Specialties and experts

We co-ordinate and enable the delivery of research across a range of specialty areas and expertise.

Find out more about each of our specialty areas below. You'll find key information for each specialty, key contacts, links to relevant funding opportunities and career development support:

Specialty National Specialty Lead or expert contact
Advanced therapy medicinal products Professor Eric Alton
Ageing Professor Terry Quinn
Anaesthesia, perioperative medicine and pain management Dr Joyce Yeung
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
  • Amitava Banerjee
  • Vijay Kundadian
Children and young people Professor Paul Dimitri 
Critical care Professor Charlotte Summers
Dementias and neurodegeneration Paresh Malhotra
Dermatology Professor Nick Levell
Diabetes Melanie Davies
Ear, Nose and Throat Mr Jameel Muzaffar
Gastroenterology Lynsey Corless
Genomics and rare diseases Professor Eamonn Maher
Haematology Satarupa Chaudhuri
Health services research Professor Peter Bower
Imaging  
Infection Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas
Kidney and urinary tract disorders Professor David Wheeler
Liver / Hepatology Dr Lynsey Corless
Mental health Paul French
Metabolic and endocrine disorders Professor John Wilding
Musculoskeletal disorders James Bluett
Neurological disorders Professor Peter Goadsby
Ophthalmology Deepali Varma
Oral and dental health Eva King
Primary care Margaret Ikpoh
Public health research Joanne Morling
Reproductive health Katie Morris
Respiratory disorders Professor Najib Rahman
Social care  
Stroke Professor Chris Price
Surgery
Trauma and emergency care Professor Matthew Costa