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Dr Joseph Cheriyan

Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist and Physician

I am the senior-most NHS consultant in the NHS Clinical Pharmacology department. Apart from hypertension, cardiovascular risk and general/acute medicine inpatient and outpatient work, I conduct clinical trials of novel and repurposed drugs in human to test their safety and efficacy. I am also actively involved in research and education as described. I am a senior advisor to the Malaysian Ministry of Health's Scientific Review Panel for Phase 1 trials.
Dr Joseph Cheriyan

My current role

I am an actively practicing clinician who sees patients at the front door contributing to the Acute Medicine Service covering a myriad of general medical issues. I also see patients at Addenbrooke's and the Saffron Walden outreach clinic for hypertension (blood pressure) and general medical problems.

I am also an active clinical researcher in cardiovascular medicine (high blood pressure, heart failure, heart attacks, high cholesterol, inflammation) and some respiratory medicine studies (respiratory inflammation in COPD, COVID-19).

I lead an active programme of educational programmes for junior doctors and medical students. This includes the Cambridge Medical Seminars (opens in a new tab) and the Experimental Medicine Training Initiative (opens in a new tab) for doctoral clinical/non-clinical students. This programme of education expanded internationally in 2018 with courses in SE Asia in conjunction with the Royal College of Physicians.

Previous history

I held a joint secondment post alongside my NHS post with the GSK Clinical Unit Cambridge from 2007-2020. This provided insights into an MHRA accredited Phase 1 unit conducting first-in-human Phase 1 through to Phase 2 clinical trials to industry standards.

I was previously the Senior Examiner for our Wellcome Trust funded Translational Medicine and Therapeutics MPhil programme. I was Vice Chair of the Health Research Authority (HRA) Cambridge Central Research Ethics Committee for more than 10 years.

Prior to joining the Trust in 2001, I trained in Sheffield and undertook postgraduate training in Nottingham and London (Hammersmith Hospital and St George's).

Membership/accreditations

  • Fellow, European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
  • Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
  • Member, British Irish Hypertension Society

Personal interests

When not at work, I enjoy travelling and seeing new places and people. I cherish visiting and learning from diverse cultures and experiences all around the world as well as experiencing new cuisines.

Designations

  • Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at University of Cambridge
  • Director of Cardiovascular Trials Office at Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, CUH and UofC
  • Director of Research Echocardiography Service, CUH
  • Training Programme Director of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, NHS England (Eastern)
  • Associate Principal Investigator in the Department of Medicine at University of Cambridge