Manchester Academic Health Science Centre | Health Innovation Manchester Manchester Academic Health Science Centre Uniting leading healthcare providers with world-class academics and researchers through MAHSC In April 2020, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (MAHSC), part of Health Innovation Manchester, was officially designated by National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and NHS England up to 2025. Find out more about the designation in this news story The goal for the AHSC was to make new scientific discoveries and shorten the time to turn them into effective treatments to deliver benefits for patients locally and around the world. Greater Manchester Academic Health Science and Innovation System The MAHSC discovery and translation strategy is delivered by domains bringing together our academic partners and NHS Trusts. The domains are: Cancer, Cardiovascular & Diabetes, Inflammation and Repair, Mental Health, Neuroscience, Women & Children and Applied Health and Care. Crucially, research projects undertaken via MAHSC and GM’s other research bodies are pulled through HInM’s innovation pathway to provide a rich pipeline of evidence-based innovations that can be deployed at pace and scale.  It means we can make real fast-tracked improvements to the health of local people and beyond. Our strategy MAHSC was established to work in close collaboration with a wide range of healthcare and research institutions across Greater Manchester NHS Trusts: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Research Partners Greater Manchester Academic Health Science Network (Part of HInM) NIHR Greater Manchester Applied Research Collaboration (ARC-GM (Part of HInM) NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester NIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration (PSRC) Higher Education Institutions The University of Manchester Manchester Metropolitan University The University of Salford The University of Bolton Find out more about MAHSC's seven research domains: Cancer Domain Cardiovascular and Diabetes Domain Inflammation and Repair Domain Mental Health Domain Neuroscience Domain Women and Children Domain Applied Health and Care Research Group MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs The MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs are awarded on an annual basis by The University of Manchester’s Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Promotions Committee. They are awarded to individuals from across Greater Manchester who have made a major contribution to their clinical specialty, including excellence in research and education. MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2025 The new MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs for 2025 are: Kanna Gnanalingham Consultant Neurosurgeon Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Michael McNicholas Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Karen Kemp Inflammatory Bowel Disease Nurse Specialist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Fiona Reid Consultant Urogynaecologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Richard Berman Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Constantina Chrysochou Consultant Nephrologist Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Ngozi Elaine Edi-Osagie Consultant Neonatologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Ashu Gandhi Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust James Harvey Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Konstantina Karabatsou Consultant Neurosurgeon Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Vaibhav Modgil Consultant Urological Surgeon and Andrologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Phillip Monaghan Consultant Clinical Scientist The Christie NHS Foundation Trust John Moore Consultant Critical Care & Anaesthesia Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust John Murray Nurse Clinician in Bone Marrow Transplant The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Rhona Kearney Consultant Urogynaecologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Mars Skae Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2024 The new MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs for 2024 are: Bilal Alkhaffaf,  Consultant Oesophago-Gastric and General Surgeon, Northern Care Alliance Anand Pillai, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Jon Bell, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Mike Dennis, Consultant Haematologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Peter Paine, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Northern Care Alliance Cynthia Eccles, Head of Radiotherapy Research and Development, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Laura Hancock, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Michelle Harvie, Lead Research Dietician at the Prevent Breast Cancer Research Unit, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Roisin Haslett, Regional Postgraduate Dean / Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia, Northern Care Alliance Adrian Heald, Consultant Endocrinologist, Northern Care Alliance Javed Sultan, Consultant Oesophago-Gastric and Weight loss Surgeon, Northern Care Alliance Dimitrios Poulikakos, Consultant Renal Physician, Northern Care Alliance Peter Barry, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Pietro D’Urso, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Northern Care Alliance Sarah Wallace, Consultant Speech and Language Therapist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2023 The new MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs for 2023 are: Susmito Biswas, Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Michael Callaghan, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Simon Carley, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Matthew Evison, Consultant Chest Physician, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Pauline Ho, Consultant Rheumatologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Daniel Horner, Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Lala Leelarathna, Consultant Diabetologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Nicholas Lees, Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Raja Padidela, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Benjamin Parker, Consultant Rheumatologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Agata Rembielak, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Ferdinand Serracino-Inglott, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Smeeta Sinha, Consultant Nephrologist, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Jecko Thachil, Consultant Haematologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust David Thomson, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2022 The new MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs for 2022 are: Omer Aziz, Consultant Colorectal and Laparoscopic Surgeon, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Sujesh Bansal, Consultant Anaesthetist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Raffaele Califano, Consultant in Medical Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Darren Green, Consultant in Renal Medicine, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Iain Lawrie, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Stephen Playfor, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Graham Edwin Smith, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Akheel Syed, Consultant in Obesity Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Clare Tower, Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Sophie Parker, Clinical Psychologist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Martin Smith, Consultant Emergency Physician, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Emma Vardy, Consultant Geriatrician, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Raimondo Maximilian Cervellione, Consultant Paediatric Urologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Brendan McGrath, Consultant in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Omar Nathan Pathmanaban, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust John Lear, Consultant Dermatologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Read more here MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2021 Mr George Antoniou, Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Ms Jane Ashworth, Consultant Opthalmologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Alison Birtle, Consultant Oncologist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dr Bernadka Dubicka, Consultant Psychiatrist, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust Dr Simon Jones, Consultant in Paediatric inherited metabolic disease, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Farzin Fath-Ordoubadi, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Amit Patel, Consultant for Haematology and Cellular Therapies, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Dr Mark Roberts, Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Mr Aali Sheen, Consultant General and Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Ms Charlotte Skitterall, Group Chief Pharmacist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Handrean Soran, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Bella Starling, Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow and Director of Vocal at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Claire Stevens, Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Simon Williams, Consultant Cardiologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Read more here MAHSC Honorary Clinical Chairs 2020 Dr Andrew Bentley, Consultant in Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Frank Bowling, Podiatric Surgical Fellow, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Adrian Crellin, NHS England National Clinical Lead for Proton Beam Therapy Dr Anna Kelsey, Consultant Paediatric Histopathologist, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Jimmy Limdi, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Fairfield General Hospital, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Group) Dr Ralph Mackinnon, Paediatric Anaesthesia Consultant Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Dr Monty Silverdale, Consultant Neurologist, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (part of Northern Care Alliance NHS Group) Dr Andrew Ustianowski, infectious diseases consultant and Principal Clinical Research Lead for North Manchester General Hospital, Deputy Clinical Director for the NIHR Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester and joint NIHR CRN National Specialty Lead for Infection. Dr Rajamiyer Venkateswaran, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation at Wythenshawe Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Read more here GM performance in clinical trials The Clinical Research Network Greater Manchester deliver health and care research studies across Greater Manchester, East Cheshire, and East Lancashire. The region supports research access to over three million people and works with community, primary, social and secondary care and public health providers. In the last 9 years the CRN have supported over half a million GM residents to participate in research. By 2024, the CRN GM will have provided £193,496,147 infrastructure funding since 2014 to local care organisations. View a summary of the NIHR GM CRN’s performance within our information pack here Back to our partners Do you want to keep up to date with the latest news and insights in health innovation? 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