Dr Shivani Misra is a Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow & Senior Clinical Lecturer within Imperial College London. Dr Misra leads a portfolio of studies that investigate the genetics, epidemiology, classification and treatment of early-onset type 2 diabetes, defined as a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in childhood or early-adulthood (<40 years). In 2022 she commenced …
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Partha Kar
Professor Partha Kar is National Specialty Advisor, Diabetes with NHS England and co-author of the national Diabetes GIRFT report. He has been a Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust since 2008- and pioneer of the Super Six Diabetes Model which is recognised as one of the good examples of integrated care. …
Dr. Elizabeth Robertson
Elizabeth joined Diabetes UK in April 2016 and is responsible for ensuring Diabetes UK is driving forward understanding, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes, through investing in the best research minds and projects. Before joining Diabetes UK, Elizabeth was the first Director of Research for Breast Cancer Now, formed from the merger of Breakthrough Breast …
Karen Luyt
Karen Luyt read medicine in South Africa and specialised in Paediatrics (Neonatal Medicine) in the UK. She has a clinical academic post, based in Neonatal Intensive Care at St Michael’s Hospital and the University of Bristol. She has worked in neonatal critical care for 25 years. Karen’s laboratory-based research focuses on mechanisms of injury and …
Jinali Mahyavanshi
Jinali Mahyavanshi holds the distinguished position of being the foremost integrative psychologist at Aarogyam UK. She is a certified psychologist, possessing specialized expertise in delivering therapeutic sessions and counseling for individuals grappling with mental health challenges, substance abuse issues, and addiction disorders. Her adeptness extends to the precise diagnosis of mental health conditions and the …
Sarah O’Brien
Sarah was diagnosed as autistic as an adult and took this knowledge into research, policy, clinical settings and the charity sector. She has worked with autistic people to support them to have their views heard by the government, by researchers and in designing accessible healthcare services. Taking together these personal and professional experiences, Sarah now …
Sarah Rae
Sarah Rae has always struggled with her mental health. She was a National Mind trustee for nine years during which time she Co-foundered and Co-led the successful PROMISE restraint reduction programme at the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. A few years later Sarah initiated the MINDS Study (Coproducing improved mental health acute inpatient discharge …
Hardeep Aiden
Hardeep Aiden joined the Health Foundation in April 2019 as Research Manager, focusing on population health and public participation. At the height of the pandemic, he led the establishment of the inclusion panel – a group of people with professional and lived experience who have been helping improve the inclusiveness of the Foundation’s work. Before …
Shaun Leamon
Shaun is a Research Manager at the Health Foundation, an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK, where he oversees funded research and evaluations to support innovation and improvement in health and care services. Shaun leads a series of initiatives to ensure good practice in research and evaluation funding, including the previous development …
Anna Ramsay
Anna is the Senior Research Programmes Lead for the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre (Research and Economics Analysis for the Long term), a think tank providing independent analysis and research to support better long-term decision making in health and social care. Anna leads the REAL Centre’s research commissioning programme, including the design and set-up of strategic …