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CLINICAL CONSULTANCY
As a medical professional with diverse clinical experience, I provide exclusive clinical consulting services. My approach, grounded in my dual expertise as a licensed medical doctor and a registered public health nutritionist, focuses on personalising dietary and lifestyle strategies to optimise health. This bespoke service is offered to a limited clientele annually, ensuring dedicated attention and customised care.
CURRENT WORK (2024 ONWARDS)
I now work part-time for Well Founded as Head of Nutritional Medicine. I am excited to be joining their excellent multidisciplinary team to bring my specialist expertise in preventative nutritional medicine to the management of metabolic health for individual clients of this innovative approach to healthcare service provision. Underpinning my clinical consultancy are several textbooks on which I am editor/lead author, including the Elsevier Essentials of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare (companion textbook to Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine) as well as the Nutrition section of the Cambridge University Press Essential Lifestyle Medicine.
PREVIOUS WORK (~20 YEARS)
I have worked in secondary healthcare within UK National Health Service (NHS) hospitals for many years including specialist clinics in Tier-3 Intensive Weight Management within Metabolic Medicine (Addenbrooke’s Hospital / Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust) as well as Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases within Cardiovascular Medicine (Ninewells Hospital and Medical School / University of Dundee and NHS Tayside). For almost a decade I also headed up an UK Medical Research Council (MRC/UKRI) experimental medicine facility as Senior Clinician Scientist and Senior Medical Advisor at the Elsie Widdowson Laboratory in Cambridge dedicated to Human Nutrition Research. Additionally, I served for over half a decade as the UK Government’s Lead Clinician for the National Diet and Nutrition Survey under the Department of Health and its devolved counterparts. Finally I have worked as a Clinical Trials Physician for a plethora of both pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical studies including agents which impact cardiovascular and metabolic health including dietary bioactives and polyphenols.
ORGANISATIONAL CONSULTANCY
With over twenty years of experience in corporate advisory roles, my consulting services extend to business clients seeking strategic guidance. I specialise in tackling implementation challenges and fostering the strategic growth of projects and initiatives, leveraging my extensive background to offer insightful, solution-oriented advice.
RECENT WORK (2022-2025)
I worked part-time as Principal Medical Academic Advisor to the Modality NHS Partnership, which is the largest primary healthcare consortium in the UK. My role involved providing advice to leaders in general practice and primary care on harnessing routine healthcare data to inform service innovation, particularly in aspects of preventative and lifestyle medicine. Additionally, I provided academic career development advice to several thought leaders within Modality.
PREVIOUS WORK (~20 YEARS)
I have provided a plethora of strategic advisory services as a consultant to organisations both in the UK and internationally across health, higher education and research sectors. Notable national consultative roles include the UK Research and Innovation transition group that led to the merger of all UK research councils into a single body, UKRI, and international technical consulting includes the World Health Organization Headquarters and other UN organisations.
Ravi Mohan Lal
I had a great opportunity to work with him as a data science intern and his team at NNEdPro while pursuing my master's program in Data Science. He was my co-supervisor in my thesis, and I always found him supportive, advising me on my progress while always demonstrating a collaborative spirit. Under his guidance, I have learnt to collaborate with members from multi-domains, such as nutritionists, medical professionals and data scientists. He excels at forging relationships with individuals and organisations, working towards his vision of sustainable nutrition through scientific and evidence-based methods. He believes in the big picture holistic thinking to solve challenges and through collaboration. As a mentor, he is always ready to guide you in the right direction and with his extensive knowledge in different domains, be it research, education, leadership or social entrepreneurship, you will always find him accommodating and generous.
Dr Dionysia Angeliki Lyra
I had the honour of meeting Professor Ray in July 2018 during my participation in the NNEdPro Summer School. At first, I was immediately captivated by his noble and refined manners, as well as his respectful behaviour toward all participants. His humility and intellectual depth stood out, instantly breaking the ice and creating an atmosphere of openness and mutual respect. Following that first interaction, and during my tenure as co-lead of the NNEdPro Middle East and Central Asia regional network, I had the privilege of witnessing his exceptional leadership and mentorship skills in action firsthand. He consistently creates space for his colleagues and the experts he interacts with to express their ideas and share suggestions, demonstrating a generous and inclusive approach. A person of action, he mobilises resources effectively and inspires his team to perform at their best. Notably, he empowers young professionals by offering meaningful leadership opportunities, guided by a kind, thoughtful, fully supportive and well-structured approach.
Prof Pauline Douglas
Prof Ray is an esteemed colleague whose contributions to nutrition and public health are commendable. As Vice-Chair and Education Director at NNEdPro, where Professor Ray serves as Executive Director, I have witnessed his outstanding leadership and dedication to advancing global health education. Professor Ray's visionary approach in founding and leading the NNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health has significantly influenced global policies and practices in nutrition. Beyond his professional roles, Professor Ray is a mentor who nurtures future leaders in healthcare. His ability to bridge clinical medicine, academic research, and public health initiatives has been pivotal in shaping comprehensive health strategies that are both effective and sustainable.