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Professor Sam Philip

Professor Sam Philip
Professor Sam Philip
Professor Sam Philip

MBBS, MD (Univ Kerala), FRCP (Edinburgh), MD (Univ Aberdeen)

Honorary Professor

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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
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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

Research Overview

Diabetic Retinopathy, Medical Imaging, Telemedicine, Automation  and use of  information technology in health care.

Research Areas

Applied Health Sciences

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Computing Science

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Biomedical Sciences

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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 2015

Co-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

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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  • Structured group education: a valuable tool for gestational diabetes management

    Shyamasunder, A. H., Hendy, U., Heffernan, F., Fryer, K., McLellan, C., Copland, S., Robertson, H. M. A., Philip, S., Shearer, K., Watson, W. A.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 34, no. S1, pp. 166-166
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Cohort profile: the Scottish Research register SHARE. A register of people interested in research participation linked to NHS data sets

    McKinstry, B., Sullivan, F. M., Vasishta, S., Armstrong, R., Hanley, J., Haughney, J., Philip, S., Smith, B. H., Wood, A., Palmer, C. N. A.
    BMJ Open, vol. 7, no. 2, 013351
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • AUTOMATED MICROANEURYSM COUNTS IN THE REGION TEMPORAL TO THE FOVEA ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEVERITY OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

    Philip, S., Prescott, G., Ahmed, A., Xu, J., Staff, R., Sharp, P., Olson, J.
    European Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. E93-E93
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • QUALITY ASSURANCE IN DIABETIC RETINAL SCREENING IN SOUTH AFRICA: A BASELINE AND FOLLOW-UP STUDY

    Staff, R. T., Cook, S., Paxton, J., Philip, S., Sharp, P., Goatman, K., Olson, J.
    26th Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Eye Complications Study Group (EASDec), pp. E102-E102
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Planned Cesarean Delivery at Term and Adverse Outcomes in Childhood Health

    Black, M., Bhattacharya, S., Philip, S., Norman, J. E., McLernon, D. J.
    JAMA, vol. 314, no. 21, pp. 2271-2279
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Ethnicity and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD): 4.8 year follow-up of patients with type 2 diabetes living in Scotland

    Malik, M. O., Govan, L., Petrie, J. R., Ghouri, N., Leese, G., Fischbacher, C., Colhoun, H., Philip, S., Wild, S., McCrimmon, R., Sattar, N., Lindsay, R. S., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    Diabetologia, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 716-725
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An audit of the usage and satisfaction of SCI-Diabetes in primary care in NHS Grampian (NHSG)

    Mooney, R., Philip, S., O'Donnell, R., Philip, S.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 32, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 104-104
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Clinical audit on diabetes care of patients undergoing renal replacement therapy: are there areas for improvement?

    Foteinopoulou, E., Gold, A. E., Humphrey, A., O'Donnell, R., Philip, S.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 32, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 110
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Diabetic ketoacidosis at diagnosis: the current situation in Scotland

    Kiff, S., Bath, L., Philip, S.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 32, no. Supplement 1, pp. 202-202
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Regional brain response to visual cues in people with diabetes to foods with high hedonic value is different: results of a pilot study

    Waiter, G., Johnstone, A., Stephen, S., McNeil, C., Murray, A., Murray, L., Philip, S.
    Diabetes UK Professional Conference, pp. 42
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • End-stage renal disease and survival in people with diabetes: a national database linkage study

    Bell, S., Fletcher, E. H., Brady, I., Looker, H. C., Levin, D., Joss, N., Traynor, J. P., Metcalfe, W., Conway, B., Livingstone, S., Leese, G., Philip, S., Wild, S., Halbesma, N., Sattar, N., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J., Pearson, D., Colhoun, H. M., Scottish Diabetes Research Network and Scottish Renal Registry
    QJM, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 127-134
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Estimated life expectancy in a Scottish cohort with type 1 diabetes, 2008-2010

    Livingstone, S. J., Levin, D., Looker, H. C., Lindsay, R. S., Wild, S. H., Joss, N., Leese, G., Leslie, P., McCrimmon, R. J., Metcalfe, W., McKnight, J. A., Morris, A. D., Pearson, D. W. M., Petrie, J. R., Philip, S., Sattar, N. A., Traynor, J. P., Colhoun, H. M., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    JAMA, vol. 313, no. 1, pp. 37-44
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Diabetes in a stroke population: Incidence and mortality

    Turner, M., Macleod, M., Philip, S.
    International Journal of Stroke, vol. 9, pp. 25
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Improving the cost-effectiveness of photographic screening for diabetic macular oedema: a prospective, multi-centre, UK study

