Yitka Graham: a Brief Biography

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Yitka Graham is the Head of the Helen McArdle Nursing and Care Research Institute and Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Sunderland in the North of England. She is also an Honorary Lead for Health Services Research for South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, having held an embedded research role in the Bariatric Surgical Unit since 2013 as part of her academic role. She is one of the first non-clinical researchers in the field of bariatric surgery, working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams globally to further research and innovation that provides evidence to increase empathetic and supportive care of people living with obesity and who have undergone bariatric surgery. …