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School of Health & Life Sciences

Honorary Board

A key strength of the School of Health & Life Sciences is the depth of our partnerships and collaborations. The School sits firmly in the regional healthcare-biosciences ecosystem, and we like to work collaboratively with other fundamental components of these sectors.

Our Honorary and Visiting academic staff are an important aspect of our partnerships and are a key part of the School. They contribute expertise and knowledge to all of our activities across course development and delivery, research, and practice improvement.

Honorary/Visiting Professors


Anjan Dhar

Anjan Dhar

Consultant Gastroenterologist, Clinical Lead for UGI Cancers and Deputy Chair of Education (British Society of Gastroenterology)County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Antony D'Emanuele

Antony D'Emanuele

Emeritus Professor of Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical and Higher Education Consultant

Prof David Croisdale-Appleby OBE

Professor David Croisdale-Appleby OBE

Chair of the Royal College of Physicians, National Institute of Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Advisory Board, National Institute of Health and Care ExcellenceRoyal College of Physicians

Professor Graham Evans

Professor Graham Evans

Executive Chief Digital and Information Officer/SIRONHS North East and North Cumbria - Integrated Care Board

Margaret Stark

Margaret Stark

Forensic Physician & Immediate Past PresidentFaculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine

Michael Bowers

Michael Bowers

Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryUniversity of California at Santa Barbara

Mike Maguire

Mike Maguire

Clinical Lead, Medicines and Pharmacy

Ewan Maule

Ewan Maule

Clinical Director - Medicines and PharmacyNorth East and North Cumbria ICB

Nicholas Linker

Nicholas Linker

National Clinical Director for Heart DiseaseNHS England and NHS Improvement

Professor Peter J Kelly

Professor Peter J Kelly

Office for Health Improvement and Disparities Regional Director and NHS Director of Public Health (North-East & Yorkshire)

Sam Eldabe

Sam Eldabe

Consultant in Pain ManagementSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Professor W Andrew Owens

Professor W Andrew Owens

Consultant Cardiac SurgeonSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Y K S Viswanath

Y K S Viswanath

Professor of Surgery, Consultant Surgeon (Upper GI and Laparoscopic), and MCh Programme DirectorSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Yan Yiannakow

Yan Yiannakow

Clinical Director NIHR National Patient Recruitment Centre (Newcastle), and Consultant in GastroenterologyCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Staff


Alexander Nicholson

Alexander Nicholson

Consultant in Palliative MedicineCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Chakri Munipalle

Chakri Munipalle

Consultant Upper GI and Laparoscopic SurgeonFriarage, Guisborough and James Cook University Hospitals

Catherine Parker

Catherine Parker

Consultant in Public HealthTees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Chireka Brighton

Dr Chireka Brighton

GP for Safeguarding Children and AdultsNHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

David Annison

David Annison

Advanced Practice Physiotherapist - Upper Limb and MSK Sonographer/Injection Therapist/Prescriber

Deepak Ravindran

Deepak Ravindran

NHS Consultant, Pain Medicine/Long Covid TrusteeBritish Society of Lifestyle Medicine

Ellen Dyne

Ellen Dyne

Member of SHLS Service User/carer group, Member of Teesside University Alumni, Expert Patient volunteer, Q Initiative, AHSN-NENC

Garrison Draper

Garrison Draper

High Performance DirectorInter Miami CF

Heather Williams

Heather Williams

Nurse Consultant and Honorary Lecturer Chronic Pain and NeuromodulationRoyal Victoria Infirmary, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Helen Day

Helen Day

Director of Nursing and QualityNorth Yorkshire, York & Selby Care Group

Helen Watts

Helen Watts

Advanced Practitioner Radiographer and Lead RadiographerSouth Tees NHS Trust, North East, and North Cumbria (NENC) Imaging Network

Karen Ainsworth

Karen Ainsworth

Cardiac Research SisterCardiovascular Clinical Research Facility, South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust

Lotte Janssens

Lotte Janssens

Assistant/Associate ProfessorFac. of Rehabilitation Sciences, REVAL Rehabilitation Research, UHasselt (BE)

Maria Angeles Juanes Ortiz

Maria Angeles Juanes Ortiz

Principal Investigator, Group Leader of the Lab I-77: Cytoskeletal dynamics in cell migration and invasion. Molecular Basis of Human Diseases at 'Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe' in Valencia (Spain)

Michael Chang

Michael Chang

Programme Manager, Planning and HealthOffice for Health Improvement and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care

Michael Kinge

Michael Kinge

Emergency Planning ManagerCoal Authority

Paul Baker

Paul Baker

Consultant Orthopaedic SurgeonSouth Tees Hospitals NHS Trust

Rajesh Nanda

Rajesh Nanda

Consultant Orthopaedic SurgeonNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Ramit Imtiaz

Ramit Imtiaz

Advanced Practitioner-RadiologyNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Rosie Dawson

Rosie Dawson

Consultant MidwifeSouth Tees, Doctor of Public Health

Ruwan D. Jayasinghe

Ruwan D. Jayasinghe

Senior Professor and Chair of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Specialist in OMF Surgery Department of Oral Medicine and Periodontology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya

Dr M Santhana Krishnan

Dr M Santhana Krishnan

Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry and Specialty Clinical DirectorMHSOP Trust-wide

Scott Teasdale

Scott Teasdale

Senior Research Fellow and NHMRC Emerging LeaderUNSW Sydney

Dr Venkatesh Muthukrishnan

Dr Venkatesh Muthukrishnan

Consultant PsychiatristLiaison Mental Health team, Friarage Hospital

Venkatesh Shanmugam

Venkatesh Shanmugam

Senior Staff Specialist - General SurgeryNorth Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

William Eardley

William Eardley

Consultant Orthopedic Trauma and Limb Reconstruction SurgeonUniversity of York Clinical Trials Unit
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 
 
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