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Current Appointment

Consultant in Cardiology and Electrophysiology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.

 

PostGraduate Education

2010 PhD, The Role of Bone Marrow Derived Cells in Cardiac Repair, QMW. 

2002 MRCP, Royal College of Physicians of London.

 

Undergraduate Education

1992-1998 MB BS, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St. Thomas.

1995 BSc Physiology, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy’s and St. Thomas.

 

Prizes and Awards

2004 BHF Clinical PhD Studentship, Awarded by the British Heart Foundation, London. 

2004 Susan Gale Prize, Awarded by Bart’s and the London NHS Trust, London.

2003 International Stem Cell Award, Awarded by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore.

 

Previous Appointments

06/2013-10/2013 

Locum Consultant in Cardiology and Electrophysiology, St Bart’s Hospital, London.

 

04/2011-06/2013

Subspecialist Training in Electrophysiology and Devices, St Barts Hospital, London.

 

10/2009-04/2011

SpR in Cardiology, Barts and The London Chest Hospitals.

Pacing, Advanced Pacing, EP, Coronary Intervention and Advanced Cardiac Imaging.

 

08/2008 to 10/2009

SpR in Cardiology, Dr E. Smith, Dr F. Schafer, Dr R. Davies & Dr S. Kennon, Chase Farm Hospital, Barnet and Chase Farm NHS Trust.

 

04/2007 to 08/2008

SpR in Cardiology, Dr C. Davies, Prof. A. D. Timmis, Dr R. Dawson, Prof. Schilling & Prof. Mathur, Royal London Hopital, Barts and the London NHS Trust.

 

02/2004 to 03/2007

Clinical PhD Fellow, British Heart Foundation, William Harvey Research Institute, Bart’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

 

02/2003 to 03/2007

Honorary Clinical & Research Fellow, Bart’s and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

 

02/2003 to 03/2007

Visiting Worker, Cancer Research UK, Histopathology Department, Lincolns Inn Fields, Holborn, London.

 

08/2002 to 02/2003

Senior House Officer in Cardiology, Dr R. Aggrawal, Dr A. Deaner, Dr P. Kelly, Dr T. Koh, Dr C. Knight, Dr A. Kurbaan, Dr A. Mathur, Dr P. Mills, Prof M. T. Rothman & Prof A. D. Timmis, London Chest Hospital, London.

 

02/2002 to 08/2002

Senior House Officer in Cardiology, Dr S. Banim & Dr T. Crake, North Middlesex Hospital, London.

 

