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Pankaj Garg

Curriculum Vitae

  • Education:

    Royal College of Physicians (UK) - 2005-09, University of Dundee 2010-11, University of Leeds -2014-17

  • Qualifications:

    MD(Hons), MRCP(UK), PGCMED, FHEA, PhD

  • Work History:

    Leicester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds

  • Current Job:

    I am a clinical lecturer in cardiovascular medicine.

  • Favourite thing to do in my job: Drink coffee and interact with lots of people! - A brainstorming event!

  • About Me

    Dad, doctor, scientist who loves to work and play hard!

  • Read more

    I am using this section to demonstrate what my work involves:

    Blood flow in the heart

     

    The heart squeezes the blood into the whole body. At rest, the heart pumps 5 litres of blood per minute. However, at peak exercise, it can pump up to 20 litres of blood per minute!

     

  • My Work

    I am a doctor and scientist. My work involves saving lives and developing new technology to assess blood flow in the heart.

  • My Typical Day

    A lot of writing, scanning patients in a magnet, analysing data and talking to other researchers.

  • What I'd do with the prize money

    I will develop a video to explain how the blood travels in the heart!

  • My Interview

    • How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

      Researcher, Cardiologist and Nerd

      What's the best thing you've done in your career?

      Save life!

      What or who inspired you to follow your career?

      My previous mentor - Professor Sven Plein!

      What was your favourite subject at school?

      Biology

      What did you want to be after you left school?

      Scientist

      Were you ever in trouble at school?

      Always

      If you weren't doing this job, what would you choose instead?

      Software engineer

      Who is your favourite singer or band?

      Ed Sheeran

      What's your favourite food?

      Barbeque

      What is the most fun thing you've done?

      Created a computer game.

      If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!

      1) Get a lot of money to do my research! 2) Buy latest PS4 games 3)Chill

      Tell us a joke.

      #YouGotToBeKiddingMe

  • My profile link:
    https://ias.im/u.181128

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