Dhavendra Kumar
University Hospital of Wales, UK
Biography
After qualifying in Medicine from the King George’s Medical College (now a University), Lucknow, India, I completed postgraduate training in Paediatrics with an MD. Since 1980 I have pursued a career in Medical Genetics in the UK. In 1990 I became a Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Genetics and later on elected a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics (FACMG). I serve as a Fellow of the main Royal Colleges- FRCP-London, FRCP-Ireland and FRCPCH- Paediatrics & Child Health. Visiting Professor to the Genomic Policy Research Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences and Education, the University of South Wales, UK. He is also the Adjunct Professor to the Public Health Epidemiology Unit at the Chinese Capital Medical University, Beijing, China and Visiting Professor to the Chettinad Health University, Chennai, India. Prior to my current appointment as Consultant in Clinical Genetics at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, I have had several other NHS appointments in Sheffield, Oxford, Exeter and Nottingham. My current role includes clinical, teaching and research commitments along with professional duties including senior R&D roles in NHS Wales. As the lead Clinical Geneticist for the Multi-Disciplinary Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions service, I have devoted my professional time and skills in setting up a benchmark service supported by an active teaching and research programme. My current clinical and research interests are focused on sudden cardiac death, molecular studies in chronic heart failure and inherited arteriopathies (Marfan syndrome). The biennial Cardiff International Cardiovascular Genetic Symposium, that I organised and lead, is hugely popular and attracts the cardiology and genetic communities engaging in learning, sharing research and developing good clinical practice through active networking. In addition, I have actively contributed in major nation wide efforts for raising awareness and profile for clinical cardiovascular genetics and took a lead role in setting up the dedicated professional group (Association for Inherited Cardiac Conditions- AICC) that I continue to serve on the Council and as the Treasurer.
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