Prof. Parth Narendran
Professor of Diabetes Medicine, Honorary Consultant Physician Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Parth Narendran is based at the University of Birmingham and at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He qualified from Kings College London and undertook his post-graduate clinical training in Manchester, Bristol and London. He conducted his PhD studies on the immune mechanisms underlying the development of type 1 diabetes whilst at Bristol. He was subsequently awarded a JDRF post-doctoral fellowship in Melbourne, Australia.
Parth’s clinical interests focus on type 1 diabetes, and he supports the type 1 services at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. These includes the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating (DAFNE) programme, the adolescent transition, insulin pump, glucose sensing and islet/pancreas transplant services. Supporting patients to exercise is a core interest of the service.
Parth’s research interests also focus on type 1 diabetes. He has a long-standing interest in preserving the function of insulin producing pancreatic beta cells in type 1 diabetes. With recent advances in immunotherapy delaying the onset of type 1 diabetes, he has become involved in national initiatives to explore how best to identify people who will benefit from such therapy.
