from Newcastle University Congenital Heart Disease Group

The Faculty of Medical Sciences at Newcastle University was completely reorganised in 2019. We reduced our number of institutes from six to three: the Biosciences, Translational and Clinical Research and Population Health Sciences Institutes.

As part of this restructuring the old research centres, including the Cardiovascular Research Centre, were dissolved. In their place are Themes that cut across all three Institutes and are focussed on the future direction of academic research in our University. 

We, congenital heart researchers, have taken the opportunity to make new connections with others in the Reproduction, Development and Child Health (RDCH) Theme. We remain closely linked, but distinct from our colleagues in the Vascular Biology and Medicine (VBM) Theme and some colleagues have joint affiliation. Congenital heart clinicians in Newcastle hospitals, who are active in research, are affiliated to the Congenital Heart Disease research group and the RDCH Theme. We are also part of a wider community through the North East and North Cumbria Congenital Heart Disease Network.

On these web pages, we will post information about our research, our meetings and list contact details about our members. Enquiries about congenital heart disease research should be directed to louise.coats@ncl.ac.uk or bill.chaudhry@ncl.ac.uk and we will try to connect you with the right people.