NRS Career researcher Fellows April 2022 – March 2025

 
Name Speciality Node NHS Board Title
Michelle Cooper Consultant, Sexual and Reproductive Health NHS Lothian NHS Lothian Improving access to contraception after childbirth in Scotland.
Ingrid Hoertzauer Consultant, Neurology NHS Lothian NHS Lothian Developing treatments for idiopathic urinary retention through better understanding of mechanism.
Rahul Kalla Consultant, Gastroenterologist NHS Lothian NHS Lothian Personalising care in Gastrointestinal diseases.
Louisa Pollock Consultant, General Paediatrics/Paediatric Infectious Diseases NHS Glasgow NHS Glasgow Addressing research gaps in paediatric SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Sokratis Stoumpos Consultant, Physician in Nephrology and General Medicine NHS Glasgow NHS Glasgow Improving the outcome of patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure: from epidemiology to optimisation of treatment strategies.
Rachael Swann Consultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology NHS Glasgow NHS Glasgow Optimising outcomes in advanced liver disease through targeted interventions.
Jennifer Greenhowe Consultant, Plastic Surgeon NHS Grampian NHS Grampian Modulating inflammation as a means to control symptomatic or abnormal scarring.
Muhammad Adeel Akhtar Consultant, Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon NHS Tayside NHS Fife How can Digital Health improve Musculoskeletal care of Obese patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis?
Chris Clifford Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist NHS Glasgow NHS Glasgow Identifying clinical characteristics and subgroups for patients with gluteal
tendinopathy.
Edel McGlanaghy Clinical Psychologist NHS Tayside NHS Forth Valley Understanding why people with experience of complex trauma disengage from
psychological therapy; a trauma informed research programme.
Johannes De Kock Clinical Psychologist NHS Grampian NHS Highland Using participatory digital platforms to enhance resilience and mental health of Scottish health and care staff during COVID-19 and its aftermath.