The NIHR supports research being delivered through a number of specialty therapy areas. Each specialty is made up of expert clinical leaders and practitioners who work at both national and local levels to ensure that studies are delivered successfully and to promote awareness of research opportunities for participants to take part in. The specialty groups also support the dialogue between the life sciences industry and charities, to ensure the pipeline of research studies and to facilitate the involvement of participants to make research more effective. Visit the main NIHR website to find out what is happening nationally in the different specialties.
In the West of England, our specialties are grouped in six different divisions, with a dedicated team supporting research within each. You can get in touch with our teams using the details below.
Clinical Divisional Lead - Professor Hugh Barr
Research Delivery Manager - Claire Matthews
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Rebecca Pienaar
Cancer - Helen Winter and Claire Newton
Ear, Nose and Throat - Amanda Hall
Surgery - Kathryn McCarthy
Clinical Divisional Lead - Mr Serban Stoica
Research Delivery Manager - Jakub Wyszynski
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Sebastian Howard
Cardiovascular - Nikhil Joshi
Diabetes - Sharon Tovey
Metabolic and Endocrine - Georgina Russell
Renal Disorders - Albert Power
Stroke - Dr Lukuman Gbadomoshi
Clinical Divisional Lead - Caoimhe Fahy
Research Delivery Manager - Hannah Williams
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Roland Chmielewski
Genetics - Ana Beleza
Dermatology - Caoimhe Fahy
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Peter Muir
Haematology - Andrew Mumford
Children - Athimalaipet Ramanan and Natalie Fineman
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Christy Burden and Catherine Bressington
Clinical Divisional Leads - Dr Tarun Kuruvilla
Research Delivery Manager - Heather Tinkler
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Jyothis Binoy
Ageing - Emily Henderson
Neurological Disorders - VACANT
Dementia - Elizabeth Coulthard
Neurodegeneration - Alan Whone
Health Services and Delivery Research - Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Mental Health - Kristina Gintalaite
Social Care - VACANT
Research Delivery Manager - Chris Voisey
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Elliot Hancock-Baxter
Oral and Dental Health - Simon Haworth
Public Health - Michael Dalili
Primary Care - Matt Hoghton
GP Champion - Richard Gaunt, Rowden Surgery
GP Champion - Patrick Eavis, Heart of Bath
Clinical Divisional Lead - Dr Matt Thomas
Research Delivery Manager - Pearl Lynden
Research Portfolio Facilitator - Hibo Ali
Anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine & pain management - Christopher Newell
Critical Care - Matt Thomas
Gastroenterology - Andrew Claridge
Hepatology - Coral Hollywood
Trauma and Emergency Care Medicine - Mike Whitehouse
Musculoskeletal Disorders - Nick Howells
Ophthamology - Peter Scanlon
Respiratory Disorders - Nick Maskell