DrMichael Fertleman

BIOGRAPHY

Michael is a Professor of Geriatric Practice and leads the Cutrale Perioperative & Ageing Group. They focus on using bioengineering tools to reduce risks of surgery and improve the lives of older people. He currently supervises ten doctoral students. 

In addition Michael is a consultant physician with a specialist interest in the medical management of older surgical patients. With his team he supervises the medical care of elderly trauma and surgical patients at St Mary's Hospital London. In addition he is chairman of the Specialist Advisory Committee for geriatric medicine, which coordinates the training of over 800 specialists in geriatric medicine across the UK. 

Administrator 
Mrs Shelley Brier s.brier@imperial.ac.uk

CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS - main supervisor
1. Dr Louis Koizia 
Proposed Degree PhD
"The use of big data to predict fractured neck of femur"
Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Melanie Dani
Current status - Writing Up

2. Dr Alvin Shrestha 
Proposed Degree MD (Res)
"Frailty from Oxidative Stress in Hip Replacement"
Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman &  Dr Paul Kemp
Current status - Awaiting Viva

3. Dr Jane Manning 
Proposed Degree MD (Res)

"Identifying biomarkers of deterioration following cardiac intervention"
Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Melanie Dani
Current status - writing up

4. Dr Win Khine 
Proposed Degree MD (Res)
"Metabolomic Changes in the Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and Blood of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)"
Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Melanie Dani
Current status - writing up

5. Dr Max Sayers 
Proposed Degree MD (Res)
"Perioperative multi-component frailty intervention in patients with acute decompensated aortic stenosis undergoing urgent TAVI"
Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Melanie Dani
Co-supervisor - Dr Michael Mullen
Current status - Writing Up

6. Dr Chirag Haria

Proposed Degree MD (Res)

"Use of novel inner ear electoencephalograhm (EEG) technology in older adults with head injury"

Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Melanie Dani

Current status - writing up

7. Dr Catherine Vanthoff

Proposed Degree MD (Res)

"How do older adults recover from elective total hip arthroplasty (THA)?"

Main supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Prof Anthony Bull
Current status - Collecting Data

CURRENT DOCTORAL STUDENTS - co-supervisor
1. Dr Lorraine Kasaven 
Proposed Degree PhD
"Preservation of the Human Ovary"
Main supervisors - Prof Ghaem-Maghami & Dr Joseph Yazbek 
Co-supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Srdjan Saso 
Current status - Awaiting viva

2. Dr Saaliha Vali 
Proposed Degree PhD
"Uterus Fertility Restoration"
Main supervisors - Prof Ghaem-Maghami & Dr J RIchard Smith
Co-supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman & Dr Ben Jones
Current status - Writing Up

3. Tricia Tay

Proposed Degree PhD

"Engagement with and impact of digital interventions to reverse frailty in an ageing population"

Main supervisors - Lord Darzi
Co-supervisors - Prof Michael Fertleman, Dr Leila Shepherd, Dr Kate Grailey

GRADUATED STUDENTS
1. Dr Chris Pereira MD(Res) - 2023
"Neuroinflammation following surgery - a study of patients blood and CSF in the perioperative period using NMR & MS techniques". 

2. Dr Megan Parkinson MD(Res) - 2025 
"Monitoring the effects of traumatic brain injury in older adults using a remote home monitoring system" 

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