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Lipid masterclass series – evidence into practice in CVD
In this video, experts discussed the unmet need in CV risk reduction using combination lipid therapy
Prof. Derek Connolly, Prof. Kausik Ray, Alison Warren, Prof. Raj Thakkar
13 chapters
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Speaker bios
Professor Derek Connolly
Consultant Cardiologist and Director of R&D at Birmingham City Hospital
Derek is a Consultant Cardiologist at Birmingham City Hospital, Birmingham UK and holds honorary academic positions at both the University of Birmingham Institute of cardiovascular sciences and at Aston University medical School. Derek trained in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and San Diego where he was a Carnegie Scholar. Derek has a first class degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh where he was the Brunton medallist and Keasbey Bursary holder. Derek’s PhD in molecular cardiology is from the University of Cambridge. Derek is the Chief or Primary Investigator of multiple large trials in Cardiovascular medicine. Derek developed one of the UKs first primary angioplasty programmes and one of the UKs largest cardiac CT programmes. He has been a council member of the PCCS since it’s refoundation.
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Professor Kausik Ray FMedSci
Professor of Public Heath, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Imperial College London and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, Imperial College NHS Trust
Prof Ray is Immediate Past President of the European Atherosclerosis Society, Chair of the World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap, Lead for CVD NIHR Academic research Collaboration, NIHR ARC National Lead for CVD and Director of ICTU-Global which is an academic ARO. He received his medical education (MB ChB, 1991) at the University of Birmingham Medical School, his MD (2004) at the University of Sheffield, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and finally an MPhil in epidemiology (2007) from the University of Cambridge. His research involves lipids, diabetes and population health serving as global lead for trials and registries. He has >178,000 citations and since 2018 has been recognised by Clarivate Analytics as among the top 0.1% of authors in global medicine. In 2023 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, which is UK’s highest honour for clinician scientists. He received his medical education (MB ChB, 1991) at the University of Birmingham Medical School, his MD (2004) at the University of Sheffield, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School and finally an MPhil in epidemiology (2007) from the University of Cambridge. His research involves lipids, diabetes and population health serving as global lead for trials and registries. He has >178,000 citations and since 2018 has been recognised by Clarivate Analytics as among the top 0.1% of authors in global medicine. In 2023 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, which is UK’s highest honour for clinician scientists.
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Alison Warren
PCCS Secretary, Consultant Pharmacist for Cardiology, Sussex ICB and University Hospitals Sussex
Alison is a Consultant Pharmacist in Cardiology working in both primary and secondary care in Sussex. She qualified as a pharmacist from Bath University and has over 25 years of experience in cardiology. She has an MSc in Cardiology (Sussex University) and as an independent prescriber manages patients across a range of cardiac conditions. She is passionate about improving the prevention and care of people living with heart conditions and has led on system wide quality improvement initiatives. She has published on topics in clinical pharmacy and cardiology She has a national profile having worked with NICE, NHS Specialist Pharmacist Services, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society, British and Irish Hypertension Society and the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association. Alison is a lecturer at the University of Brighton and is a Fellow and a Faculty Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
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Professor Raj Thakkar
PCCS President and CKD representative, Primary care cardiovascular society, GP Primary care cardiology lead, Oxford HIN Honorary Visiting Professor, Cardiff University Medical School, National EAGs for lipids and HF/HVD, NHSE National primary care workstream co-lead – cardiac transformation programme, NHSE UK Clinical Director, Healthy.io and Board observer, British Society of Heart Failure
Raj trained at University College London where he achieved a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and completed his medical degree in 1999. He went on to a GP training programme in the Oxford deanery during which time he completed postgraduate membership exams of both the Royal College of General Practitioners and Physicians. Raj went on to win the national GP enterprise award in his division. He also completed an enhanced GP registrar post in cardiology. Raj’s varied roles have included working as a GP partner since 2004, Clinical Commissioning Director in planned care, Cardiac Lead for Thames Valley Strategic Clinical Network, primary care cardiology lead for the Oxford Academic Health Science Network and atrial fibrillation champion for NHSIQ Thames Valley. He is also on the national expert advisory group for heart failure and valve disease and is currently the national primary care workstream co-lead for the cardiac transformation programme (NHSE). Raj sits on the editorial board for the British Journal of Cardiology. Raj has worked as a presenter on BBC Radio and is a medical writer, lecturer, speaker, and advisor. He has written and published over 200 articles and several books including the MIMS consultation guide which won the BMA book of the year award in the category of medicine in 2012. He has achieved two atrial fibrillation pioneer awards, was a national finalist for GP of the year in 2017 and a national HSJ
finalist, 2019 for his work in atrial fibrillation.
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Abbreviations
AE, adverse events; ARC, Applied Research Collaborations; ARO, academic research organisation; BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation; BMA, British Medical Association; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CT, clinical trial; CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease; FMedSci, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences; GP, General Practitioner; HF/HVD, Heart Failure/Valvular Heart Disease; HIN, Health Innovation Oxford; HSJ, Health Service Journal; ICB, Integrated Care Board; ICTU, Imperial Clinical Trials Unit; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MB ChB, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery; MD, Doctor of Medicine; MiMs, Message Implementation Manual; MPhil, Master of Philosophy; MSc, Master of Sciences; NHS, National Health Service; NHSE, National Health Service England; NHSIQ, National Health Service Improving Quality; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NIHR, National Institute of Health and Care Research; PCCS, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy; PI, prescribing information; R&D, research and development; UK, United Kingdom.
Job code: UK/BIL/10/25/0003|Date of preparation: November 2025