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Professor PHYO KYAW MYINT

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Professor PHYO KYAW MYINT
Professor PHYO KYAW MYINT
Professor PHYO KYAW MYINT

Chair in Old Age Medicine (Clinical)

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Email Address
phyo.myint@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437841
Office Address

Room 4:013, Polwarth Building, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

School/Department
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
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Biography

Professor Myint completed undergraduate and house officer training in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and held post graduate clinical training posts in Yorkshire, East Kent, Mersey and Eastern Deaneries. He was awarded the Stroke Association Clinical Fellowship and received clinical stroke training in Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge. He was trained in Clinical Epidemiology in Cambridge and Norwich, UK. He was conferred the Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 2007 with the Thesis “Healthy Ageing: Determinants and Outcomes of Functional Health in EPIC-Norfolk”. He completed higher medical specialist training in March 2008 with accreditations in General Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine with sub-specialty in Stroke Medicine.

He took up his first senior academic appointment with the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia in 2008 as Clinical Senior Lecturer in Ageing and Stroke Medicine. He moved to Scotland in August 2013 to take up the position of Clinical Chair in Medicine (Old Age) with the University of Aberdeen. He led the Aberdeen Clinical Academic Training Pathways in North of Scotland between 2016 and 2022. He co-led the School EDI and Athena Swan (Gender Equality Steering Team (GEST)) between 2021 and 2024. 

He has held many National Level Roles in the past including Executive Committee Member of the British Association of Stroke Physicians and involved in NICE guideline development group (2010 COPD update).

He is the Founding Co-Chair of the Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) National Audit Programme. He sat on the Council of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) as the Royal College of Physicians London Representative (2014-2024) and is also a member of SIGN Sustainability Group. He was appointed as Co-Chair of Ageing & Frailty Standards Development Group, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2023-2024). He is also a member of the NIHR Dementias Clinical Studies Portfolio Development Group.

 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Current

  • Clinical Lead and Steering Group Member of the Aberdeen Children of the 1950s (ACONF)
  • NHS Grampian Area Committee Member (University of Aberdeen Representative) 
  • Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team Lead, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen
  • Educational Supervisor-Foundation Doctors (Department of Medicine for the Elderly)
  • Academic Mentor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland
  • Geriatric Medicine Training Committee, North Region, NHS Education for Scotland, Scotland
  • Academic Line Manager, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
  • Member: TUTELAGE Committee

Previous

  • School Co-Lead for EDI, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
  • School Co-Lead for Athena Swan, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2021-2024)
  • School Executive Team Member, SMMSN(2016-2024)
  • School Teaching & Learning Committee Member (2024)
  • Director of Clinical Academic Training and Development, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (2016- April 2022)
  • Co-ordinator of NIHR ACF programme- University of East Anglia (2009-2013 )
  • Co-Course Director- MSc in Health Research, University of East Anglia (2011-2013)
  • Norwich Academic Training Office (NATO) Board Member- Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia (2010-2013 )
  • Postgraduate Research (PGR) LTQC Representative for Doctor of Medicine (MD), Degree, Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Health, UEA (Oct 2010-March 2012 )
  • Postgraduate Research (PGR) Lead (MD) for Health and Social Sciences Research Institute (HSSRI) (2009-2010)
  • Deputy Representative to TUTELAGE Committee for Geriatric Medicine (2014- July 2016)
  • Educational Supervisor- Specialty Training in Geriatric Medicine & Core Medical Training Programme, Norwich, Eastern Deanery.
  • AGEING theme lead, Epidemiology Group, Division of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen
  • Educational Supervisor-Specialty Training Programme in Geriatric Medicine, North East Scotland, Scotland (2013-2018)
External Memberships

