Specialist / Research

Alton, Eric - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Fellow
  • Senior Investigator
  • Professor
Professor Eric Alton is the chair of the NIHR ATMP Coordinating Group, an NIHR Senior Investigator, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and leads Specialty Cluster B of the NIHR Clinical Research Network.

Amy Bond

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate
Expertise Parental Involvement and Engagement in Schooling and Learning, Health and Educational Biography Amy joined PenARC in July 2022 as a Research Associate on the Child Health and Maternity national priority programme. This programme seeks to find effective ways to implement evidence-based interventions to improve children's and maternity services widely across England. She undertook a PhD in Education at Cardiff University. The PhD focused on understanding the impact of poverty and stigmatisation on parental involvement in schooling, parental engagement in learning and parent-school relationships, examining how these compound and interact to impact children's health and educational outcomes.

Amy Coombe

Job Titles:
  • PenARC Administrator / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Amy Heather

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research
Amy Heather joined PenCHORD (the Peninsula Collaboration for Health Operational Research and Data Science) in October 2022. She is currently working on Kailo, a research project focused on preventing poor adolescent mental health through targeting the social determinants of health. Prior to joining PenCHORD, she completed an MSc Health Data Science degree at the University of Exeter.

Andrew Bateman

Job Titles:
  • Cancer Specialty Lead, Wessex

Andrew Turnbull

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  • PenPEG Member

Andy Mayne

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  • PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Aniruddha Chakravati

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  • Kidney Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Ashley Adamson

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  • Director
  • Professor

Avijit Banerjee


Ben Holdsworth

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  • Staff Member

Camilla Forbes

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  • Research Fellow ( Child Health & Maternity )

Carlo Acerini


Cath Hopkins

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  • Administrator

Charley Hobson-Merrett

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  • Research Fellow

Charlotte Featherstone

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  • Student

Charlotte Hewlett

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  • Research Manager / Research

Chris Dickens

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  • Professor

Chrissie Walker

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  • PenCHORD Research and Operations Manager / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Coralie Bingham

Job Titles:
  • Kidney Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Cris Constantinescu

Job Titles:
  • Professor

David Abbott - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Professor

David Walker

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  • Communications & Research Information Manager

Dr Adrian Boyle

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  • Injuries and Emergencies Specialty Lead, Eastern

Dr Adrian Crellin

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  • Cancer National Specialty Lead - Radiotherapy Research

Dr Aftab Ala


Dr Alison Harper

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  • PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Dr Amit Arora

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  • Ageing LCRN Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Dr Andrew Austin


Dr Andrew Byrne


Dr Andrew Claridge

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  • Gastroenterology Specialty Lead, West of England

Dr Andy Appelboam

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  • Injuries and Emergencies Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Dr Anna Laws

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  • Research Associate / Research

Dr Anthony Bewley

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  • Dermatology Specialty Lead, North Thames

Dr Asan Akpan

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  • Ageing LCRN Specialty Lead, North West Coast and Industry Lead

Dr Aseel Mahmoud

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  • Postdoctoral Fellow Researcher

Dr Bekkah Bernheim

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  • Postdoctoral Research Associate / Research

Dr Ben Attwood

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  • Critical Care Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Dr Ben Creagh-Brown


Dr Bijay Baburajan


Dr Bob Barber

Job Titles:
  • Dementia Industry Specialty Group Lead, Industry Lead

Dr Camille Carroll

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  • Children and Young People Specialty Lead, South London

Dr Carole Brewer

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  • Genomics and Rare Diseases LCRN Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Dr Cath Quinn

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  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Catherine Alexander

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  • Dementia Capacity Building Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Chris Morris

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  • Professor of Child Health Research

Dr Christy Burden

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  • Reproductive Health Specialty Lead, West of England

Dr Clare Bailey

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  • Ophthalmology Specialty Lead, West of England

Dr Daniel Blackburn

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  • Dementias LCRN Joint Specialty Lead, Yorkshire & Humber

Dr Daniel Chalk

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  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Analysis / Research

Dr David Coady


Dr Dawn Swancutt

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  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Diana Baralle

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  • Genomics and Rare Diseases LCRN Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Diederik Bulters

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  • Neurological Disorders LCRN Joint Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Elaine Boyle


Dr Ellie Barnes

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  • Liver Specialty Lead, Thames Valley and South Midlands

Dr Emma Hazeldine

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  • Research Fellow

Dr Fay Manning

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Dr Felicity Thomas

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  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Felix Gradinger

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  • Researcher - in - Residence ( Integrated Care )

Dr Fiona Burns

Job Titles:
  • Infection Specialty Lead, North Thames

Dr Fraser Cummings

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  • Gastroenterology Industry Lead, Wessex

Dr Georgia Smith

Job Titles:
  • Administrator

Dr Glenn Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Anaesthesia Specialty Lead, North West London

Dr Gretchen Bjornstad

Job Titles:
  • Programme Manager
  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Hannah Wheat

