Ferruccio De Lorenzo - Clinical Director of the Heart Health Check programme
Experience Includes:
MD PhD, CCST, graduated in 1990 and qualified as a specialist in General (Internal) Medicine in 1996.
In 2001 he was awarded a PhD and Diploma in Medicine from the National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London.
In 2002 he founded Euroclinics, partner agency of the CHD collaborative group to implement the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and led a preventative programme in the community to identify individuals at risk of developing CHD.
In 2003 he obtained the Clinician Scientist Award in recognition for his post at the Thrombosis Research Institute from the National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Capacity and Development (Department of Health) and the National Clinician Scientist Monitoring Committee.
In 2005 Dr De Lorenzo was appointed Consultant Physician in General Medicine and Prevention of Vascular Disorders at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. He now practices preventative cardiovascular medicine at the Lipid Clinic, Hammersmith Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
A member of the British Hypertension Society, International Society of Vascular Health (ISVH), HEART UK, British Medical Association, Royal College of Physicians London, and the Independent Doctors Federation UK.
His publications include over 60 original articles, medical reports and books. To see the full list visit pub med: www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Member of the advisory board of the international medical journal ‘advances in therapy’ dedicated to the rapid publication of studies in clinical medicine.
An expert columnist of the Ibero-American Society of scientific information on medical and healthcare (SIIC).
Member of the faculty-led educational programme supported by an educational grant from Abbott UK.
