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Victoria Haunton

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Dr Victoria Haunton

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6078-5469

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    Victoria is an academic geriatrician working at both the University of Plymouth and University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust.  Her research expertise is in cerebral haemodynamics, specifically cerebral autoregulation, vasomotor reactivity, and neurovascular coupling, in healthy ageing and neurodegenerative diseases.  Victoria has broader research interests and expertise in Parkinson’s disease, blood pressure, frailty, and vascular disease.
     
    Victoria is the lead for the NIHR Clinical Academic Training Programme in Plymouth.
     
    Her current grants include awards from the NIHR HTA programme and Parkinson’s UK.  
     
    Victoria was previously a regional lead for the NIHR Ageing National Specialty group, and has extensive experience as a PI.  She co-leads the Parkinson's clinical trials portfolio at University Hospitals Plymouth and sits on several national data monitoring and trial steering committees.  
     
    Clinically at UHP, she undertakes specialist clinical activity within the Parkinson's service and on the frailty SDEC unit.
     

    Professional memberships

    Royal College of Physicians, London (Fellow)

    British Geriatrics Society

    The International Parkinson & Movement Disorder Society

    Cerebrovascular Research Network (CARNet)

    Roles on external bodies

    Current   
    Stakeholder member, UK Parkinson's disease Clinical Studies Group
     
    Previous
    Associate Editor, Age and Ageing
    Chair, British Geriatrics Society Movement Disorders Section (previously trainee rep, research member, and vice-chair).
     

    Supervised research degrees

    Supervised to completion:           
    Intercalated BSc   3
    Masters (inc MRes)2
    MD1
    PhD3
     
     
    Current students:
    Katie Bounsall - PhD
    Archana Shajidevadas - PhD
    Amirah Essop-Adam - PhD
     

    Teaching interests

    I am the lead for the NIHR Clinical Academic Training Programme in Plymouth.
     

    Academic qualifications

    Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians

    Award Date: 1 Sept 2019

    Doctorate, Cerebral autoregulation in idiopathic Parkinson's disease., University of Leicester

    Award Date: 1 Jul 2014

    RCP (London) Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, Royal College of Physicians

    Award Date: 21 May 2008

    First Degree, Bachelor of Medicine - Pass with Distinction, University of Southampton

    Award Date: 14 Jul 2004

    External positions

    External Examiner, Clinical Geriatrics MSc, Cardiff University

    Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education

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