I am a senior lecturer in cardiology at Hull York Medical School, and an honorary consultant cardiologist at the James Cook University Hospital. I am deputy chair of the Student Fitness to Practice Committee, and co-director of the York Policy Academy.
I qualified from Newcastle University in 2009, and trained in general medicine and then cardiology in the Northern region. During my clinical training I completed Masters degrees in public health (Newcastle University) and health professions education (HYMS), and an MD in cardiovascular epidemiology (University of Leeds). I was previously an NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology at Newcastle University, and undertook a Ionescu visiting research fellowship at Dalhousie University.
Alongside my academic role, I am an honorary consultant cardiologist at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. I contribute to the acute cardiology service in addition to sub-specialty work in heart failure and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Within the medical school, I serve as deputy chair of the Student Fitness to Practice Committee. I am co-director of the University of York Policy Academy.
My research interests are in population health - in particular the impact of frailty, improving healthcare quality and reducing inequalities.
I am co-PI of a British Heart Foundation grant looking into the opportunities for reducing stroke through identifying atrial fibrillation through contact with ambulance services.
I am a member of the Data Science Group for the European Society of Cardiology EuroHeart project, and am leading the cardiovascular outcomes domain for this work.
I am also a member of the South Tees Academic Cardiovascular Unit.
Within Hull York Medical School, I deliver SSIP modules (1 + 2) on healthcare quality.
I provide bedside teaching within the hospital, and provide clinical supervision to the wider multi-disciplinary team including a radiographer, clinical pharmacist, genetics nurse, and heart failure specialist nurses.
I am an experienced clinical educator, and hold an MSc in health professions education and a senior fellowship of the higher education academy.
Standing member of the Indicator Advisory Committee for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Associate Editor, European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Population Health Science Institute, Newcastle University
Visiting Research Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Leeds