Andrew H. Baker PhD, FAHA, FESC, FMedSci, FRSE

Professor Baker is the BHF Professor of Translational Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Edinburgh and was previously BHF Professor at the University of Glasgow. He has also taken over from BHF Professor David Newby as Director of the Scottish BHF Centre of Regenerative Medicine. People with coronary heart disease often need heart bypass surgery to stop the pain it can cause in the chest, called angina. The procedure helps tens of thousands of patients like Leo every year, but the benefit doesn't always last. Professor Baker leads a team of scientists aiming to ‘translate’ discoveries made in the laboratory into new treatments for heart patients, including those who suffer from angina.