معرفی
Professor Chakravarthi Rajkumar holds the Chair (Honorary Consultant) in Elderly Care at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS), University of Sussex. He is affiliated with the Clinical and Experimental Medicine department and has been active since 2005. His research focuses on geriatric medicine, stroke, hypertension, vascular aging, and frailty, with over 400 publications and an H-index of 49. He has received funding from NIHR, BHF, and Dunhill Medical Trust for projects like HYVET 2 feasibility studies and medication harm reduction tools.
Research Interests:
- Clinical trials in geriatric populations
- Hypertension and vascular compliance
- Frailty indices and biomarkers
- Stroke epidemiology and therapeutics
- Medication-related harm prevention
- Cardiovascular risk stratification
Awards:
- 2024: Distinguished Fellow of GAPIO
- Over 13,000 citations across 200+ peer-reviewed works
Grants:
- National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): £170k for MRH prediction tools (2021-2022)
- Dunhill Medical Trust: £600k for HYVET 2 feasibility (2018-2021)
- NIHR: £150k for PRIME risk tool development (2013-2015)
Education and Training:
Supervised 6 PhDs and 2 MDs. Involved in academic training programs for clinical fellows and senior staff.
Labs/Teams:
Co-leads the FRAXI Study on frailty and vascular aging, and collaborates with international networks like the BRAINS study group.
