Matt Kearney - Life Science Access Academy

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Dr Matt Kearney is Executive Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Health at UCLPartners, a health innovation partnership serving 5 million people in London and Essex. Matt leads the Cardiovascular Health Programme to transform the prediction, detection, and management of cardiovascular risk in order to prevent heart attacks and strokes at scale. Current innovations include the award-winning UCLP Proactive Care Frameworks to transform the management of the high-risk conditions for cardiovascular disease and CVDACTION – a smart data tool for primary care to identify, prioritize, and optimize care in people with high-risk conditions.

From 2016-2019, Matt was National Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and led the development of the NHS Long Term Plan CVD Prevention Programme. He co-founded and led the development of CVDprevent, the national audit for CVD prevention. He also practices as a GP in Shropshire.

Previously Matt worked as advisor to the Department of Health respiratory programme and was a member of the NICE Public Health Interventions Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2013. He has a master’s degree in public health and is a Fellow of the Royal College of GPs and the Royal College of Physicians.

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