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MBBS, MD (Univ Kerala), FRCP (Edinburgh), MD (Univ Aberdeen)
Honorary Professor
- About
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- Email Address
- s.philip@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Grampian Diabetes Research unit, JJR Macleod Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, David Anderson Building Aberdeen AB25 2ZP
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
He is currently in NHS Grampian as a Consultant Physician in the Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology and as an honorary Professor at the University of Aberdeen.
Prof Sam Philip graduated from the Mahatma Gandhi University (India). He obtained his postgraduate degree in General (Internal) Medicine from Trivandrum Medical college (M Sivaraman Nair Gold Medal in 1999). Having obtained his MRCP(UK) from the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, he started his specialisation in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in 2001.
He is the national clinical lead for SCI-Diabetes Scotland national diabetes management system. He is the clinical lead (North) for Scottish health research register (SHARE) and the Grampian Diabetes Research Unit.
He was clinical research fellow in Biomedical Physics on automated retinopathy detection as part of the 'Ophthalmic Imaging Group' led by Dr John Olson and Prof Peter Sharp and obtained an MD from the University of Aberdeen. He won the Diabetes UK Young Diabetologist Award 2006 and Fould’s trophy (annual congress of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists 2005) for his work.
His clinical interests include insulin pump therapy and is the lead for the adult insulin pump service in Grampian. He is leading the development of teleconsultation service for diabetes in Orkney and Shetland and use of technology for supporting diabetes care in the isles. He has a strong interest in research with clinical application and has won awards for projects on automated retinopathy detection, integrated screening (National Diabetes MCN Professional conference 2007), inpatient diabetes hypoglycaemia management (Diabetes in Scotland conference 2006, 2010), telemedicine consultation (RSM ehealth conference 2010), hybrid education models for technology.
He was the Training programme director for Diabetes and Endocrinology (North 2014 to 2021).He was the chair of the Scottish Study group for young people with diabetes (2021-2023)
- Research
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Research Overview
Diabetic Retinopathy, Medical Imaging, Telemedicine, Automation and use of information technology in health care.
Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Computing Science
Biomedical Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Databases
- Health Informatics
- Endocrinology
- Diabetes
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Diabetic retinopathy, Diabetes Telemedicine, Diabetes epidemiology, Information technology for Diabetes care,Functional MRI
Collaborations
Scottish Health Research Register
Curator : Scottish Diabetes Register for Young people with Diabetes
Funding and Grants
Research Activity
Academic
Principal investigator Can automated analysis of sequential retinal images of people attending diabetic retinopathy screening predict future referral to Ophthalmology? Funded by Chief Scientist Office, Scotland (£224,520) Dec
2012 to Nov 2015Co-investigator Patterns of weight changes after diagnosis in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and their relationship with metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes. Funded by chief scientist office (£50,000) June 2012 May 2013
Co-investigator The Relationship between Diabetes and Stroke in an NHS Grampian Stroke Population June 2012 May 2013, NHS Grampian Endowments 3,000 Co -Investigator
Co-investigator CZG/2/536 - The value of automated grading of retinopathy to predict 5-year cardiovascular disease risk in people with diabetes in Scotland Funded by chief scientist office
Co-investigator in a (NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme) Improving the value of screening for diabetic macular oedema using surrogate photographic markers (Project No 06/402/49, January 2008- January 2010, £464,949).
Co-investigator in a Chief Scientist Office funded study- ‘The Role of Automated Level-Two Grading within The Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Collaborative Network’ (CZH/4/316) £183743. A multi-centre study involving NHS Grampian, NHS Tayside, NHS Lothian, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Greater Glasgow.
