Meet the Team
The Stroke Research team currently has 10 Stroke Consultants, 1 Research Fellow, 1 Clinical Research Nurse Manager, 3 Clinical Research Nurses, 1 Clinical Trials Assistant who supports the clinical staff and 1 Patient Research Ambassador.
We work in tandem with teams who work on the Hyper Acute Stroke Unit at the LGI to provide the best possible research that we can.
Consultants
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Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician |
Consultant in Stroke Medicine |
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Consultant in Neurology and Stroke |
Consultant in Neurology and Cerebrovascular Physician |
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Consultant in Elderly Care and Stroke Medicine |
Consultant in Neurology |
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Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician |
Consultant Physician with an interest in Stroke Medicine |
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Dr. Sally Lui Consultant in Neurology and Stroke |
Consultant in Stroke and Geriatrics |
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Dr. Sankaranarayanan Ramachandram Clinical Research Fellow for Stroke |
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Nurses
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Linetty Makawa Clinical Research Nurse and Line Manager |
Dean Waugh Clinical Research Nurse |
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Emelda Veraque Clinical Research Nurse |
Mary Kambafwile Clinical Research Nurse |
Administration
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Nathan Douglas Clinical Trials Assistant in Stroke and Neurosurgery |
Embedded within our department we also have a patient research ambassador who works with us. A Patient Research Ambassador is:
The roles of a patient research ambassador²:
- Raising awareness of research to patients, carers and the public (for example, via events and health awareness days)
- Be involved locally to support national initiatives such as the I Am Research campaign.
- Assist with the training of research staff to promote quality research.
- Be a resource for any patients, carers and the public who are thinking about taking part in research.
Our current Patient Research Ambassador is called Peter Webster who usually works with us on a Wednesday between the hours of 10:30am and 3:00pm and works with a member of the research team.
Someone who promotes health research from a patient point of view. They could be a patient, a service user, carer or lay person who is enthusiastic about health research and is willing to communicate that to other patients, the public as well as other healthcare professionals.¹
References:
- https://www.nihr.ac.uk/patients-and-public/how-to-join-in/patient-research-ambassadors/ - Patient Research Ambassadors
- https://www.nihr.ac.uk/patients-and-public/how-to-join-in/patient-research-ambassadors/the-role-of-patient-research-ambassadors.htm - The Role of a Patient Research Ambassador
