Dr Kenneth Connell

• Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, The UWI, Cave Hill Campus
• President, Heart & Stroke Foundation Barbados
• Governor of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Caribbean Chapter
• Consultant Internist – Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados
• US CDC International Consultant- Global HEARTS Programme - Hypertension
• Chairman - Barbados Drug Formulary Committee
• Member - Barbados Medical Council

Dr Connell is an academic physician, and health advocate, who has dedicated his professional career to the advancement of knowledge in hypertension science, public advocacy to fight non-communicable diseases, and to achieving the highest standards of care in the practice of internal medicine in his home country of Barbados, in the Caribbean region, and internationally.

He received his undergraduate and postgraduate training in from The UWI St. Augustine & Cave Hill Campuses, and graduated with an MBBS and DM Internal Medicine degrees in 2000 and 2006 respectively. He was awarded a Barbados National Development Scholarship in 2007. He received his PhD in 2015 from the prestigious King’s College London, University of London. He joined the Faculty of Medical Sciences as Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology in 2011 and assumed duties of Deputy Dean -Phase 1 in August 2014 - August 2017).

His research interests span the spectrum of hypertension science, from novel mechanisms of vascular reactivity and sodium handling by the kidneys, to health system strengthening in the management of hypertension in primary care to improve control rates.

As a Clinical Pharmacologist, he chairs the Barbados Drug Formulary Committee, a government appointed committee to review, update and recommend changes to drugs available for use in Barbados. Dr. Connell is currently President of the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados from March 2017 - present.

Notable professional distinctions include:

• Fellowship of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and he is currently Governor of the ACP Caribbean Chapter, from 2016 to the present.
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians UK (FRCP)
• Fellowship of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)