Robert Sykes

Personal History

Dr Robert Alexander Sykes is a PhD candidate and Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow. He is based in the West of Scotland for clinical and research training.⁴

Academic History

He achieved both his BMedSci (2012 - 2013) and his MBChB (2010 - 2016) at the University Of Edinburgh. In 2018, he obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Health Professionals Education from the University of Glasgow School of Medicine.¹

In 2020, Dr Sykes began working on his PhD in the field of Cardiovascular Science at the University of Glasgow Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences.⁴

Career Overview

Dr Sykes is a PhD student and Clinical Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences. He is also an Honorary Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at the Golden Jubilee Foundation.^{1, 3, 4}

He currently practices his clinical work within the Cardiology department of Golden Jubilee National Hospital.⁴  Dr Sykes is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.¹

Career Timeline

• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
  • 2016 - 2018: Academic Foundation Doctor & Honorary Clinical Fellow
  • 2018 - 2020: Core Medical Trainee
• University of Glasgow
  • 2016 - 2018: Honorary Clinical Fellow
  • 2018 - 2020: Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Medicine
  • 2020 - Present: Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences
• 2020 - Present: Honorary Clinical Fellow, Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire

Areas of Speciality

• Intervention
• Myocardial infarction

Sources

1. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1010-5474
2. https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/icams/staff/robertsykes/#publications
3. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert-Sykes-3 
4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sykes-051b5090/