Current

Previous

  • Royal College of Psychiatrists: the Prescribing Observatory for Mental Health (POMH) QI Project Expert Advisor (2023-2024)
  • The Scottish Clinical Research Excellence Development Scheme (SCREDS) Operational Board member; NHS Education for Scotland (2016- April 2022)
  • INSPIRE Lead, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition (2016-April 2022)
  • Visiting Professor (University of Medicine I, Yangon) (2016-2021)
  • Funding Panel Member, Health Research Board, Republic of Ireland (2017, 2019)
  • NIHR Dementia & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) Dementia Clinical Studies Group member (2013-2015)
  • National Executive Committee Member (British Association of Stroke Physicians) (2012-2014)
  • Member of National Age & Ageing CLRN Group (2012-2013)
  • East of England National Institute for Health Research RfPB Funding Advisory Committee Member (2012-2013)
  • Funding Panel Member for the Life and Health Sciences panel. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (2013)
  • Honorary Regional Deputy Secretary, East of England British Geriatrics Society (2012-2013)
  • External Examiner-MSc in Geriatric Medicine- University of Salford, Manchester, UK
  • Topic Expert Group Member (NICE)- COPD (2010-2011)
  • Associate Editor (BMC Health Services Research) (2009- 2017)
  • Editorial Board Member (Scientific Reports) (2017- 2020)
  • International Editorial Board Member (Open Heart Failure Journal) (2008-2010)
  • Guideline Development Group Member- COPD Guidelines Update 2008 National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence (2008-2010)
  • Steering Committee Member- National COPD Resources and Outcomes Project (NCROP) (2007-2009)
  • Elected Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2005-2007)
  • Elected Vice-Chair of Trainees, British Geriatrics Society (2003-2005)
  • Founding Member, Trainees Committee, British Association of Stroke Physicians (2003-2005)
Research

Research Overview

Academic Lead, Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research Team

His research interests include clinical epidemiology and outcome research in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, determinants of physical and mental ageing (healthy ageing), clinical geriatrics (extreme old age, disability, pneumonia, clinical nutrition, dementias) and health services research of conditions prevalent in older age.

Research Areas

Biomedical Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Healthcare Science
  • Databases
  • Gerontology
  • Dementia Studies
  • Epidemiology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

Current research spans across above research areas using various methodologies and data source

Ageing Clinical & Experimental Research (ACER) Team

 

Collaborations

Funding and Grants

  • Alzheimer's Society
  • Alzheimer's Research UK Scotland Network
  • Chief Scientist Office
  • Dunhill Medical Trust
  • Digital Healthcare Institute, Scottish Funding Council
  • Medical Research Scotland
  • Morningfield Association
  • National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme
  • National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme
  • National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGAR)
  • NHS R&D (Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
  • NHS Grampian Endowment Research Grant
  • Oral and Dental Research Trust
  • Sir Halley Stewart Trust
  • Tenovus Scotland
Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate teaching/education

  • Regent 
  • Clinical Specialty Lead (Geriatric Medicine)
  • Clinical Teaching (year 3, 4 and 5)
  • TUTELAGE Committee Member

Postgraduate teaching/supervision

Research Project Supervision (Undergraduate/Postgraduate)

    • Summer Research Scholarship Students
    • Summer Vacation Research Students
    • Specialist Registrar (STR) Research Projects
    • Thesis supervision: MSc in Public Health, and MSc in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, MSc in Data Science, Master of Research (MRes), and Master of Public Health (MPH)
    • PhD supervision
    • BSc (Hon.) Research Projects
    • BMedSci Research Projects

Non-course Teaching Responsibilities

I am one of the Faculty Members of International Workshop in Clinical Epidemiology - an introductory epidemiology workshop held annually in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in collaboration of University of Malaya and Perdana University, Malaysia.  

Publications

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  • Glucose blood levels as a therapeutic target in acute ischaemic stroke setting

    Guyomard, V., Jamieson, E. I., Myint, P. K.
    Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, vol. 9, no. 14, pp. 1261-1277
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Performance of CURB-65 and CURB-age in community-acquired pneumonia

    Myint, P. K., Sankaran, P., Musonda, P., Subramanian, D. N., Ruffell, H., Smith, A. C., Prentice, P., Tariq, S. M., Kamath, A. V.
    International Journal of Clinical Practice, vol. 63, no. 9, pp. 1345-1350
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Placebo-controlled trial of high-dose atorvastatin in patients with severe cerebral small vessel disease

    Niruban, A., Myint, P. K., Potter, J. F.
    Stroke, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. e542
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Optimum control of blood glucose for prevention and treatment of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

    Guyomard, V., Myint, P. K.
    Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 201-211
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effect of age and sex on the relationship between different socioeconomic indices and self-reported functional health in the EPIC-Norfolk population-based study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 289-297
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Usefulness of shock index and adjusted shock index in the severity assessment of community-acquired pneumonia

