Dhruv Parekh
- Associate Professor, Critical Care and Respiratory Medicine, University of Birmingham
- Consultant , Critical Care and Respiratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK

Bio
As Programme Director of the Birmingham NIHR/Wellcome Clinical Research Facility and Lead of the cross-cutting Acute Care Research Collaborative within the Birmingham Health Partnership Dhruv oversees a breadth of academic and industry-led research. His own programme of research from discovery science to clinical trials and data modelling is based principally around improving the care and outcomes of acute and critically ill patients, in particular developing novel therapies in ARDS, lung fibrosis, perioperative inflammation and sepsis.
Dhruv leads programmes of work in understanding the inequity in and access to research studies and is now with his leadership roles passionate about reducing health disparities by ensuring a cohesive cross-sector approach, so that every patient regardless of background, location, diversity, language or disability has equal access to innovation.