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About Professor Derek Leslie Connolly
Personal Profile
Professor Derek Connolly has been a Consultant Cardiologist at the Priory Hospital for over 25 years and sees patients with all aspects of heart problems. He holds honorary academic positions at both Aston University and at University of Birmingham, UK and his NHS practice is at the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital and Birmingham City Health Campus in Birmingham, UK. He is a council member or trustee of several National and International societies in Cardiology and gives lectures worldwide. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology And a Fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians of London and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
He trained in Edinburgh, Cambridge, London and San Diego where he was a Carnegie Scholar. He has a first class degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh where he was the Brunton medallist and the Keasbey Bursary holder. His BHF funded PhD in molecular cardiology is from the University of Cambridge.
He is the Chief or Primary Investigator of multiple large trials in Cardiovascular medicine. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Aston University for his contributions to medical science where where he is the Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow in Health Research.
His secretary Nabeela Din is based at the Priory Hospital.
He trained in Edinburgh, Cambridge, London and San Diego where he was a Carnegie Scholar. He has a first class degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh where he was the Brunton medallist and the Keasbey Bursary holder. His BHF funded PhD in molecular cardiology is from the University of Cambridge.
He is the Chief or Primary Investigator of multiple large trials in Cardiovascular medicine. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Aston University for his contributions to medical science where where he is the Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow in Health Research.
His secretary Nabeela Din is based at the Priory Hospital.
Qualifications
He trained in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and San Diego where he was a Carnegie Scholar. He has a first-class degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh where he was the Brunton medallist and Keasbey Bursary holder. His Ph.D. is in molecular cardiology from the University of Cambridge.
Clinical Interests
- Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Chest pain
- Cardiac CT
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Cholesterol
- Blood Pressure
- Heart Failure
- Screening
- Clinical Trials
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Professional Memberships
- Royal Colleges of Physicians 1991
- British Cardiovascular Society 1996
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society 2000
- British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging 2013
- British Society of Cardiovascular CT 2013
- Primary Care Cardiovascular Society 2019
- European Atherosclerosis Society
- European Society of Cardiology
- Board Member of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society
