Akheel Syed
Education
 PhD The role of
glucocorticoid receptor polymorphisms and glucocorticoid sensitivity in human
obesity and the metabolic syndrome  General (Internal) Medicine
  | Clinical training
After securing his primary medical
qualification from St John's Medical College with undergraduate awards in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Ophthalmology and ENT, Akheel Syed undertook core medical training in
England leading to the diploma of Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United
Kingdom. He undertook higher specialist
training in Diabetes & Endocrinology and General (Internal) Medicine in the
Northern
Deanery that led to the award of dual Certificate of Completion of
specialist Training. During the course of his training he accepted a
research assignment at Newcastle
University to study the genetic and molecular basis of glucocorticoid
sensitivity in obesity and the metabolic syndrome; this work led to the award
of Doctor of Philosophy.
Avocation
Web-based media and IT - Akheel Syed is the founding editor of Endodiabesity, the Northwest of England Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity newsletter Reading - Austen, Dickens, Mark Twain, Wodehouse,... Photography - nature, landscapes |
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