The faculty

Who's who at
Cambridge Medical Seminars.

The Cambridge consultants, clinical pharmacologists, nurse specialists and education leads who curate the CMS programme — drawn from Addenbrooke's, the University of Cambridge and the broader Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

Dr Joseph Cheriyan
01 · Co-founder

Dr Joseph Cheriyan

Co-founder · Consultant Physician in Clinical Pharmacology & Acute Medicine
Addenbrooke's Hospital · Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Co-founderCardiovascularClinical TrialsClinician Scientist

Consultant Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge since 2006, and Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Trained in Sheffield, Nottingham and London before completing his specialist training in Cambridge. An active clinical researcher with interests in cardiovascular medicine — particularly vascular function and inflammation — and one of a few clinical triallists working on early-phase experimental medicine studies of novel therapeutics. The first MHRA-accredited Phase 1 clinical trials physician on campus.

Vice Chair of the local Research Ethics Committee, member of the Management Board of the Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, and Director of the Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Office. Previously spent 13.5 years via a 50% industrial secondment to the GlaxoSmithKline Clinical Unit in Cambridge as Senior Physician and Clinical Pharmacologist (Senior Director level).

Training Programme Director for Clinical Pharmacology for Health Education East of England since 2019. Expert Member of the Malaysian Phase 1 Scientific Review Panel for the Ministry of Health Malaysia. Co-author of the Oxford Specialist Handbook on Hypertension.

Outside work, a keen traveller and connoisseur of fine dining.

Faculty profile
Dr Fraz Mir
02 · Co-founder

Dr Fraz Mir

Co-founder · Senior Medical Advisor and Chair of the Joint Formulary Committee for the BNF
Addenbrooke's Hospital · Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge · Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
Co-founderAcute MedicineBNFProctor

Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. Affiliated Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge.

Clinical and research interests in cardiovascular medicine, hypertension and toxicology. Actively involved in teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels — a question-writer and examiner for the MRCP diploma.

Chairman and Training Programme Director for Acute Medicine in the East of England. Royal College of Physicians' Associate International Director for South Asia.

Senior Medical Advisor and Chair of the Joint Formulary Committee for the BNF; previously Head of School of Medicine for Health Education East of England. Currently a Proctor for the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.

An enthusiastic cricketer who enjoys studying comparative theology in his spare time.

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Dr Johann Graggaber
03 · Clinical Pharmacology & Endocrinology

Dr Johann Graggaber

Consultant Physician in Clinical Pharmacology & Endocrinology
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge
Clinical Pharmacology & EndocrinologyDiabetesService Lead

Consultant Physician in Clinical Pharmacology & Endocrinology at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.

Read medicine in Vienna, Graz and Paris before undertaking specialty training in clinical pharmacology and endocrinology & diabetes in Cambridge.

Specialist interests include pituitary and adrenal disease, hypogonadism, hypertension and syncope. Led and developed the ambulatory care unit at Addenbrooke's and was clinical lead of Acute Medicine prior to refocusing on endocrinology. Service Lead for Clinical Pharmacology.

Regularly contributes to undergraduate and post-graduate teaching on a local and regional level and runs regional medical SpR training days. Enjoys travelling, skiing, long-distance running and classical music.

Eleanor Evans-Evans
04 · Research

Eleanor Evans-Evans

Senior Research and Education Manager
Division of Experimental Medicine & Immunotherapeutics / Clinical Pharmacology · Addenbrooke's Hospital
ResearchEducationOperations

Senior Research and Education Manager for the Division of Experimental Medicine & Immunotherapeutics / Clinical Pharmacology Department at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Joined the Addenbrooke's team towards the end of 2022, after working in the Radiology Department at Nuffield Hospital as Senior Administrator, supporting both Private and NHS patients. Holds an Honours Degree from the University of Lincoln.

Outside of work, loves being with family and friends, walking the dogs on the beach and going abroad.

Michaela Watts
05 · Independent Prescriber

Michaela Watts

Clinical Nurse Specialist · Clinical Pharmacology
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Independent PrescriberHypertensionABPM Service

Clinical Nurse Specialist working in the Clinical Pharmacology department at Addenbrooke's Hospital.

Successfully completed her training as an independent non-medical Prescriber and teaches other members of the team on good prescribing practice as well as on the Prescribing Update course.

Previously a Specialist Nurse in Hypertension and sat on the Clinical Development Group for NICE which developed the latest Hypertension Guidelines. As part of her current role, set up and manages the open-access community 24-hour ABPM service. Spent periods of her CNS role in Acute Medicine and Lipids before returning to Clinical Pharmacology in 2024.

Enjoys travelling, drinking red wine and sailing.

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