Amitava Banerjee

About Amitava Banerjee
Amitava Banerjee is NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Specialist Registrar in Cardiology at the University of Birmingham. He spends his time between clinical cardiology, research and teaching, and is now based in Professor Gregory Lip’s research group in the Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences.Ami qualified from Oxford Medical School in 2002, and his interest in preventive cardiology led him to complete a Masters in Public Health at Harvard University in 2004/05. He first worked with the Cardiovascular Diseases Division at the World Health Organisation as an intern in 2005, but has continued to work there as a WHO Temporary Advisor. In 2011, he completed his DPhil in cardiovascular epidemiology in the Stroke Prevention Research Unit in Oxford, focusing on acute coronary syndromes under the supervision of Professor Peter Rothwell. He has over 30 scientific publications, including review articles and book chapters, in the fields of epidemiology, cardiology and global health. His epidemiology work has largely focused on the sex-specific effects of family history of myocardial infarction and stroke on risk of future cardiovascular disease. His major global health interests are access to medicines and the burden of cardiovascular disease in India.Ami continues to regularly teach undergraduate and postgraduate students. In addition, public engagement in science has developed as an important area of his work. Ami co-writes the popular evidence-based healthcare blog, trusttheevidence.net, which aims to 'unpack' the data and statistics in news stories about health and health research.