Job Titles:
  • Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow

Dr Harriet Corbett


Dr Harriet Hunt

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research

Dr Hassan Burhan


Dr Helen Lloyd

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor, School of Psychology

Dr Iain Lang

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer in Public Health / Research

Dr Jennie Hayes

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  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research

Dr Jill Clayton-Smith

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  • Genomics and Rare Diseases LCRN Specialty Lead, Greater Manchester

Dr Jo Day

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  • Research Fellow / Research

Dr John Ashcroft

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  • Haematology Specialty Lead, Yorkshire and Humber

Dr Jonathan Batchelor


Dr Jonathan Coles

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  • Critical Care Specialty Lead, Eastern

Dr Jordan Bowen

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  • Ageing LCRN Specialty Lead, Thames Valley and South Midlands

Dr Joseph Butchart


Dr Julia Frost

Job Titles:
  • Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research

Dr Julian Elston

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  • Senior Research Fellow - Integrated Care Evaluation

Dr Keira Pratt-Boyden

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  • Qualitative Research Fellow

Dr Kerryn Husk

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  • Associate Professor of Health Services ( Research )

Dr Khaled Amar

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  • Neurodegeneration LCRN Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Khalid Ali


Dr Kristin Liabo

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor

Dr Liz Coulthard

Job Titles:
  • Dementias and Neurodegeneration LCRN Specialty Lead, CRN West of England

Dr Liz Shaw

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  • Associate Research Fellow

Dr Lynne Callaghan

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  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Mahreen Ameen

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  • Dermatology Specialty Lead, North Thames

Dr Mark Ashworth

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  • Public Health and Prevention Specialty Lead, South London

Dr Mark Perry

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  • Consultant Rheumatologist

Dr Martin Ashton-Key

Job Titles:
  • Is Director and Clinical Advisor at the NIHR Coordinating Centre

Dr Marwan Bukhari

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  • Musculoskeletal Disorders Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Dr Matthew Cramp

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  • Liver Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Dr Michael Ardern-Jones

Job Titles:
  • Dermatology Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Michael Nunns

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  • Research Fellow

Dr Mike Allen

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  • Senior Research Fellow in Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science / Research

Dr Nichola Cooper

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  • Haematology Specialty Lead, North West London

Dr Nick Axford

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  • Implementation Lead and Associate Professor in Health Services Research / Research

Dr Nick Beare

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  • Ophthalmology Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Dr Nicola Curry

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  • Haematology Specialty Lead, Thames Valley and South Midlands

Dr Nigel Beckett

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  • Ageing LCRN Specialty Co - Lead, South London

Dr Noreen Orr

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  • Research Fellow / Research

Dr Patrick Allen


Dr Patrick Calvert

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease National Specialty Lead - Atherothrombosis and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

Dr Paul Beirne

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  • Respiratory Disorders Specialty Lead, Yorkshire and Humber

Dr Paul Clift

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  • Cardiovascular Disease National Specialty Lead - Pulmonary Hypertension, Congenital Heart Disease and Arrhythmias

Dr Peter Arthur

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  • Primary Care Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Dr Quentin Campbell-Hewson


Dr Rachel Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Rebecca Abbott

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow / Research

Dr Rebecca Hardwick

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Richard Aspinall

Job Titles:
  • Liver Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Robert Carr


Dr Robert Challen

Job Titles:
  • PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Dr Ruth Garside

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Evidence Synthesis

Dr Sean Cope


Dr Sean Manzi

Job Titles:
  • PenCHORD Honorary Associate Research Fellow / Research Method: Operational Research and Data Science ( PenCHORD )

Dr Silvana Mareva

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  • Postdoctoral Research Associate

Dr Simon Briscoe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow

Dr Siobhan Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow

Dr Sohail Bampoe

Job Titles:
  • Anaesthesia Specialty Lead, North Thames

Dr Sonya Abraham

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  • Musculoskeletal Specialty Lead, North West London

Dr Susie Pearce

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Clinical Nursing

Dr Theresa Barnes

Job Titles:
  • Musculoskeletal Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Dr Thomas Monks

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Health Data Science

Dr Tina Biss


Dr Tomasina Oh

Job Titles:
  • Dementia Capacity Building Research Fellow

Dr Tony Crockett

Job Titles:
  • Primary Care Specialty Lead, West of England

Dr Tristan Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Infection Specialty Lead, Wessex

Dr Umesh Chauhan

Job Titles:
  • Primary Care Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Dr Vashti Berry

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor in Prevention Science

Dr Yusur Al-Nuaimi


Emily Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Student

Eric Alton - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Fellow
  • Senior Investigator
  • Professor

Fozia Ahmed

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Specialty Lead, Greater Manchester

Francesca Cordeiro

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Frank Coffey

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Greer Husbands - COO

Job Titles:
  • Operations Director

Helen Ashby

Job Titles:
  • Metabolic and Endocrine Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Helen Eke

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the ICoN Project.

