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Medspire
by Anvarjon Mukhammadaminov/ Sanketh Rampes
At Medspire we interview leading researchers and clinicians with the aim of inspiring the next generation of doctors and scientists. Hear from leaders within their respective fields, about their career paths, lessons learnt along the way and advice for those starting out. We hope you enjoy!"Music: www.bensound.com"
Episodes
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Episode 42 Professor Christine Porath - Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business
Professor Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and helps organizations build thriving workplaces. She’s the author of the award winning books, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and Mastering Community: The surprising…
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Episode 41 Dr Aidan Fowler - National Director of Patient Safety and Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Dr Aidan Fowler is the National Director of Patient Safety in England and a Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care. Aidan started off his career as a surgeon, working as a consultant colorectal surgeon in Gloucestershire for 10 years. He then transitioned into a...
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Episode 40 Professor Sir Bruce Keogh - Chairman Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh started off his career as a cardiac surgeon, eventually becoming professor of cardiac surgery at University College London. He then transitioned into leadership roles most notably of which he was the National Medical Director of NHS England for 10 years, during which he...
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Episode 39 Sir Robert Francis KC - Chairman Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry
Sir Robert Francis is an eminent British barrister who specialises in medical law, including medical and mental health treatment and capacity issues, clinical negligence and professional discipline. Sir Robert has been a barrister since 1973 and became a King’s Counsel in 1992. He has appeared in…
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Episode 38 Dame Marianne Griffiths - Chief Executive University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
Dame Marianne is one of the most influential and longest-serving senior leaders in the NHS, having served nearly 14 years as chief executive of UHSussex and its predecessor organisations, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust...
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Episode 37 Dr Fiona Donald - President Royal College of Anaesthetists
Dr Fiona Donald is President Royal College of Anaesthetists and a consultant anaesthetist working in Bristol. Fiona’s main area of clinical and research interest is obstetric anasthetisa concentrating on improvements in safety through team training. She has a longstanding commitment to teaching…
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Episode 36 Professor Dame Parveen Kumar - Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education
Professor Dame Parveen Kumar is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and a consultant gastroenterologist. She has had an immensely successful career as a researcher, medical educator, leader and clinician. Professor Kumar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the National...
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Episode 35 Professor Dame Clare Gerada - President of The Royal College of General Practitioners
Professor Dame Clare Gerada who is a GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Clare initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Maudsley. This contributed to her lifelong interest in managing drug users and also the huge amount of work to support the mental wellbeing of...
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Episode 34 Dr Jeanette Dickson - President of The Royal College of Radiologists
Dr Jeanette Dickson is President of the Royal College of Radiologists and a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Her main clinical interest is in the multimodal management of thoracic malignancies. She has held a series of senior roles within the Royal College before...
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Episode 33 Professor Andrew Goddard - President Royal College of Physicians
Professor Andrew Goddard is President of the Royal College of Physicians and a consultant gastroenterologist in Derby. His main clinical and research interests are bowel cancer screening, H. Pylori, iron deficiency anaemia and inflammatory bowel disease. He has extensive experience in the RCP,...
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Episode 32 Professor Mike Osborn - President Royal College of Pathologists
Prof Mike Osborn is a consultant histopathologist and President of the Royal College of Pathologists. Prof Osborn divides his time between post-mortems, diagnostic gastrointestinal histopathology, bowel screening and teaching. He was involved in the UK's first ever televised post-mortem to...
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Episode 31 Mr Edward Morris - President Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Mr Edward Morris is a consultant gynaecologist and President of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Mr Morris set up and lead a BSGE endometriosis centre and a BMS accredited menopause service. He has extensive experience in the RCOG particularly in the area of clinical quality.…
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Episode 30 Dr Adrian James - President Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr Adrian James is a consultant forensic psychiatrist in Devon and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Prior to his current position Dr James held a series of senior leadership roles and has been heavily involved with the Royal College having set up the Quality Improvement and...
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Episode 29 Professor Neil Mortensen - President Royal College of Surgeons of England
Professor Neil Mortensen is President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Oxford and was instrumental in the establishment of colorectal surgery as a specialty. He founded the first patient association for those with ileoanal...
