Dr Neil Thakrar

Born and bred in Leicester, I am passionate about serving the community that raised me as a clinical-academic. Clinically, I am an Internal Medicine Trainee and aspiring geriatrician with sub-speciality interests in cardio-geriatrics and perioperative medicine for older people undergoing surgery (POPS). I was privileged to receive The Kate Granger Prize in 2025 from the British Geriatrics Society for my role in the service development and quality improvement of POPS in Leicester. Academically, I am an Honorary Fellow in Medical Education, with a passion for teaching clinical reasoning. I was awarded the national Teaching Innovation & Excellence Prize at the ASME Annual Scholarship Meeting 2023 for leading the design, delivery and two-centre evaluation of a clinical reasoning course for third-year Leicester medical students. My mission is to improve patient care by formalising students’ learning of, and enhancing the way clinicians convey, the diagnostic and decision-making process. I also strive to support the development of other early-career clinical educators, serving as former awards lead and vice-chair of TASME (Trainees in the Association for the Study of Medical Education), a national committee. I am now a supervisor for SFP doctors in medical education. Academia aside, I enjoy sports (cricket/badminton/swimming), composing music, and baking (eating!) dessert.