Co-investigator: Muscle fat compartments and turnover as a determinant of insulin sensitivity: D Dawson (Chief Investigator), M Delibegovic, S Gray, S Philip, P Whitfield, F Thies, G Lobley, British Heart Foundation Project Grant no. PG/15/88/31780, £259,358, 2016-2019
Academic trials hosted
Local Principal investigator: Lowering Events in Non-proliferative Retinopathy in Scotland (LENS) NCT03439345
Local Principal investigator: Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Women with Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy Trial. UKCRN ID 12637, funded by Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Limited (JDRF) Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF)
Local Principal investigator: Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research in Tayside and Scotland. NCT02712632 Scottish Diabetes Research Network
Local Principal investigator: REducing With MetfOrmin Vascular Adverse Lesions in Type 1 Diabetes (REMOVAL) NCT01483560 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Commercial
Principal investigator: A Heart Disease Study of Semaglutide in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (SOUL) Expected date of closing 2024
Principal investigator: A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Works Compared to Placebo in People with Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (FLOW) Expected date of closing 2023
Principal investigator: Effect of Albiglutide, When Added to Standard Blood Glucose Lowering Therapies, on Major Cardiovascular Events in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: (Harmony) Expected date of closed 2020
Principal investigator: SAGE-Observational study of glycaemic control & QoL in Type 1 diabetes. Sponsor: Sanofi closed 2019
Principal investigator: Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering Trial (EXSCEL): A Trial To Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes After Treatment With Exenatide Once Weekly In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus NCT01144338, Sponsor: Amylin Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Principal investigator:A European, Prospective, Controlled, Non-Interventional, Stratified Cluster Randomised Study to Assess the Frequency of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose, Quality of Life, and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Subjects with type I or type II Diabetes being Treated with Insulin. Study Number: RD001073 Sponsor Roche Pharmaceuticals
Co-investigator: Liraglutide Effect and Action in Diabetes: Evaluation of
Cardiovascular Outcome Results - A Long Term Evaluation (LEADER®). NCT01179048 Sponsor Novo Nordisk.Co-investigator: TECOS: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes After Treatment With Sitagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Inadequate Glycemic Control NCT00790205. Sponsor:Merck
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
2008: Supervisor for Medical student electives/ Intercalation ( BSc (Hons) in Medical Sciences)
2008: Supporting Diabetes and Endocrinology undergraduate curriculum
2008: Supporting allied professional and postgraduate education
2008- present: Educational supervision of Registrars/ Specialty trainees
2014 -2021 :Regional Training Programme Director for Diabetes and Endocrinology (North)
2015 -2018: National training programme director for Diabetes and Endocrinology (Scotland)
2008- 2014: Educational supervision of Foundation trainees
- Publications
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Patterns of weight change in the first 5 years after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and their impact on glycaemic control and mortality
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. s1, pp. 25-25Contributions to Journals: AbstractsTeleconsultation is an effective method of supporting diabetes care in a remote and rural setting
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 175Contributions to Journals: AbstractsUptake of annual retinal screening in adolescents with diabetes in Grampian
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. Suppl.1, pp. 157Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12378_2
Risk stratification for diabetic eye screening. Reply to Stratton I. M. and Aldington S. J. [letter]
Diabetologia, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 260-261Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-3099-2
Ethnic Differences in Glycaemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Living in Scotland
PloS ONE, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1-7Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImproving the economic value of photographic screening for optical coherence tomography-detectable macular oedema: a prospective, multicentre, UK study
Health Technology Assessment, vol. 17, no. 51, pp. 1-141Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3310/hta17510
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/2973/1/FullReport_hta17510.pdf
Predicted impact of extending the screening interval for diabetic retinopathy: the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening programme
Diabetologia, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 1716-1725Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-2928-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5854/1/Predicted_impact.pdf
Type 2 diabetes, socioeconomic status and risk of cancer in Scotland 2001-2007
Diabetologia, vol. 56, pp. 1712-1715Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-013-2937-6
An Audit of Growth Hormone replacement for GH-deficient adults in Scotland
Clinical Endocrinology, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 571-576Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.12017
Association between BMI measured within a year after diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and mortality
Diabetes Care, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 887-893Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc12-0944