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Professor Luigi Nibali

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Periodontology Co-Lead Qualifications: DipDent MSc PhD FHEA Professional Roles: Professor of Periodontology; Honorary Consultant in Periodontics; Academic Lead and Director for Periodontology Postgraduate Programme - King's College London

Professor Nibali, an internationally renowned periodontist and researcher, currently serves as a Professor and Honorary Consultant, Academic Lead and Director of the Postgraduate Programme in Periodontology at King’s College London. 

He is also Co-Lead of the Oral Clinical Research Unit and Head of the Centre for Host-Microbiome Interactions at King’s College London.

Professor Nibali is a prolific contributor to periodontal and medical literature, having published extensively with over 170 research articles under his name. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology – the official publication of the European Federation of Periodontology. Among his many accolades are the Sir Wilfred Fish Prize from the British Society of Periodontology and the Socransky Award from the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

His clinical expertise lies in managing complex periodontal cases, with a particular focus on minimally invasive treatments for infrabony defects. His research interests span periodontal medicine, genetics, and microbial aetiopathogenesis, with notable contributions to the fields of periodontal infectogenomics and genetic dysbiosis, advancing our understanding of the intricate relationship between microbial triggers and host responses in periodontitis.

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Dr Varkha Rattu

Founder & Periodontology Co-Lead

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Dr Amar Puttanna

Diabetes Co-Lead

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Dr Rajeev Raghavan

Diabetes Co-Lead

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Professor Mark Ide

Periodontology Co-Lead

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Dr Dominika Antoniszczak

Education & Support Advisor

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Dr Jasmine Loke

Clinical Content Advisor

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Dr Mira Shah

Patient Resource Advisor

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Elaine Tilling

Outreach & Communications Lead

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Dr Varkha Rattu

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Founder & Periodontology Co-Lead

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Dr Amar Puttanna

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Diabetes Co-Lead

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Dr Rajeev Raghavan

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Diabetes Co-Lead

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Professor Mark Ide

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Periodontology Co-Lead

Team - The Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub

Dr Dominika Antoniszczak

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Education and Support Advisor

Team - The Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub

Dr Jasmine Loke

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Clinical Content Advisor

Team - The Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub

Dr Mira Shah

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Patient Resource Advisor

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Elaine Tilling

Periodontitis-Diabetes Hub Position: Outreach and Communications Lead

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