Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board

Professor George Hamilton

MD MB ChB Dip.obs RCOG FRCS

  • Professor of Vascular Surgery, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust London
  • President of Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2006/2007
  • Surgeon to the Royal Household 2001 - 2006
  • Surgeon to the Queen 2006 - Present

Professor Shervanthi Homer-Vanniasinkam

IBSc MBBS GMC FRCS MD

  • Professor of Translational Vascular Medicine, University of Bradford
  • Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Leeds Vascular Institute, The General Infirmary at Leeds
  • Director, Centre for Atherothrombosis Research, University of Bradford
  • Clinical Sub-Dean, Medical School, University of Leeds
  • Director of Northwick Park Institute for Medical Research, Imperial College, London

Professor Kamlesh Khunti

MBChB MD DCH DRCOG MRCGP FRCGP

  • Principal in General Practice, Winstanley Health Centre, Leicester
  • Professor of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine; Head of Division of General Practice and Primary Healthcare, University of Leicester
  • Lead Cardiovascular Disease, Comprehensive Local Research Network for Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland
  • Collaborator on MRC Cooperative on the development and evaluation of innovative strategies for the prevention of chronic diseases in primary care
  • Member, College of Experts, Health Technology Assessment programme for the National Institute for Health Research

Professor Melanie Davies

MBChB MRCP MD FRCP

  • Professor of Diabetes Medicine, University of Leicester
  • Consultant Physician, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  • Principal Investigator for two large population based screening studies which are directly informing the National Screening Committee's proposal for screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • National Clinical Lead for the DESMOND Education and Self Management Programme, the only nationally recommended programme for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and subject to a national roll-out

Professor Stephen Greenwald

PhD

  • Professor of Cardiovascular Mechanics, Blizard Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
  • Associate Director of Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary, University of London. Advanced research in cardiovascular pathophysiology, mechanical factors in the genesis of arterial diseases, wave propagation in arteries, non-invasive measurement techniques, histomorphometry