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Trustee Board
Phill Read is a partnership manager from a sales and marketing background who was diagnosed with mitral valve disease in October 2020. After 4 years of passionate advocacy work for Heart Valve Voice Phill was unanimously elected the first patient to lead our Board of Trustees.
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Alison received a valve replacement in 2018 and is feeling better than ever. Alison brings a passion for sharing her story and raising awareness of heart valve disease to her role as trustee. Read more of her story.
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Angie received her valve replacement in June of 2020. She's excited to join the Heart Valve Voice Trustee board and to share her experience of the heart valve disease pathway. Read more of her story.
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Keith is a member of The British Cardiac Patients Association. Keith also has a background of patients representation in a number of organisations including ambulance trusts, community health councils, patient forums and hospitals.
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Dr Yassir Javaid MA (Cantab) FRCP FRCGP PGDip Cardiology Cardiovascular and Diabetes Lead Nene CCG Primary Care Cardiovascular lead.
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Chris Arden is a General Practitioner with a special interest in cardiovascular disease.
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Rick Steeds is a Consultant Cardiologist at Birmingham University Hospital Foundation. He specialises in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of heart valve disease.
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Dr Cook is a Structural Cardiology Consultant practising at The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, UK. His specialist clinical interest includes the delivery of evidence-based, transformative trans-catheter therapies to patients with high-risk valvular heart disease.
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Lauren is a Structural Heart Clinical Nurse Specialist at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, where she has worked for the past 3 years. Lauren has been a specialist Cardiac nurse since qualifying in 2010, and has worked in cardiac units across the UK supporting heart patients during the treatment pathway.
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Craig is an experienced business leader with over 25 years’ of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. Adept at making strategic value-adding decisions, driving innovation and achieving consistent delivery across a wide range of initiatives. Proficient in all aspects of business operations, financial management, risk evaluation and regulatory adherence.