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- Professor of Clinical Data Science
- Institute of Health Informatics
- Faculty of Pop Health Sciences
I am Professor in Clinical Data Science at University College London, and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at University College London Hospitals and Barts Health NHS Trusts. To capitalise on the tremendous data science opportunities for research and clinical practice across health system silos, clinician scientists need knowledge and expertise in all three spheres of the “learning health system” (science, evidence and care) to navigate the path from science through to healthcare delivery. I am a pragmatic researcher, a passionate educator and a practising clinician, with interests spanning health informatics, learning health systems, cardiovascular epidemiology, global health, training and evidence-based healthcare.


I have taught extensively at undergraduate and postgraduate level in a wide range of courses (MBBCh, BDS, BMedSci in International Health, MSc Public Health) and subjects from cardiovascular pharmacology and epidemiology to global burden of diseases and access to medicines. At UCL, I lead modules in ehealth and evidence-based healthcare in the MBBS programme, and Learning Health Systems in the MSc in Health Informatics. I supervise both MSc and PhD students in informatics, digital health, clinical epidemiology, global health, biostatistics and evidence-based medicine. I am Senior Advisor to the World Heart Federation’s (WHF) Emerging Leaders Programme, which is training the next cadre of international cardiovascular researchers to achieve the WHO’s goal of reducing premature global cardiovascular mortality by 25% by 2025 (the “25 by 25” initiative). At the Royal College of Physicians, I am Education Lead for the Health Informatics Unit, and I am also a Member of the Education Committee at the British Cardiovascular Society. As a member of the Science Communication Centre Expert panel, I often comment on news media stories regarding healthcare research, and also blog regularly, including for the BMJ, Huffington Post and The Guardian.
01-OCT-2018 | Senior Advisor | Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme | World Heart Federation, United Kingdom |
01-JUL-2018 | Adjunct Associate Professor in Public Health | Department of Public Health | Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, India |
17-AUG-2015 | Senior Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Data Science | Institute of Health Informatics Research | University College London, United Kingdom |
01-JAN-2014 – 01-JAN-2019 | Adjunct Senior Research Fellow | School of Health | University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom |
31-MAR-2011 – 16-AUG-2015 | Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine | Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences | University of Birmingham, United Kingdom |
01-AUG-2010 – 31-MAR-2011 | Cardiology Specialist Trainee | Department of Cardiology | Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, United Kingdom |
01-SEP-2007 – 01-SEP-2010 | Clinical Research Fellow | Stroke Prevention Research Unit | University of Oxford, United Kingdom |
2015 | Postgraduate Certificate | University of Birmingham | |
2010 | Doctor of Philosophy | University of Oxford | |
2007 | Member of the Royal College of Physicians | Royal College of Physicians | |
2005 | Master of Public Health | Harvard University | |
2002 | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery | University of Oxford | |
1999 | MA Oxon | University of Oxford |