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Gershan’s background is in Clinical Cardiology and Medical Education.  After graduating from the University of the West Indies, Gershan did postgraduate training in London and Manchester obtaining his research MD from University of Manchester. He did a travelling research fellowship at Harvard University and subspeciality interventional cardiology training in Auckland, New Zealand and Boston, USA. Gershan spent 15 years as Director of the Cardiac Catheterisation laboratory at Aintree University Hospital and cofounded the Cardiac CT service and was Lead Cardiologist for Cardiac CT.            

Prior to arriving at UCLan, Gershan was Aintree University Hospitals undergraduate Year 3 Lead for University of Liverpool medical students and a member of the assessment group, University of Liverpool.

He has a track record in Cardiovascular Research with numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and an international reputation in Cardiac CT. He has chaired and moderated sessions at international academic meetings and supervised students post graduate degrees.

Based at UCLan’s Westlakes Campus, Gershan is involved in a range of postgraduate programmes and in providing academic leadership at the West Cumberland Education Centre.

Medical Qualifications:

• FSCCT, Society of Cardiovascular CT, 2012
• SCCT Level 3 Accreditation, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2011
• Diplomate CBCCT, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2009
• FESC, European Society of Cardiology, 2004
• FRCP, Royal College of Physicians, 2004
• FACC, American College of Cardiology, 2003
• FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 2001
• Doctor of Medicine MD, Research Higher Degree, University of Manchester, 1999
• Diploma in Geriatric Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 1994
• Diploma in Cardiology (awarded with Distinction), National Heart and Lung Institute, University of London, 1992
• MRCP (UK), Royal College of Physicians, 1992
• MB BS, University of the West Indies, 1986

HE Qualifications:

• PG Cert Learning and Teaching University of Liverpool, 2017
• FHEA, Higher Education Academy, 2017
• RCP doctors as Educators Accreditation, Royal College of Physicians, 2015

Leadership & Management:

• 80 Credits at Level 7, MSc in Leadership and Management, Edgehill University,