    Myint, P. K., Bhaniani, A., Bradshaw, S. M., Alobeidi, F., Tariq, S. M.
    Respiration, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 468-469
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Combined effect of health behaviours and risk of first ever stroke in 20 040 men and women over 11 years' follow-up in Norfolk cohort of European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC Norfolk): prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Bingham, S. A., Khaw, K.
    British Medical Journal, vol. 338, b349
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Delayed transfer of care from NHS secondary care to primary care in England: its determinants, effect on hospital bed days, prevalence of acute medical conditions and deaths during delay, in older adults aged 65 years and over

    Jasinarachchi, K. H., Ibrahim, I. R., Keegan, B. C., Mathialagan, R., McGourty, J. C., Phillips, J. R. N., Myint, P. K.
    BMC Geriatrics, vol. 9, 4
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Combined effect of health behaviours and risk of first ever stroke in 20,040 men and women over 11 years' follow-up in Norfolk cohort of European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC Norfolk): prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Bingham, S. A., Khaw, K.
    British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.), vol. 338, b349
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Risk factors for first-ever stroke in the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population-based study

    Myint, P. K., Sinha, S., Luben, R. N., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 663-669
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Accuracy of death certification and hospital record linkage for identification of incident stroke

    Sinha, S., Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Khaw, K.
    BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 8, 74
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Cognition, continence and transfer status at the time of discharge from an acute hospital setting and their associations with an unfavourable discharge outcome after stroke

    Myint, P. K., Vowler, S. L., Redmayne, O., Fulcher, R. A.
    Gerontology, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 202-209
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Physical activity and fibrinogen concentrations in 23,201 men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk population-based study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Khaw, K.
    Atherosclerosis, vol. 198, no. 2, pp. 419-425
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Eyelid apraxia associated with bilateral paramedian thalamic infarct

    Myint, P. K., Anderson, K. N., Antoun, N. M., Warburton, E. A.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 37, no. 3, pp. 343-344
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Junior doctors' awareness of terminology relating to key medico-legal and ethical principles: a questionnaire survey

    Shibu, P. K., Subramonian, S., Suresh, M., Vindlacheruvu, M., Cheeroth, S., Myint, P. K.
    Clinical Medicine, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 231-232
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of people aged 65 years and over with an incidental rise in cardiac troponin I: An observational prospective cohort study

    Myint, P. K., Al-Jawad, M., Chacko, S. M., Chu, G. S., Vowler, S. L., May, H. M.
    Cardiology, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 62-67
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Plasma vitamin C concentrations predict risk of incident stroke over 10 y in 20 649 participants of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, vol. 87, no. 1, pp. 64-69
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Non-clinical training of United Kingdom higher trainees in geriatric medicine

    Conroy, S., Witham, M. D., Myint, P. K., Gladman, J.
    CME Journal Geriatric Medicine , vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 37-38
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Proposed new model of health promotion for the 21st century: need more flesh and skin on the bone?

    Myint, P. K., Witham, M. D., MacLullich, A. M. J.
    BMJ, vol. 337, a399
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Physical health-related quality of life predicts stroke in the EPIC-Norfolk

    Myint, P. K., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Luben, R. N., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    Neurology, vol. 69, no. 24, pp. 2243-2248
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Simple modification of CURB-65 better identifies patients including the elderly with severe CAP

    Myint, P. K., Kamath, A. V., Vowler, S. L., Harrison, B. D. W.
    Thorax, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 1015-1016; author reply 1016
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Hip fractures after stroke and their prevention

    Myint, P. K., Poole, K. E. S., Warburton, E. A.
    QJM, vol. 100, no. 9, pp. 539-545
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Self-reported mental health-related quality of life and mortality in men and women in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk): a prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Smith, R. D., Harvey, I. M., Khaw, K.
    Psychosomatic Medicine, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 410-414
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Winter excess in hospital admissions, in-patient mortality and length of acute hospital stay in stroke: a hospital database study over six seasonal years in Norfolk, UK

    Myint, P. K., Vowler, S. L., Woodhouse, P. R., Redmayne, O., Fulcher, R. A.
    Neuroepidemiology, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 79-85
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Glycated hemoglobin and risk of stroke in people without known diabetes in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk prospective population study: a threshold relationship?

    Myint, P. K., Sinha, S., Wareham, N. J., Bingham, S. A., Luben, R. N., Welch, A. A., Khaw, K.
    Stroke, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 271-275
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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