Sarah Clarke (doctor)
British cardiologist (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sarah Catherine Clarke[1] FRCP FESC FACC (born 1965) is a British consultant cardiologist and was the president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) of London between September 2022 and June 2024.
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Sarah Clarke | |
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Born | 1965 (age 58–59) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
Known for | President of the British Cardiovascular Society (2015–2018) President of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) of London (2022–2024) |
Spouse | Sebastian Alexander |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Cardiology Interventional cardiology |
Institutions | Royal Papworth Hospital |
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Born in 1965, Clarke studied medicine at Girton College, University of Cambridge. She completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology at Harvard University in 2001 and became a consultant cardiologist in 2002. Clarke was the president of the British Cardiovascular Society between 2015 and 2018.
Clarke resigned as RCP President in June 2024 following an expression of no confidence in her leadership, by over 80 fellows and five of the college's six senior officers, over her handling of the physician associates policy dispute.