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
Dr. Ahamad Hassan
Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician
Dr. Vasileios Papavasileiou
Consultant in Stroke Medicine
Dr. Ana Garcia
Consultant in Neurology and Stroke
Dr. John Bamford
Consultant in Neurology and Cerebrovascular Physician
Dr. Sameer Limaye
Consultant in Elderly Care and Stroke Medicine
Dr. Luis Idrovo
Consultant in Neurology
Dr. Marc Randall
Consultant in Neurology and Stroke Physician
Dr. Jon Cooper
Consultant Physician with an interest in Stroke Medicine
Dr. Sally Lui
Consultant in Neurology and Stroke
Dr. Marissa Minns
Consultant in Stroke and Geriatrics
Dr. Sankaranarayanan Ramachandram
Clinical Research Fellow for Stroke
Nurses
Linetty Makawa
Clinical Research Nurse and Line Manager
Dean Waugh
Clinical Research Nurse
Emelda Veraque
Clinical Research Nurse
Mary Kambafwile
Clinical Research Nurse
Administration
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/– 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