Programme Director
Dr Dev Datta
Biography
Dr Dev Datta MB BCh (Wales), MD, FRCP, FRCPath
- Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
- Member of the Association for Clinical Biochemistry
- Medical Lead for the All Wales Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Cascade Testing Service
- Chair of HEART UK lipoprotein apheresis sub-group
- Deputy chair of the HEART UK medical, scientific and research committee
Dr Datta completed undergraduate medical training in Cardiff and underwent postgraduate training in cardiology in Scotland and Wales and then biochemistry and metabolic medicine in Cardiff. He was awarded a BHF junior research fellowship and completed his MD in vascular biology at the Wales Heart Research Institute in Cardiff.
He runs a cardiovascular risk factor and lipid clinic and the lipoprotein apheresis service in Wales. He is currently medical lead for the Welsh Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Service. He leads a weight management service and provides medical input to adults with eating disorders as well as contributing to general clinical services in our medical biochemistry laboratory. His research interests are in familial hypercholesterolaemia.