Dr Saxena completed MBBS in 1996 and has been practising medicine for over 25 years. He completed a Master’s degree in Health Care Research and Clinical Drug Development with distinction from Queen Mary University of London. He is Deputy Director for Research for Barts Health NHS Trust/QMUL and Clinical Co-Director at the William Harvey Clinical Research Centre. He works at Barts Hypertension Clinic as a European Accredited specialist in hypertension. Dr Saxena has worked with the Health Research Authority as an expert member for over 12 years and has been chair of the National Research ethics committee for over 7 years. He is part of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) leadership group as Speciality Research Lead for Diabetes for North Thames CRN. He is Academic Lead for Innovation and Commercial Partnerships for Barts Faculty of Medicine.