Hugh Barr

Job Titles:
  • Cancer Specialty Lead, West of England

Hélène Bonnici

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  • Graduate Research Assistant / Research

James Byrne

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Specialty Lead, Wessex

James Clark

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Jennifer Allison

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director
Jennifer Allison is NIHR Associate Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

Jo Cooke

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Jo Smith

Job Titles:
  • Operations Deputy Director

Jo Thompson-Coon

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Evidence Synthesis and Health Policy

Joe Coombes

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Research Assistant

John Tredinnick-Rowe

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  • Research Fellow

Jonathan Barratt


Joseph John

Job Titles:
  • Student
  • Student / Research Method

Kate Boddy

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow / Research

Kath Wilkinson

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow / Research

Kathryn Abel

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Kathryn Beardsall


Katrina Cathie


Kausik Chatterjee

Job Titles:
  • Stroke Specialty Lead, North West Coast

Ken Stein

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow / Professor Ken Stein

Kerry Pearn

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow / Research

Laura Gill

Job Titles:
  • Research Group Co - Ordinator / Professor Vicki Goodwin

Lauren Asare

Job Titles:
  • Graduate Research Assistant / Research

Lorna Burns

Job Titles:
  • Information Specialist

Louise Mole

Job Titles:
  • Student

Margaret Hart

Job Titles:
  • Research Group Co - Ordinator

Mark Tarrant

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Psychology

Martin Pitt

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Applied Healthcare Modelling and Data Science

Mary Fredlund

Job Titles:
  • Student

Mary Mancini

Job Titles:
  • PenPEG Member
Biography Mary joined PenPEG in Autumn 2019 and has been involved in a number of projects. She finds working in research fascinating and rewarding and feels part of a large community of interesting people wanting to change the healthcare system for the better. Her specific interest is mental health and she is involved in projects with several organisations: McPin, NHS Digital, Oxford University, UCL, etc.

Matt Costa

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Max Bachmann

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Michael Beresford

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Michael Cummings

Job Titles:
  • Diabetes Specialty Lead, Wessex

Mike Cork

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Morwenna Rogers

Job Titles:
  • Information Specialist / Research

Mr Anirvan Banerjee


Mr Tomas Burke

Job Titles:
  • Ophthalmology Specialty Lead, West of England

Ms Jane Ashworth

Job Titles:
  • Ophthalmology Specialty Lead, Greater Manchester

Ms Kate Ogilvie

Job Titles:
  • Applied Research and Service Improvement Lead - Mental Health

Murray Brunt

Job Titles:
  • Cancer Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Naomi Morley

Job Titles:
  • Research Associate / Research

Neil Bailie


Nigel Bundred

Job Titles:
  • Surgery Specialty Lead, Greater Manchester

Oliver Bandmann

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Paul Clarke


Peter Bower

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Philip Clatworthy

Job Titles:
  • Stroke Specialty Lead, West of England

Philip Connor


Piers Clifford

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Specialty Lead, Thames Valley and South Midlands

Prithwish Banerjee

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Specialty Lead, West Midlands

Qasim Aziz

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Ramzi Ajjan

Job Titles:
  • Diabetes Specialty Lead, Yorkshire and Humber

Ranjit Akolekar

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Rasha Al-Lamee

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Specialty Lead, North West London

Rebecca Summers

Job Titles:
  • Postgraduate Research Associate / Research

Rebecca Whear

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow / Research

Richard Bala

Job Titles:
  • Cardiovascular Disease Specialty Lead, Wessex

Richard Body

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Robert Crouch

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Rod Sheaff

Job Titles:
  • Professor in Health Services Research

Sammi Rosser

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  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Research

Sara Burnard

Job Titles:
  • Reproductive Health Specialty Lead, West of England

Sara Eddy

Job Titles:
  • Student

Sarah Buckingham


Sarah Dean

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Psychology Applied to Rehabilitation and Health

Sarah Greene

Job Titles:
  • Student

Sarah Laidler

Job Titles:
  • Programme Administrator

Sarah Neil

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Stella Taylor

Job Titles:
  • PA to Director / Professor Adrian Taylor

Stephen Bonner

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Stuart Spicer

Job Titles:
  • Research Fellow / Professor Ken Stein

Sunil Bhandari

Job Titles:
  • Kidney Specialty Lead, Yorkshire & Humber

Susan Ball

Job Titles:
  • Senior Research Fellow in Medical Statistics / Research

Tanya Hynd

Job Titles:
  • Patient and Public Involvement Co - Ordinator / Research

Tom Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Anaesthesia Specialty Lead, South West Peninsula

Victoria Cooling

Job Titles:
  • Public Health and Prevention

William Henley

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Medical Statistics

Ying Cheong

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Yoav Ben-Shlomo

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Ysella Sims

Job Titles:
  • Communications Officer