Dr Bradley, who is a Consultant Renal Physician and Director of Research & Development at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been appointed Director of Research by the CUHP board.
The Director of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre said: “I am delighted to be taking on the role of Director of Research and Innovation for Cambridge University Health Partners.
“The relocation of Papworth Hospital and expansion of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus uniquely positions the partnership to drive innovation in internationally leading biomedical science and clinical research.
“This integration of research across disciplines on a single site is offered in very few settings worldwide, and provides exceptional opportunities to translate research into benefit for patients.”
Dr Bradley will bring a wealth of expertise to CUHP as he sits on a number of health boards and committees including the joint committee on Renal Disease and the Department of Health’s Renal Advisory Group.
He is also Regional Specialty Adviser in Renal Medicine, Programme Director for Renal Medicine in the Eastern Deanery, Editor of the British Journal of Renal Medicine, Special Adviser to Kidney Research UK and President of the Nephrology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine.
In addition, Dr Bradley is Director of Studies in Medicine at Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge, and has written five textbooks on pre-clinical and clinical medicine.
CUHP is a strategic alliance between the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Papworth Hospital.
Cambridge University Health Partners
CUHP is a partnership between one of the world's leading universities and three NHS foundation trusts. It will deliver world-class excellence in health care, research and clinical education and improve health for people across the Cambridgeshire region and beyond.
Cambridge University Health Partners is one of only six Academic Health Science Centres in England recognised by the Department of Health as internationally competitive centres of excellence in the integrated delivery of health care, health research and the education of health professionals.
The NHS organisations in the partnership are those that work most closely with the University in performing research and education and that involve academic doctors in the delivery of their services: Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
CUHP is at the heart of the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), a community of world-leading academics, clinicians, scientists and businesses working together with patients, to improve healthcare and quality of life. Based on a single site south of the city centre, the campus supports ground-breaking research into the causes of disease, better prevention, faster diagnosis, more effective treatment and the best way to care for patients. In addition to cutting-edge scientific research, the campus contributes to national and local economic success by attracting global investment in medical research and innovation, and creating and sustaining jobs.
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