Shireen Kassam | |
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Born | 1975 |
Occupation | Hematologist |
Shireen Amirali Kassam (born 1975) is a British haematologist, lifestyle medicine physician and promoter of whole food plant-based nutrition. She is the founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK.
Kassam qualified as a doctor in 2000. [1] She obtained a PhD at the University of London in 2011 on the role of selenium in sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapy. [1] She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2003 and a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2008. [2]
Kassam is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College Hospital. [3] [4] She is a visiting professor at University of Winchester where she developed the UK's first university course on plant-based nutrition. She is a certified lifestyle medicine physician. [5] [6]
Kassam founded Plant-Based Health Professionals UK in 2018, a non-profit organization that provides education on whole food plant-based nutrition for prevention and management of chronic disease. [1] Kassam is on the Research Advisory Committee of the Vegan Society. [4] She has co-authored Eating Plant-Based and the textbook Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice, published by Hammersmith Books in 2022. [7] She is a council member of True Health Initiative. [8]
In 2022, Kassam argued that the National Health Service would save billions if more people embraced a plant-based diet. [9] She has written for Reader's Digest and The Independent. [10] [11]
Kassam has followed a whole food plant-based diet since 2013. [3] She was a speaker at VegfestUK 2022. [12]
Shireen Kassam | |
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Born | 1975 |
Occupation | Hematologist |
Shireen Amirali Kassam (born 1975) is a British haematologist, lifestyle medicine physician and promoter of whole food plant-based nutrition. She is the founder of Plant-Based Health Professionals UK.
Kassam qualified as a doctor in 2000. [1] She obtained a PhD at the University of London in 2011 on the role of selenium in sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapy. [1] She became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2003 and a fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2008. [2]
Kassam is a Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at King's College Hospital. [3] [4] She is a visiting professor at University of Winchester where she developed the UK's first university course on plant-based nutrition. She is a certified lifestyle medicine physician. [5] [6]
Kassam founded Plant-Based Health Professionals UK in 2018, a non-profit organization that provides education on whole food plant-based nutrition for prevention and management of chronic disease. [1] Kassam is on the Research Advisory Committee of the Vegan Society. [4] She has co-authored Eating Plant-Based and the textbook Plant-Based Nutrition in Clinical Practice, published by Hammersmith Books in 2022. [7] She is a council member of True Health Initiative. [8]
In 2022, Kassam argued that the National Health Service would save billions if more people embraced a plant-based diet. [9] She has written for Reader's Digest and The Independent. [10] [11]
Kassam has followed a whole food plant-based diet since 2013. [3] She was a speaker at VegfestUK 2022. [12]