NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer
University of Leicester
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
I am an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the University of Leicester (since 2022) and UK Vascular Specialist Trainee with Health Education East Midlands (since 2016). My research interests include frailty, cognitive impairment, outcomes prioritisation and shared decision making in patients with peripheral artery disease with a particular focus on patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia.
I graduated from the University of Bristol (MBChB) in 2011 and undertook Foundation Programme and Core Surgical training in Swindon and Bristol. I moved to the East Midlands in 2016 aftering acheiving a Vascular Surgery National Training Number. I undertook my research doctorate (MD) at the University of Leicester, successfully defending my thesis titled "Frailty, cognitive impairment and chronic limb-threatening ischaemia" in 2022 immediately prior to taking up my current post as and Academic Clinical Lecturer (funded by NIHR) at the University of Leicester.
My current research focuses on the development of a core outcome set for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia, research to determine the differences in cerebral haemodynamics in individuals with peripheral artery disease and their associate with cognitive impairment, the epidemiological associations of peripheral artery disease and cognitive impairment as well an ongoing, large, single-centre propsective cohort study of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia. I am interested in international collaborative research that aims to improve the management and decision-making in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia, particularly in vulnerable, older patients with frailty and cognitive impairment.
Friday, June 16, 2023
7:29 AM – 7:36 AM ET