Speaking at: HRC2024

Position: Consultant Cardiologist
Location: Birmingham, UK

Professor Derek Connolly is a Consultant Cardiologist and the Director of Research and Development at Birmingham City Hospital. He holds honorary academic positions at both Aston medical school and at the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK. He trained in Edinburgh, Cambridge, London and San Diego where he was a Carnegie Scholar. He has a first class degree in Pharmacology from the University of Edinburgh where he was the Brunton medallist and Keasbey Bursary holder. His BHF funded PhD in molecular cardiology is from the University of Cambridge. He is the Chief or Primary Investigator of multiple large trials in Cardiovascular medicine. He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate by Aston University for his contributions to medical science.