Amitava Banerjee
Professor of Clinical Data Science and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, UCL, Barts Health NHS Trusts
Amitava Banerjee is Professor in Clinical Data Science at University College London, and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at University College London Hospitals and Barts Health NHS Trusts. Also, he is Vice-President (Digital, Communications and Marketing) of the British Cardiovascular Society and Senior Advisor to the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders Programme.
As a researcher, educator and clinician, his interests span data science, cardiovascular disease, global health, training and evidence-based healthcare. He has been active both clinically and academically throughout the pandemic, and is leading a large, national Long Covid study (STIMULATE-ICP), which includes a large platform drug trial. He has published over 260 scientific papers with an H-index of 71.
His clinical work very much informs his research and vice versa, whether in the evaluation of technology, research in cardiovascular disease in under-served populations, electronic health records or COVID-19.