Dr David Austin is a Consultant Cardiologist at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Newcastle University, UK.
Dr Austin is founder and co-director of the Academic Cardiovascular Unit at South Tees (https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/about/strive/research-team/academic-cardiovascular-unit/) and has established grant funded trials including the multicentre NIHR-funded PROACT clinical trial. He is a committee member of the British Cardio-Oncology Society, and the NIHR-BHF Partnership Theme which aims to co-ordinate cardio-oncology research in the UK.
Dr Austin trained in medicine at the University of Aberdeen and then completed early professional training including a research MD at the University of Glasgow. He completed cardiology specialist training at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough. Dr Austin also completed an Interventional Cardiology Fellowship in Halifax, Canada prior to taking up his full time NHS role which combines both general and interventional cardiology. Dr Austin is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
