James Frith MBBCH, PhD, FRCP

Dr. James Frith, MBBCH, Ph.D., FRCP is a Clinical Senior Lecturer, working at the Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University. He is also a practicing clinician, working as a Consultant Geriatrician in the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr. Frith's research interest is falls and syncope (blackouts, fainting, and unexplained falls) with a particular interest in the condition of orthostatic hypotension (a drop in blood pressure on standing upright which can cause dizziness, fatigue, falls, and syncope).

In 2004 Dr. Frith completed his undergraduate medical studies and graduated from the University of Leeds.  After working in Yorkshire for a year he moved to Newcastle upon Tyne to pursue his interest in the clinical aspects of aging.

Becoming a Clinical Research Associate in 2007 Dr. Frith began his academic career, completing a Ph.D. in 2010 at the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre for Ageing and Age-related Disease. He became an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in 2011 enabling him to complete his higher specialist training while pursuing his academic interests. This was followed by the prestigious NIHR Clinician Scientist Fellowship (2015-2020) which led to an NIHR HTA research grant (2019-2024).