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Who We Are: Patrons & Regional Patrons

The Patrons and Regional Patrons are a group of distinguished and experienced professionals from a range of medical specialities...

 

Dr Kamran Abassi

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Dr Abassi is Editor of the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, an internationally respected medical journal with widespread distribution. He is also Medical Director of Onmedica, a growing internet portal for healthcare professionals

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Lord Naren Patel Kt

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Lord Patel is Chairman of the Clinical Standards Board and Chairman of the Specialist Training Authority in Scotland, in addition to holding a life peerage in The House of Lords. He has also held the prestigious positions of President of the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Chairman of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges and Chairman of the Clinical Standards Board in Scotland.

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Professor Ajay Shah

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Professor Shah is the British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology at King’s College, London. He is one of the most respected academics and clinicians in the international cardiology community and has an inspirational record of academic achievement. In addition, he has been elected to Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology and the Academy of medical Sciences.

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Professor Raj Bhopal (CBE)

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Professor Bhopal is Professor of Public Health at Edinburgh University, Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He is an expert in, and internationally respected leader of health research in ethnic minority communities.

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Dr Paramjit Gill

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General Practitioner

Dr Gill Patron for West Midlands: is an academic General Practitioner at the University of Birmingham and is actively examining and addressing health inequalities in health and health care, particularly amongst the migrant communities.

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Dr Rubin Minhas

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Dr Minhas Patron for Greater London and South East: he was recently appointed to the position of the Clinical Director for the BMJ Evidence Centre and remains a part time GP. He is a standing member of the Appraisal Committee for the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), was Chairman of the NICE Familail Hypercholesterolaemia Guideline and has served on NICE guidelines for both primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dr Minhas is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Clinical Practice, an external reviewer for the National Prescribing Centre and member of the Society for Medical Decison Making, British Cardiac Society and the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society. He is a recipient of a 2008-09 Harkness Fellowship undertaken at the RAND Corporation, California, the largest policy think tank in the world. He is a leading figure in the cardiovascular and primary care community within the UK.

Email: drminhas@sahf.org.uk

Dr Sandeep Gupta

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Dr Gupta Patron for Greater London and South East: is a Consultant Cardiologist at The Royal London Hospital and also Chairman of the British Heart Foundation Ethnicity Committee.

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Professor Nilesh Samani

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Professor Samani Patron for East Midlands: is British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. His is research interests include the genetic basis of coronary heart disease and hypertension.

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