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Episode 28 Professor Sir Michael Marmot - Professor of Epidemiology - University College London
Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology At University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association. He is author of the hugely popular "The Health Gap". In 2021 Professor Marmot received BMJ's Outstanding...
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Episode 27 Dr Camilla Kingdon - President Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
Dr Camilla Kingdon is the President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and trained in paediatrics in London. She has a long standing interest in medical education and enhancing the working lives of...
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Episode 26 Dr Katherine Henderson MBE - President Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Dr Katherine Henderson is the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). She is the 1st female president of the RCEM. Dr Henderson is a consultant in emergency medicine, and has a strong interest in emergency department culture and promoting sustainability of the specialty. She...
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Episode 25 Professor Ted Baker - Chief Inspector of Hospitals - Care Quality Commission
Professor Ted Baker is the Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Ted held a series of senior leadership roles and had a successful career as a clinical academic where he pioneered the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the heart. He was also one...
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Episode 24 Dr Rosie Benneyworth - Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care - Care Quality Commission
Dr Rosie Benneyworth is the Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Rosie held a series of senior leadership roles including the Vice Chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). She also led the...
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Episode 23 Prof Francesco Rubino - Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - King's College London
Prof Francesco Rubino is Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at King's College London. Prof Rubino became the world's first Professor of Metabolic Surgery, and is internationally renowned within his field. He conducted pioneering research which showed that bariatric surgery can…
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Episode 22 Professor Bola Owolabi - Director of Health Inequalities - NHS England/Improvement
Professor Bola Owolabi is a practising GP and Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Up until recently she was National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person Centred-Care. She has held a series of senior leadership roles and was recently heavily...
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Episode 21 Prof Ulrike Schmidt - Professor of Eating Disorders - King's College London
Prof Ulrike Schmidt is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Professor Schmidt’s research has been highly influential and has shaped clinical practice. She has developed the multi-award...
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Episode 20 Prof Prokar Dasgupta - Foundation Professor of Surgery - King's Health Partners
Prof Prokar Dasgupta is the Foundation Professor of Surgery for King’s Health Partners. Professor Dasgupta pioneered robotic surgery in the UK, and leads on surgical simulation both nationally and internationally. He has an extensive research portfolio and is credited with describing an…
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Episode 19 Prof John McGrath - Professor of Molecular Dermatology - King's College London
Prof John McGrath is Professor of Molecular Dermatology, Lead of the Genetic Skin Disease Group and Head of the St John's Institute of Dermatology in London. Professor McGrath is also a recent President of the European Society for Dermatological Research. He is internationally renowned within...
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Episode 18 Celia Ingham-Clark MBE - Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness - NHS England
Celia Ingham-Clark is the Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness at NHS England. Ms Ingham-Clark started off her career as a general surgeon before moving into leadership roles initially as Medical Director at trust level before going on to have a series of national roles at NHS England....
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Episode 17 Prof James Spicer - Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine - King's College London
Prof James Spicer is Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at King's College London and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at GSTT. Professor Spicer runs the phase 1 trials programme at King’s Health Partners and leads the King’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre. His research focuses…
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Episode 16 Prof Keyoumars Ashkan - Professor of Neurosurgery - King's College Hospital
Prof Keyoumars Ashkan is Professor of Neurosurgery at King's College Hospital in London. He has a special interest in functional neurosurgery, image guided surgery, and surgery for brain and spinal tumours. He holds many senior roles including President of the British Society for Stereotactic and...
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Episode 15 Prof Lucy Chappell - NIHR Research Professor Obstetrics - King's College London
Prof Lucy Chappell is NIHR Research Professor in Obstetrics at King's College London and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. In 2019 she was responsible for the development of a new diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia which is now part of routine clinical...
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Episode 14 Prof John Moxham - Respiratory Medicine & Value-Based Healthcare - King's College London
Prof John Moxham is a recently retired Professor of Respiratory Medicine at King's College London. He has had a distinguished career in research and last year was awarded a prestigious British Thoracic Society medal for his contributions to respiratory physiology. He is also a highly influential...
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Episode 13 Prof John O'Grady - Professor of Hepatology - King's College Hospital
Prof John O'Grady is a recently retired Professor of Hepatology at King's College Hospital in London. He is internationally renowned within hepatology and his research has shaped how we treat patients with liver disease. Prof O'Grady was responsible for developing the King's College Hospital...
