Staff

Dr Larissa Fabritz

Dr Larissa Fabritz

Senior Clinical Lecturer in Acute Medicine

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

Dr Larissa Fabritz studies novel mechanisms of heart disease and performs translational research towards mechanism-based therapies of cardiovascular diseases.   She joined the SWBH NHS trust as a Consultant in Acute Medicine with a special interest in the cardiovascular system.

Dr Larissa  Fabritz continues research on molecular cardiovascular imaging as ...

Mrs Amanda Farley

Mrs Amanda Farley

Lecturer in Epidemiology

Primary Care Clinical Sciences

Amanda Farley (nee Parsons) has worked as a research fellow at the University of Birmingham since 2003. Her research has centred around treatment for and health effects of smoking cessation. More recently, she has been developing interests in the area of supportive care for cancer survivors.

Dr Qulsom Fazil

Dr Qulsom Fazil

Lecturer in Disability Studies and Behavioural Science

Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration

Qulsom is a social psychologist with an interest in all things human. She is particularly interested in the social and cultural factors that influence psychological illness and mental wellbeing both in terms of the role they play in triggering mental illness and also in terms of presentation of illness Whilst working with families with disabled children in 2000 and 2001 she developed both ...

Ms Rebecca Fellows

Ms Rebecca Fellows

Horizon Analyst

Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Rebecca Fellows is a Horizon Analyst at the National Institute for Health Research Horizon Scanning Centre (NIHR HSC). The NIHR HSC provides early warning to the Department of Health of new and emerging health technologies which may require evaluation, consideration of clinical and cost impact, or modification of clinical guidance.

Dr Max Feltham

Dr Max Feltham

Research Fellow

Primary Care Clinical Sciences

Max Feltham is a Research Fellow in Primary Care & Clinical Sciences. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of RCT and experimental studies and for managing other staff working on the project.

Professor Robin Ferner

Honorary Professor of Clinical Pharmacology

Medical Science and Education

Robin Ferner and his team are interested in medication errors and adverse drug reactions, and how to prevent them. In addition to over 70 original papers and over 50 reviews, he has written commentaries for the Lancet, BMJ, and British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology on these topics.

His current research includes monitoring of patients for the development of adverse ...

Miss Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano

Miss Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano

Research Fellow

Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano is a research fellow working in Jon Deeks’ Medical Test and Biomarker Evaluation Research Group. Her main research focus is developing the methods for evaluating the clinical effectiveness of diagnostic tests.

Dr Andrew Filer

Dr Andrew Filer

Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist

School of Immunity and Infection

Andrew Filer is a HEFCE Senior Lecturer in Experimental Rheumatology and Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist at University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Birmingham.

He has published over 50 research papers and reviews in scientific journals as well as book chapters in the fields of stromal cell biology and Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. Grant funding includes ...

Miss Sally Fillingham

Miss Sally Fillingham

Research Associate

Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Sally Fillingham is a Research Associate specialising in Health Intelligence. She works as part of the West Midlands Commissioning Support Unit team and is the Programme Manager on the WMCSU Education and Training programme.

Sally has published a few research papers in scientific journals as well conference presentations / poster displays and chapters in the West Midlands Key ...

Dr Brenda Finney

Dr Brenda Finney

Research Fellow

Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences

Brenda Finney is a postdoctoral research fellow working in Professor Steve Watson’s Birmingham Platelet Group. Her current project is understanding the role of platelets in the development of the embryo, specifically with regards the lymphatic system and the lung. She is also working with the in vivothrombosis models used in the group. Brenda got her PhD from Cardiff University in 2009 ...