Dr Dean Kavanagh BMedSc (Pharm), PhD, FHEA, FRMS

Dr Dean Kavanagh

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Science

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0)121 414 4131
Email
d.kavanagh@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Cardiovascular Sciences
College of Medicine and Health
Institute of Biomedical Research
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Dean Kavanagh is an Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, based at Cardiovascular Sciences. His interests are primarily the application and development of Intravital Microscopy imaging techniques, and their application in the context of microvascular imaging. In particular, he is interested in the mechanisms that drive microvascular inflammation and the identification, development and assessment of potential new inhibitors that may help to limit tissue damage following ischaemia-reperfusion injury. In addition, he has a keen interest in the development of technology around Intravital Microscopy, including development of analysis methodologies and software to help improve data analysis processes for this technique. In line with these interests, he is the designated Facility Manager for our state-of-the-art Intravital Imaging Facility in Cardiovascular Sciences.

Dr Kavanagh contributes to teaching on a number of courses across Medicine and Health, as well as supporting both undergraduate and postgraduate project supervision.

Qualifications

  • 2025 - Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE) - University 麻豆精选
  • 2009 - PhD (Medicine), University 麻豆精选
  • 2005 – BMedSc (Hons) Pharmacology, University 麻豆精选

Teaching

  • BDS Y1 Body Systems
  • BSc Y1 Fundamentals of Life Science
  • MBChB Y2 Foundations of Medical Science and Practice – CVS
  • MBChB Y2 Foundations of Medical Science and Practice – REN
  • MRes Cardiovascular Practical Skills Toolkit

Other activities

Honorary Treasurer of the British Microcirculation and Vascular Biology Society

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Perez-Toledo, M, Beristain-Covarrubias, N, Pillaye, J, Persaud, R, Marcial Juarez, E, Jossi, S, Hitchcock, J, Alshayea, A, Channell, W, Wiersma, N, Kavanagh, D, Carestia, A, Horsnell, W, Henderson, IR, Mackman, N, Clark, AR, Jenne, CN, Rayes, J, Watson, S & Cunningham, A 2025, '', Nature Communications.

El-awaisi, J, Kavanagh, D, Heising, S, Maria Schiessl, I, Cleary, S, Hodson, D & Kalia, N 2025, '', Basic research in cardiology.

Sun, J, Rojo Cortes, F, Benitez, S, Forero, MG, Li, G, Singh, D, Wang, X, Cachero, S, Moreira, M, Kavanagh, D, Jefferis, G, Croset, V & Hidalgo, A 2024, '', eLife, vol. 13, RP102222.

Bourne, JH, Perrella, G, El-Awaisi, J, Terry, LV, Tinkova, V, Hogg, RL, Gant, P, Grygielska, B, Kalia, N, Kavanagh, D, Brill, A, Dimitrov, JD, Watson, SP & Rayes, J 2024, '', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, vol. 22, no. 7, pp. 2018-2026.

El-Awaisi, J, Kavanagh, DPJ & Kalia, N 2024, '', Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, vol. 11, 1358472.

Hopkin, SJ, Pezhman, L, Begum, J, Kavanagh, D, McGettrick, HM, Iqbal, AJ & Chimen, M 2023, '', Journal of Leukocyte Biology, pp. 1-14.

Alenazy, F, Harbi, M, Kavanagh, D, Price, J, Brady, P, Hargreaves, O, Harrison, P, Slater, A, Tiwari, A, Nicolson, P, Connolly, D, Kirchhof, P, Kalia, N, Jandrot-Perrus, M, Mangin, PH, Watson, S & Thomas, MR 2023, '', Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, vol. 21, no. 11, pp. 3236-3251.

Bumroongthai, K, Kavanagh, DPJ, Genever, P & Kalia, N 2023, '', Frontiers in immunology, vol. 14, 1257497.

El-awaisi, J, Kavanagh, D, Rink, M, Weston, C, Drury, N & Kalia, N 2022, '', JCI Insight, vol. 7, no. 5, e155236.

Haining, E, Lowe, K, Wichaiyo, S, Kataru, RP, Nagy, Z, Kavanagh, D, Lax, S, Di, Y, Nieswandt, B, Ho-Tin-No茅, B, Mehrara, BJ, Senis, Y, Rayes, J & Watson, S 2021, '', Platelets, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 352-367.

Campos, J, Ponomaryov, T, De Prendergast, A, Whitworth, K, Smith, C, Khan, A, Kavanagh, D & Brill, A 2021, '', Blood Advances, vol. 5, no. 9, pp. 2319鈥�2324.

Chimen, M, Evryviadou, A, Box, CL, Harrison, MJ, Hazeldine, J, Dib, LH, Kuravi, SJ, Payne, H, Price, JMJ, Kavanagh, D, Iqbal, AJ, Lax, S, Kalia, N, Brill, A, Thomas, SG, Belli, A, Crombie, N, Adams, RA, Evans, S-A, Deckmyn, H, Lord, JM, Harrison, P, Watson, SP, Nash, GB & Rainger, GE 2020, '', Haematologica, vol. 105, no. 5, pp. 1248-1261.

Du, M, Kavanagh, D, Kalia, N & Zhang, Z 2019, '', Medical Engineering & Physics, vol. 73, pp. 18-29.

Abstract

El-awaisi, J, Kavanagh, D, Rink, M, Weston, C, Drury, N & Kalia, N 2022, '', Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, vol. 173, no. supplement, pp. 7.

El-awaisi, J, Kavanagh, D & Kalia, N 2021, '', Heart, vol. 107, no. Suppl 1, A162.