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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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  • Modifiable lifestyle behaviors and functional health in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk population study

    Myint, P. K., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Wareham, N. J., Bingham, S. A., Luben, R. N., Welch, A. A., Smith, R. D., Harvey, I. M., Khaw, K.
    Preventive Medicine, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 109-116
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Fruit and vegetable consumption and self-reported functional health in men and women in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk): a population-based cross-sectional study

    Myint, P. K., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Smith, R. D., Harvey, I. M., Day, N. E., Khaw, K.
    Public Health Nutrition, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 34-41
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Delay in the presentation of patients to hospital is the main factor for failure to adhere to the Royal College of Physicians' guidelines in the management of suspected subarachnoid haemorrhage

    Chu, G. S., Kugathasan, U., Myint, P. K.
    Clinical Medicine, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 511-512
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The role of research training during higher medical education in the promotion of academic medicine in the UK

    Myint, P. K., MacLullich, A. M. J., Witham, M. D.
    Postgraduate Medical Journal, vol. 82, no. 973, pp. 767-70
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Experiences and views of specialist registrars in geriatric medicine on 'do not attempt resuscitation' decisions: a sea of uncertainty?

    Myint, P. K., Miles, S., Halliday, D. A., Bowker, L. K.
    QJM, vol. 99, no. 10, pp. 691-700
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Habitual fish consumption and risk of incident stroke: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Day, N. E., Khaw, K.
    Public Health Nutrition, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 882-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Post-stroke seizure and post-stroke epilepsy

    Myint, P. K., Staufenberg, E. F. A., Sabanathan, K.
    Postgraduate Medical Journal, vol. 82, no. 971, pp. 568-72
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Utilisation of diagnostic computerised tomography imaging and immediate clinical outcomes in older people with stroke before and after introduction of the National Service Framework for older people. A comparative study of hospital-based stroke registry data (1997-2003): Norfolk experience

    Myint, P. K., Vowler, S. L., Redmayne, O., Fulcher, R. A.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 399-403
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is it time to rethink the urea criterion in CURB-65?

    Kamath, A. V., Myint, P. K., Vowler, S. L., Harrison, B. D. W.
    European Respiratory Journal, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 1321-1322
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Relation between self-reported physical functional health and chronic disease 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., Day, N. E., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    Annals of Epidemiology, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 492-500
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Higher urea level in variables included in CURB criteria is the least significant factor associated with mortality in Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)

    Kamath, A. V., Myint, P. K., Vowler, S. L., Maisey, D. N., Harrison, B. D. W.
    American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Obesity indices and self-reported functional health in men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk

    Myint, P. K., Welch, A. A., Luben, R. N., Wainwright, N. W. J., Surtees, P. G., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Smith, R. D., Harvey, I. M., Khaw, K.
    Obesity, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 884-93
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and older patients. Should SOAR (systolic blood pressure, oxygenation, age and respiratory rate) criteria be used in older people?: A compilation study of two prospective cohorts

    Myint, P. K., Kamath, A. V., Vowler, S. L., Maisey, D. N., Harrison, B. D. W., British Thoracic Society
    Age and Ageing, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 286-291
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Recognizing and managing severe community-acquired pneumonia

    Kamath, A. V., Myint, P. K.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. M76-8
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Management of acute stroke

    Salih, I. M., Myint, P. K.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. M24-6
    Contributions to Journals: Literature Reviews

  • Smoking predicts long-term mortality in stroke: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk prospective population study

    Myint, P. K., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Day, N. E., Khaw, K.
    Preventive Medicine, vol. 42, no. 2, pp. 128-31
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Unmeasured aspects of the geriatric day hospital!

    Myint, P. K.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 97-8
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Combined work and leisure physical activity and risk of stroke in men and women in the European prospective investigation into Cancer-Norfolk Prospective Population Study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Wareham, N. J., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Day, N. E., Khaw, K.
    Neuroepidemiology, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 122-9
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Effect of age on the relationship of occupational social class with prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases. A population-based cross-sectional study from European Prospective Investigation into Cancer - Norfolk (EPIC-Norfolk)

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Khaw, K.
    Gerontology, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 51-8
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Comparative study of stroke outcome between younger and older patients

    Myint, P. K., Fulcher, R. A., Vowler, S. L., Redmayne, O.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 34, no. Suppl. 2, pp. ii40
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Variation in winter excess of stroke admissions

    Myint, P. K., Fulcher, R. A., Vowler, S. L., Redmayne, O.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 34, no. Suppl. 2, pp. ii39
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • Respiratory function and self-reported functional health: EPIC-Norfolk population study

    Myint, P. K., Luben, R. N., Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Welch, A. A., Bingham, S. A., Wareham, N. J., Day, N. E., Khaw, K.
    European Respiratory Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 494-502
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The value of raised troponin I levels in the elderly

    Al-Jawad, M., Myint, P. K., Chacko, S. M., May, H. M., Vowler, S. L.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 66, no. 9, pp. 537
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Atypical pyoderma gangrenosum in an older adult: high index of suspicion is required

    Meenakshisundaram, S., Myint, P. K.
    Age and Ageing, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 422
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Management of non-thrombolysable acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

    Iyengar, S., Myint, P. K., Grabau, W.
    British Journal of Hospital Medicine, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 434
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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