Dr. Fiona Cresswell

MBChB, BSc, DTM&H, PGCert Epi, DipGUM, DFSRH

Dr Fiona Cresswell qualified with degrees in Medicine and Clinical Sciences from Leeds University then trained as a physician in London, Melbourne and most recently Brighton, where she gained expertise in HIV, STIs and clinical trials. Fiona completed the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene before working in a rural hospital in Tanzania, where she subsequently served as a Trustee, overseeing 30 volunteer doctors, nurses, midwives to facilitate local capacity building. The main focus of Fiona’s work is HIV-related brain infections. As a principal investigator of a phase II trial of high dose rifampicin in TB meningitis (RifT trial) in Mulago and Mbarara Hospitals she is hoping to contribute towards improving diagnosis and treatment of HIV-associated Tuberculous meningitis. Fiona is a clinical PhD fellow at the Infectious Diseases Institute and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and honorary research fellow at LSHTM-MRC-UVRI Uganda Research Unit.

Email: fiona.cresswell@lshtm.ac.uk