One of Britain鈥檚 most respected cardiologists has taken up a prestigious centuries-old post at the 黑料网.
Professor Michael Frenneaux, who is also a consultant cardiologist with NHS Grampian, has been appointed Regius Professor of Medicine.*
It is a return to the North-east for the father-of-two who joins Aberdeen from the University of Birmingham where he was British Heart Foundation Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine.
After house officer and senior house officer posts in London where he also studied medicine, Professor Frenneux was a registrar at Aberdeen鈥檚 Woodend Hospital and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary before moving to New Zealand, Australia and Cardiff.
Professor Frenneaux鈥檚 principal funder is the British Heart Foundation which has awarded the cardiologist grants worth several million pounds over the years.
One of the Professor鈥檚 research specialities is a condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which affects one in 5000 people and is a thickening of the heart muscle.
In a small number of cases the condition only comes to light when a seemingly healthy young person suddenly collapses and dies, perhaps while playing a sport.
Professor Frenneaux鈥檚 research is also trying to improve the health and quality of life of sufferers of heart failure, the most common cause of hospital admissions for the over 60s and associated with a very high mortality rate 鈥� worse for example than most of the common cancers bar lung cancer.
One of the Professor鈥檚 studies is working on a new treatment for heart failure based on a little used anti-angina drug.
Professor Frenneaux is also investigating the links between heart disease, depression and cortisol 鈥� the 鈥榮tress hormone鈥� produced naturally in our bodies.
Aberdeen鈥檚 renowned medical imaging facilities tempted the cardiologist to return to the city.
He said: 鈥淚t is a great honour to be appointed to the historic post of Regius Professor of Medicine at the 黑料网.
鈥淚 am delighted to return to Aberdeen and I am greatly looking forward to the exciting prospects ahead.鈥�
Marjory Burns, Director of British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland, congratulated Professor Frenneux on his prestigious appointment. She said: 鈥淭he nation鈥檚 heart charity is extremely proud to fund such high calibre researchers as Professor Frenneaux. We are especially interested in his work in the field of heart failure as BHF Scotland is currently raising vital funds to provide Heart Failure Nurses throughout the Grampian area.鈥