
Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
Professor Paulus Kirchhof has recently joined the University of Birmingham as Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine in the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. His appointment includes a position as consultant cardiologist at the Department of Cardiology, SWBH NHS Trust. He works on the understanding of novel molecular mechanisms of heart disease “from bench to bedside”. His ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 7042
Email p.kirchhof@bham.ac.uk

Reader in Human Reproductive Science
Science Lead at Birmingham Women's Fertility Centre
Reproduction, Genes and Development
Telephone 0121 627 2739
Email j.kirkmanbrown@bham.ac.uk

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
Dipak is a Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine across the clinical sites attached to the University of Birmingham. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Clinical Trials & Evaluation Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital / Imperial College, London and the Monash Centre of Cardiovascular Research & Education, Monash University, Melbourne.
Dipak is ...
Telephone +44 (0) 7974 115676
Email d.kotecha@bham.ac.uk

Senior Clinical Lecturer
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 2540
Email n.p.krone@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Physiological Science
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
Prem Kumar is a Professor of Physiological Science. He is also Phase 1 Lead and Deputy Programme Lead for the MBChB programme and is the Director of Education for the College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
His research interests are in the field of chemoreception, with a particular emphasis on carotid body chemotransduction mechanisms in health and disease and in the ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 414 6907
Email p.kumar@bham.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience
Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration
Michael Lacey is a Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience, and a member of the Neural Networks group within the School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine. He teaches mainly neuroscience and pharmacology to undergraduate students on several different courses, is Module Co-ordinator (in Pharmacology) for the BDS BASHD course, and personal mentor / tutor for MBChB & BMedSc students. He is also ...
Telephone +44(0)121 414 4528
Email m.g.lacey@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
Deirdre Lane is a Lecturer in Cardiovascular Health. She is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate entry medical students and in the supervision of doctoral students.
Her research is primarily concerned with stroke and bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation and in patient’s perceptions and understanding of the disease and its’ treatment, subjects ...
Telephone +44 (0) 121 507 5080
Email d.a.lane@bham.ac.uk

BBSRC David Phillips Fellow
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Gareth Lavery is a BBSRC David Phillips Career Development Fellow and has published a number of high impact research papers in scientific journals as well as reviews in the fields of endocrinology, metabolism and genetics. He has received major grants from the Welcome trust, The MRC, the BBSRC and the European Research Council.
Gareth is keen to talk about ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 3917
Email g.g.lavery@bham.ac.uk

Research Fellow
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences
Siân Lax is a post-doctoral research fellow working in Doctor David Thickett’s Lung Injury Group. Her current project involves understanding the role of glucocorticoids and Vitamin D in the severity and persistence of acute lung injury (ALI) using in vivo models of lung inflammation and injury. Her previous post-doctoral work involved elucidating the in vivo role of mesenchymal ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 371 3266
Email s.lax@bham.ac.uk