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Local Specialty Groups

Local Specialty Groups bring together researchers to provide a local focus for activity in that disease area.

Local Specialty Groups bring together researchers to provide a local focus for activity within specific disease areas. Each Local Specialty Group is managed by a locally identified Lead who forms part of a national Specialty Group.Local Leads have been identified within areas of strength where there is the commitment, capability and capacity to support NIHR Clinical Research Network Portfolio studies and in areas in need of development. Each group feeds into the relevant national Specialty Group.

West Midlands (South) CLRN Local Specialty Group Leads make this important link and play a vital role in ensuring that new studies are brought to the region.They also play a vital role in managing the performance of open research studies ensuring they recruit to time and target.

Below is a list of Local Specialty Group Leads (including contact details) for West Midlands (South) CLRN:

Priority Areas

Area

Priority Lead

Email

Age & Ageing

VACANT

Anaesthetics

Mathew Patteril

mathew.patteril@uhcw.nhs.uk

Cardiovascular

Prithwish Banerjee

prithwish.banerjee@uhcw.nhs.uk

Critical Care

Gavin Perkins

g.d.perkins@warwick.ac.uk

Dementia

VACANT

Dermatology

VACANT

ENT

VACANT

Gastrointestinal

Chuka Nwokolo

chuka.nwokolo@uhcw.nhs.uk

Genetics

VACANT

Hepatology

Esther Unitt

esther.unitt@uhcw.nhs.uk

Infectious Diseases & Microbiology

Satyajit Das

satyajit.das@coventrypct.nhs.uk

Injuries & Emergencies

Magdy Sakr

& Matt Costa

Magdy.sakr@uhcw.nhs.uk

Matthew.costa@warwick.ac.uk

Metabolic & Endocrine

Martin Weickert

Martin.weickert@uhcw.nhs.uk

Musculoskeletal (inc. Rheumatology)

VACANT

Nervous System Disorders

VACANT

Non-Malignant Haematology

Peter Rose

peter.rose@swft.nhs.uk

Ophthalmology

Sergio Pagliarini

sergio.pagliarini@gmail.com

Oral & Dental

VACANT

Paediatrics

Prakash Satodia

prakash.satodia@uhcw.nhs.uk

Renal

Daniel Zehnder

d.zehnder@warwick.ac.uk

Reproductive Health & Childbirth

Stephen Keay

stephen.keay@uhcw.nhs.uk

Respiratory

Steve O’Hickey

steve.o’hickey@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Palliative Care

Annie Young

Annie.Young@warwick.ac.uk

Surgery

Makam Kishore

Paul Rajjayabun

makam.kishore@geh.nhs.uk

Paul.Rajjayabun@worcsacute.nhs.uk

Topic-Specific Areas

Area

Priority Lead

Email

Cancer

Robert Grieve

Robert.grieve@uhcw.nhs.uk

Children’s Medicine

Heather Stirling

heather.stirling@uhcw.nhs.uk

Diabetes

Harpal Randeva

Harpal.randeva@uhcw.nhs.uk

Mental Health

Matthew Broome

m.r.broome@warwick.ac.uk

Primary Care

Jeremy Dale

jeremy.dale@warwick.ac.uk

Stroke

Franco Cappuccio

f.p.cappuccio@warwick.ac.uk

Please click here for more information on the National Specialty Groups.

For details of all Local Specialty Group meetings please visit the WM(S) Local Events page.

To contact WM(S) regarding Local Specialty Groups please visit the Contact Us page.

 
 

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