DrSonya Babu-Narayan
Clinical Associate Professor in Adult CHD
National Heart & Lung Institute - Faculty of Medicine
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- Clinical Associate Professor in Adult CHDNational Heart & Lung Institute - Faculty of Medicine
- 020 7351 8803 (Work)
- Royal Brompton Campus, United Kingdom
BIO
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan is a Reader at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Consultant Cardiologist at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, and Associate Medical Director with the British Heart Foundation (2018-).She was Trustee for the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC) from 2018-2024. She held a BHF intermediate clinical research fellowship (2012-2018).
Dr Babu-Narayan studied medicine at University College London. With the help of a Medical Research Council scholarship she obtained a First Class Honours BSc degree in Neurosciences (1994). She then completed her MB BS medical qualification at which time she was awarded Merit in Clinical Medicine (1998) and the Archibald Ferguson Prize for Personal Qualities in Patient Care (1998). She undertook her adult medicine training in Oxford and was awarded Membership to the Royal College of Physicians; MRCP (UK) in 2001. She is an adult cardiologist and trained (2005-2010) in cardiology at Chelsea and Westminster, the Royal Brompton Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital (paediatric cardiology) and the Heart Hospital. She was appointed a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Cardiologist in January 2012 and Reader in 2019. She has level 3 accreditations in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (both for adult CMR and for congenital heart disease CMR). Her academic awards for clinical research include an American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Award for Outstanding Contribution to Paediatric Cardiology (2006). She was co-author for the European Society of Cardiology ACHD 2020 guidelines.
She maintains her interest in contemporary arts, philosophy and medical ethics, and particularly, in how seemingly difficult ideas can be shared or exchanged with wider audiences. With Wellcome Sciart funding for “The Fluent Heart” project she collaborated with Dr Philip Kilner, the composer Sir John Tavener, and choreographer Wayne MacGregor resulting in the premiere of 'Amu' at Sadlers Wells. She won an Inspiring Communicator Award 2022. She is an experienced international speaker and spokesperson for matters relating to health and care (eg https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/862/html/)
Dr Babu-Narayan studied medicine at University College London. With the help of a Medical Research Council scholarship she obtained a First Class Honours BSc degree in Neurosciences (1994). She then completed her MB BS medical qualification at which time she was awarded Merit in Clinical Medicine (1998) and the Archibald Ferguson Prize for Personal Qualities in Patient Care (1998). She undertook her adult medicine training in Oxford and was awarded Membership to the Royal College of Physicians; MRCP (UK) in 2001. She is an adult cardiologist and trained (2005-2010) in cardiology at Chelsea and Westminster, the Royal Brompton Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital (paediatric cardiology) and the Heart Hospital. She was appointed a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Cardiologist in January 2012 and Reader in 2019. She has level 3 accreditations in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (both for adult CMR and for congenital heart disease CMR). Her academic awards for clinical research include an American Heart Association Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Award for Outstanding Contribution to Paediatric Cardiology (2006). She was co-author for the European Society of Cardiology ACHD 2020 guidelines.
She maintains her interest in contemporary arts, philosophy and medical ethics, and particularly, in how seemingly difficult ideas can be shared or exchanged with wider audiences. With Wellcome Sciart funding for “The Fluent Heart” project she collaborated with Dr Philip Kilner, the composer Sir John Tavener, and choreographer Wayne MacGregor resulting in the premiere of 'Amu' at Sadlers Wells. She won an Inspiring Communicator Award 2022. She is an experienced international speaker and spokesperson for matters relating to health and care (eg https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/862/html/)
DEGREES
- MB BSUniversity College London, London, United Kingdom
- BSc First Class Honours (Neuroscience)University College London, London, United Kingdom
- MRCPRoyal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom
- PhDImperial College London, London, United Kingdom
FACULTY
- Faculty of Medicine
POSITION NAME
- Clinical Associate Professor in Adult CHD