Thrombosis Research Institute
Thrombosis Research Institute
Providing excellence in research, education and patient care
Internationally renowned for pioneering, multi-disciplinary research, the Thrombosis Research Institutes comprise two independent charitable foundations based in London, United Kingdom and Bangalore, India.
Founder:
Emeritus Professor Vijay Kakkar OBE
Vijay Kakkar is Founder-Director of the Thrombosis Research Institute, London and Founder, Scientific Chairman and Managing Trustee of the Thrombosis Research Institute, Bangalore and Emeritus Professor of the University of London.
He has been the recipient of a number of distinctions and awards including:
a Hunterian Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons, the Gunnar Bayer Memorial Lecture, the David Patey prize of the Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Visiting Professor of Harvard University, the James Finalyson Memorial Lecture, the Cross Memorial Lecture, the Wright-Schultz award from the International Society of Thrombosis and Hameostasis for original and outstanding contribution in Thrombosis Research, the Freyer Memorial Lecture, Hon Fellowships of the Academy of Medicine in Singapore and the Association of Surgeons of India, a Lifetime achievement award from the International Union of Angiology for outstanding leadership in the investigation of thrombotic disorders and an annual award for medicine from the Guild of British Asians for outstanding contribution by Asian doctors to British medicine.
He was Founder President of the British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis and Founder President of the South Asian Society of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis.
On his retirement from the University in 1997, he was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor of the University of London. His publications include over 680 original articles, six books and contributions to 44 text books.