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Episode 12 Prof Tim Lancaster - Dean of GKT Medical School - King's College London
Prof Tim Lancaster is a Dean of Medical Education at GKT School of Medical Education. Prior to joining King's, Professor Lancaster was Director of Clinical Studies at the University of Oxford for 15 years, and Professor of Primary Care. Professor Lancaster has an extensive research portfolio in...
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Episode 11 Prof Bijan Modarai - Professor of Vascular Surgery - King's College London
Prof Bijan Modarai is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and British Heart Foundation senior research fellow at King's College London. Prof Modarai's research focuses on angiogenic cell therapies and novel imaging techniques. He also co-manages the largest UK practice in complex endovascular aortic...
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Episode 10 Dr Sam Thenabadu - Emergency Medicine & Deputy Dean GKT - King's College London
Dr Sam Thenabadu is a consultant adult & paediatric emergency physician and Deputy Dean of King's College London medical school. Dr Thenabadu has extensive experience in medical education and has published over 12 textbooks. He is also a RCEM examiner and the lead crowd doctor at the Olympic...
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Episode 9 Mr Ben Challacombe - Assistant Professor of Urology - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals
Mr Ben Challacombe is a consultant urologist and assistant professor at Guy's Hospital in London. He is an expert in robotic surgery and runs an international robotic fellowship programme. He was also involved in the first televised robotic partial nephrectomy in the UK. In this episode we ask…
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Episode 8 Prof Beverley Hunt OBE - Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - St Thomas' Hospital London
Prof Beverley Hunt is a Professor of Thrombosis and Hemostasis at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Some of her key accomplishments include development of national NICE guidelines for thromboembolism (VTE), being one of the co-investigators of CRASH II trial as well setting up her own award winning...
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Episode 7 Prof Claire Sharpe - Professor of Renal Medicine - King's College London
Prof Claire Sharpe is an honorary consultant nephrologist and professor of renal medicine at King's College London. Her research interests include the mechanisms underpinning chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. She also has extensive experience in medical education. In this episode we...
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Episode 6 Dr Simon Broughton - Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health - King's College Hospital
Dr Simon Broughton is a General Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health at King's College Hospital. He holds multiple senior roles in education and training including recruitment lead for Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health. In this episode we ask him about his: Career…
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Episode 5 Prof Janice Rymer - Gynaecology and National Specialty Advisor - King's College London
Prof Janice Rymer is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s Hospital, London and the National Speciality Advisor for gynaecology for NHS England and NHS Improvement. She has held many senior positions both within Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) where up until...
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Episode 4 Dr Aleksandar Ivetic - Cardiovascular Biology - King's College London
Dr Aleksandar Ivetic is a reader of cardiovascular biology at King’s College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching leucocyte recruitment. He is also lead of postgraduate research at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences. We asked him about his: Career path...
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Episode 3 Dr James Galloway - Academic Rheumatologist - King's College London
Dr James Galloway is an academic rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist at King's College London and honorary consultant at King's College hospital. During the pandemic Dr Galloway was closely involved in Covid trials including Tactic and Novavax. In this episode we asked him about his…
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Episode 2 Prof Timothy Jackson -Retinal Research and Ophthalmic Surgeon - King's College London
Prof Timothy Jackson is professor of retinal research at King's College London and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in NHS with special interest in Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetes. He has incredible research portfolio and secured excess of £4 million worth of research funding. In...
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Episode 1 Dr Claire Wells - Reader in Cancer Biology - King's College London
Dr Claire Wells is a reader in Cancer Biology at King's College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching cancer cell invasion and metastasis. She also holds several senior positions within the University as a lecturer, a module head and a associate dean of Doctoral Studies. In...
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At Medspire we interview leading researchers and clinicians with the aim of inspiring the next generation of doctors and scientists. Hear from leaders within their respective fields, about their career paths, lessons learnt along the way and advice for those starting out. We hope you enjoy!"Music: www.bensound.com"
HOSTED BY
Anvarjon Mukhammadaminov/ Sanketh Rampes
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