 Publications

Pubmed Listed Publications

    1. Lee G, McLellan AJ, Hunter RJ, Lovell MJ, Finlay M, Ullah W, Dhinoja MB, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Panoramic characterization of endocardial left atrial activation during human persistent AF: Insights from non-contact mapping.Int J Cardiol. 2017 Feb 1;228:406-411. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.085. PMID: 27870970
    2. Hunter RJ, Baker V, Finlay MC, Duncan ER, Lovell MJ, Tayebjee MH, Ullah W, Siddiqui MS, McLEAN A, Richmond L, Kirkby C, Ginks MR, Dhinoja M, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Point-by-Point Radiofrequency Ablation Versus the Cryoballoon or a Novel Combined Approach: A Randomized Trial Comparing 3 Methods of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (The Cryo Versus RF Trial). J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 Dec;26(12):1307-14. doi: 10.1111/jce.12846.PMID: 26727045.
    3. Lee G, Hunter RJ, Lovell MJ, Finlay M, Ullah W, Baker V, Dhinoja MB, Sporton S, Earley MJ, Schilling RJ. Use of a contact force-sensing ablation catheter with advanced catheter location significantly reduces fluoroscopy time and radiation dose in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2015 Aug 27. pii: euv186. PMID: 26318548
    4. Breitenstein A, Lovell MJ, Dhinoja M. Novel use of the midas rex neurosurgical drill to release silicone glue entrapped pacing leads. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2015 Apr 1;15(1):65-7. eCollection 2015 Jan-Feb. PMID: 25852245
    5. Gallagher SM, Lovell MJ, Jones DA, Ferguson E, Ahktar A, Buckhoree Z, Wragg A, Knight CJ, Mathur A, Smith EJ, Cliffe S, Archbold RA, Rothman MT, Jain AK. Does a ‘direct’ transfer protocol reduce time to coronary angiography for patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes? A prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2014 Sep 29;4(9):e005525. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005525. PMID: 25270854 
    6. Gallagher S, Kapur A, Lovell MJ, Jones DA, Kirkwood A, Hassan S, Archbold RA, Wragg A, Uppal R, Yaqoob MM. Impact of diabetes mellitus and renal insufficiency on 5-year mortality following coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cohort study of 4869 UK patients. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 Jun;45(6):1075-81. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt630. Epub 2014 Jan 20. PMID: 24448075
    7. Gallagher S, Jones DA, Lovell MJ, Hassan S, Wragg A, Kapur A, Uppal R, Yaqoob MM. The impact of acute kidney injury on midterm outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a matched propensity score analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Mar;147(3):989-95. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.03.016. Epub 2013 Apr 12. PMID: 23587469
    8. Lovell MJ, Mathur A. Republished review: Cardiac stem cell therapy: progress from the bench to bedside. Postgrad Med J. 2011 Aug;87(1030):558-64. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2009.192385rep. PMID: 21788234
    9. Page SP, Herring N, Hunter RJ, Withycombe E, Lovell MJ, Wali G, Betts TR, Bashir Y, Dhinoja M, Earley MJ, Sporton SC, Rajappan K, Schilling RJ. Periprocedural stroke risk in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on uninterrupted warfarin. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014 Jun;25(6):585-90. doi: 10.1111/jce.12411. Epub 2014 Apr 17. PMID: 24641450
    10. Lovell MJ, Yasin M, Lee KL, Cheung KK, Shintani Y, Collino M, Sivarajah A, Leung KY, Takahashi K, Kapoor A, Yaqoob MM, Suzuki K, Lythgoe MF, Martin J, Munroe PB, Thiemermann C, Mathur A. Bone marrow mononuclear cells reduce myocardial reperfusion injury by activating the PI3K/Akt survival pathway. Atherosclerosis. 2010;213:67-76. PMID: 20810112. 
    11. Lovell MJ, Mathur A. Cardiac stem cell therapy: progress from the bench to bedside. Heart. 2010;96:1531-1537. PMID: 20668107.
    12. Webb AJ, Milsom AB, Rathod KS, Chu WL, Qureshi S, Lovell MJ, Lecomte FM, Perrett D, Raimondo C, Khoshbin E, Ahmed Z, Uppal R, Benjamin N, Hobbs AJ, Ahluwalia A. Mechanisms underlying erythrocyte and endothelial nitrite reduction to nitric oxide in hypoxia: role for xanthine oxidoreductase and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. Circ Res. 2008;103:957-964. PMID: 18818408. 
    13. McDonald SA, Greaves LC, Gutierrez-Gonzalez L, Rodriguez-Justo M, Deheragoda M, Leedham SJ, Taylor RW, Lee CY, Preston SL, Lovell MJ, Hunt T, Elia G, Oukrif D, Harrison R, Novelli MR, Mitchell I, Stoker DL, Turnbull DM, Jankowski JA, Wright NA. Mechanisms of field cancerization in the human stomach: the expansion and spread of mutated gastric stem cells. Gastroenterology. 2008;134:500-510. PMID: 18242216.
    14. McDonald SA, Preston SL, Lovell MJ, Wright NA, Jankowski JA. Mechanisms of disease: from stem cells to colorectal cancer. Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2006;3:267-274. PMID:16673006.
    15. Alison MR, Lovell MJ, Direkze NC, Wright NA, Poulsom R. Stem cell plasticity and tumour formation. Eur J Cancer. 2006;42:1247-1256. PMID:16632345. 
    16. Alison MR, Brittan M, Lovell MJ, Wright NA. Markers of adult tissue-based stem cells. Handb Exp Pharmacol. 2006;185-227. PMID: 16370329. 
    17. Alison MR, Lovell MJ. Liver cancer: the role of stem cells. Cell Prolif. 2005;38:407-421. PMID: 16300653. 
    18. Scotland RS, Cohen M, Foster P, Lovell MJ, Mathur A, Ahluwalia A, Hobbs AJ. C-type natriuretic peptide inhibits leukocyte recruitment and platelet-leukocyte interactions via suppression of P-selectin expression. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2005;102:14452-14457. PMID: 16179391.
    19. Lovell MJ, Mathur A. The role of stem cells for treatment of cardiovascular disease. Cell Prolif. 2004;37:67-87. PMID:14871238.
    20. Lovell MJ, Knight CJ. Invasive assessment of myocardial bridges. Heart. 2003;89:699-700. PMID:12807830. 

Other Publications

    1. Alison MR, Lovell MJ, Fang TC, Poulsom R. Adult stem cell plasticity: does it make the grade? Rev Clin Exp Hematol. 2004;1:8-22. 
    2. Alison MR, Poulsom R, Otto WR, Vig P, Brittan M, Direkze NC, Lovell MJ, Fang TC, Preston SL, Wright NA. Recipes for adult stem cell plasticity: fusion cuisine or readymade? J Clin Pathol. 2004;57:113-120.
    3. Lovell MJ, Ang R, Mathur A. Models of cardiovascular disease in stem cell research. Drug Discovery Today: Disease Models. 2005;98:1-6.
    4. Lovell MJ, Ginks M, Mathur A. Adult stem cells and their role in the treatment of heart disease. Heart Failure & Hypertension Abstracts. 2005;35:4-8.
    5. Lovell MJ, Ginks M, Mathur A. Adult Stem Cells and their Role in the Treatment of Heart Disease. Cardiology News. 2005;8:6-11.
    6. Alison MR, Lovell MJ, Direkze NC, Poulsom R. Adult stem cells and Transdifferentiation. Recent Advances in Histopathology. 2005;21:89-104.
    7. Alison MR, Lovell MJ. Stem cells, master cells for all seasons: a primer. The Galton Institute Newsletter. 2005;54:2-6.
    8. McDonald SAC, Preston SL, Greaves LC, Lovell MJ, Turnbull DM, Jankowski JAZ, Wright NA. From cells to clones – Mitochondrial DNA mutations show us the way. Cell Cycle. 2006;5:17-18.
    9. Lovell MJ, Mathur A. Essential Interventional Cardiology: Gene and Stem Cell Technology. Elsvier; 2008.