Dr. Ali Abbara
Dr. Ali Abbara Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Imperial College London.
Dr Ali Abbara is an NIHR Clinician Scientist / Clinical Senior Lecturer / Honorary Consultant in Reproductive Endocrinology at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. He graduated with honours from St Bartholomews’ and the Royal London medical school in 2004. As well as completing clinical training in Endocrinology, he has been awarded several fellowships and grants from the NIHR, MRC, and the Wellcome Trust to undertake research in reproductive endocrinology. He completed his PhD in reproductive neuroendocrinology at Imperial College London in 2014.
He has been awarded more than twenty post-graduate prizes and is currently supported by an NIHR Clinician Scientist Award. He continues to conduct research in reproductive endocrinology with a particular focus on the translational use of the hypothalamic neuropeptide kisspeptin to improve diagnosis and treatment of reproductive disorders. He has published more than one hundred peer-reviewed academic articles including on in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea, and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. He has a particular interest in deciphering the neuroendocrine mechanisms of reproductive disorders and the impact of obesity.
