Trust staff receive academic promotions from Imperial College London
Clinical staff at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust have been promoted by Imperial College London in the latest round of academic promotions for 2024.
As a research-led NHS Trust, many of our senior clinicians are actively researching in their field to improve care and provide cutting edge treatments for patients. Of over 180 staff promoted this year, 18 have clinical roles at our hospitals.
The promotion of staff holding both academic and clinical positions further highlights the Trust’s commitment to ensuring that research excellence continues to underpin our world-leading patient care.
The 18 Trust staff who have been promoted by Imperial College London are:
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Dr Ali Abbara - honorary consultant in reproductive endocrinology and reader in endocrinology
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Professor Raymond Anakwe – consultant orthopaedic surgeon, medical director and Professor of practice (trauma & orthopaedic surgery)
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Dr Soma Banerjee - head of specialty and consultant in stroke medicine and Professor of practice
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Professor Rajarshi Bhattacharya – consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon, divisional director of surgery and cancer and Professor of practice
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Professor Colin Bicknell – consultant vascular surgeon, head of specialty, vascular surgeru and Professor of vascular surgery
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Dr Matthew Harris - honorary consultant in public health medicine and clinical reader in public health innovation
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Professor Jethro Herberg - honorary consultant, paediatric infectious disease and clinical Professor in paediatric infectious disease
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Professor Shehan Hettiaratchy - consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, major trauma director and Professor of practice plastic and reconstructive surgery
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Professor Ramzi Khamis - consultant cardiologist, clinical director of cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery and Professor of cardiology
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Dr Jonathan Krell – honorary consultant in medical oncology and reader (clinical) in medical oncology
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Dr Pinelopi Manousou - consultant in hepatology and general internal medicine and Professor of practice (metabolic liver disease)
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Professor Padmanabhan Ramnarayan – honorary consultant in paediatric intensive care and Professor of paediatric critical care (clinical)
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Dr Victoria Salem - honorary consultant in diabetes, endocrinology and acute medicine and reader in diabetes and metabolism
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Dr Lynne Sykes – consultant obstetrician and clinical reader in obstetrics
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Professor Paul Turner - honorary consultant in paediatric allergy and immunology and clinical Professor in anaphylaxis, paediatric allergy and clinical immunology
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Professor Zachary Whinnett - consultant cardiologist and Professor of cardiology
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Professor Elizabeth Whittaker - consultant paediatric infectious diseases and Professor of practice (paediatric infectious diseases and immunology)
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Dr Horace Williams - consultant gastroenterologist and Professor of practice (gastroenterology)
Research at Imperial College Healthcare is supported by funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a translational research partnership between Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London, which was awarded £95m in 2022 to continue developing new experimental treatments and diagnostics for patients.
The Trust is also part of the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, a partnership between Imperial College London, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and two other London NHS trusts, which brings together multi-disciplinary research and education with NHS resources and clinical experience to advance discovery and innovation in healthcare.
Commenting on the promotions, Trust chief executive Professor Tim Orchard said: “Patients at our Trust receive care at the very cutting edge of medical science from thedoctors, nurses and therapists who are leading research in their field and who are consistently pushing boundaries to find new solutions and ways to improve health for our populations. I am proud to see so many clinical colleagues receiving academic promotions in 2024, something that confirms the importance of partnership to closely integrate clinical care and academic excellence.”
Professor Mark Thursz, director of both the NIHR Imperial BRC and the Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre further commented: “Medical innovation is driven by clinical expertise and experience, which is why our partnerships across Imperial College Healthcare and the University are so important. I congratulate all those who have received an academic promotion and know that they will continue to help us lead the way with translational research that so heavily relies on academic and clinical partnership.”
For a full list of Imperial College London’s academic promotions for 2024, please visit their website.
