Editorial
Dr. Janaka Karalliedde, MBBS FRCP FHEA PhD
King's College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences
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Janaka is a Clinical Professor in the School of Cardiovascular Medicine & Sciences at King's College London and Consultant Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology and General Internal Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital London in the United Kingdom (UK).
He graduated with a distinction in medicine from the University of London and was awarded a PhD for research on the pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular disease and renal disease in diabetes. Janaka leads research projects focussed on cardio-renal disease predictors and biomarkers and their potential for real world application to guide risk stratification of people at high risk of rapid progression of kidney disease.
He speaks frequently at national and international meetings, has published more than 100 articles on cardiovascular and renal disease and recently led on the UK diabetes and kidney association joint guidelines for people with diabetic kidney disease.
He is an active clinician with more than 20 years of experience and specialist expertise managing patients with renal and cardio-vascular complications related to diabetes at Guy’s and St Thomas Hospital and has also established community based cardio-renal metabolic clinics in London focussed on early identification and treatment to reduce cardiovascular and renal complications.
Janaka is passionate about developing and delivering practical clinical medical education and teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students at King’s College London. He is also involved in education of health care professionals and specialist trainees in medicine with a focus on diabetes cardio-renal metabolic complications and their treatment. He is a member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) teaching and education committee and keen to explore new collaborations in his role as editor in chief for European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM) Academy.
Dr. Mine Durusu Tanriover
Professor of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye. Chair, Hacettepe University Vaccine Institute, Ankara, Türkiye. Coordinator, Hacettepe University, Societal Contribution Coordination Office, Ankara, Türkiye.
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She graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2000 and finished her residency training in internal medicine in 2005 at the same university. She served as the consultant of the Acute Care Unit and Emergency Department for several years. She has led numerous initiatives within medical societies and has undertaken leadership roles in national and international postgraduate medical education and professional development projects. Her main academic area of research is vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, particularly influenza. She actively contributes to regional and global scientific collaborations on lifelong immunization policies and the prevention of respiratory pathogen–related diseases, bridging clinical medicine, public health, and health systems strengthening. Prof. Tanrıöver is a strong advocate for planetary health, integrating climate change and health perspectives into medical education and health policy discussions. She is involved in projects that aim to enhance climate-resilient health systems, promote sustainable health infrastructure, and build capacity for climate and health training. Through her work, she seeks to align preventive medicine, immunization strategies, and environmental sustainability within a coherent planetary health framework.