    Prescott, G., Sharp, P., Goatman, K., Scotland, G., Fleming, A., Philip, S., Staff, R., Santiago, C., Borooah, S., Broadbent, D., Chong, V., Dodson, P., Harding, S., Leese, G., Megaw, R., Styles, C., Swa, K., Wharton, H., Olson, J.
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 98, no. 8, pp. 1042-1049
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Factors associated with statin treatment for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people within 2 years following diagnosis of diabetes in Scotland, 2006-2008

    Jones, N. R. V., Fischbacher, C. M., Guthrie, B., Leese, G., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Pearson, D., Philip, S., Sattar, N., Wild, S. H., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 640-646
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Rates of referable eye disease in the Scottish National Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme

    Looker, H. C., Nyangoma, S. O., Cromie, D. T., Olson, J. A., Leese, G. P., Black, M. W., Doig, J., Lee, N., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Morris, A. D., Pearson, D. W. M., Philip, S., Wild, S. H., Colhoun, H. M., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    British Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 98, no. 6, pp. 790-795
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Patterns of weight change in the first 5 years after diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes and their impact on glycaemic control and mortality

    Aucott, L., Philip, S., Avenell, A.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. s1, pp. 25-25
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Teleconsultation is an effective method of supporting diabetes care in a remote and rural setting

    Philip, S., Milne, N., Page, C., McCallum, C., Kelday, A., Gilmour, T., Onubi, J., Safdar, M., Philip, S.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. Suppl. 1, pp. 175
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Uptake of annual retinal screening in adolescents with diabetes in Grampian

    Cole, D. A., Philip, S., Olson, J. D., Mayo, A., Philip, S.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 31, no. Suppl.1, pp. 157
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Risk stratification for diabetic eye screening. Reply to Stratton I. M. and Aldington S. J. [letter]

    Looker, H. C., Nyangoma, S. O., Cromie, D. T., Olson, J. A., Leese, G. P., Philip, S., Black, M. W., Doig, J., Lee, N., Briggs, A., Hothersall, E. J., Morris, A. D., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Pearson, D. W. M., Sattar, N. A., Wild, S. H., McKeigue, P., Colhoun, H. M., Scottish Diabetes Research Network Epidemiology Group and the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Collaborative
    Diabetologia, vol. 57, no. 1, pp. 260-261
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Ethnic Differences in Glycaemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Living in Scotland

    Negandhi, P. H., Ghouri, N., Colhoun, H. M., Fischbacher, C. M., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Petrie, J., Philip, S., Sattar, N., Wild, S. H., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    PloS ONE, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 1-7
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Improving the economic value of photographic screening for optical coherence tomography-detectable macular oedema: a prospective, multicentre, UK study

    Olson, J., Sharp, P., Goatman, K., Prescott, G., Scotland, G., Fleming, A., Philip, S., Santiago, C., Borooah, S., Broadbent, D., Chong, V., Dodson, P., Harding, S., Leese, G., Styles, C., Swa, K., Wharton, H.
    Health Technology Assessment, vol. 17, no. 51, pp. 1-141
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Predicted impact of extending the screening interval for diabetic retinopathy: the Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Screening programme

    Looker, H. C., Nyangoma, S. O., Cromie, D. T., Olson, J. A., Leese, G. P., Philip, S., Black, M. W., Doig, J., Lee, N., Briggs, A., Hothersall, E. J., Morris, A. D., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Pearson, D. W. M., Sattar, N. A., Wild, S. H., McKeigue, P., Colhoun, H. M., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group, Scottish Diabetic Retinopathy Collaborative
    Diabetologia, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 1716-1725
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Type 2 diabetes, socioeconomic status and risk of cancer in Scotland 2001-2007

    Walker, J. J., Brewster, D. H., Colhoun, H. M., Fischbacher, C. M., Leese, G. P., Lindsay, R. S., McKnight, J. A., Philip, S., Sattar, N., Stockton, D. L., Wild, S. H., Scottish Diabetes Research Network (SDRN) Epidemiology group
    Diabetologia, vol. 56, pp. 1712-1715
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An Audit of Growth Hormone replacement for GH-deficient adults in Scotland

    Philip, S., Howat, I., Carson, M., Booth, A., Campbell, K., Grant, D., Patterson, C., Schofield, C., Bevan, J., Patrick, A., Leese, G., Connell, J.
    Clinical Endocrinology, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 571-576
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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