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Professor David Brodie

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David Alan Brodie (born 24 June 1946) is a retired academic and Emeritus Professor of Cardiovascular Health. He retired from active teaching and research in 2011.

Birth Name: David Alan Brodie (age 77)

Born: 24 June 1946 Hindhead, Surrey, England

Family: Megan Elizabeth (wife), Jo-Anne Beth Jankiewicz (daughter), Tom David (son)

Education and Academic Career

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Professor Brodie received his secondary education at King’s School, Worcester, and Bromsgrove College of Further Education. He went on to study Physical Education, Education, and Biology at Loughborough University, earning a Teaching Certificate in 1968 and a Bachelor of Education (BEd) in 1969.

From 1969 to 1972, Professor Brodie taught Physical Education and Biology at Abingdon School. He later lectured in Exercise Physiology at Saltley College, Birmingham, before joining the Carnegie School at Leeds Metropolitan University in 1974 as a Senior Research Fellow. During this time, he completed his PhD.

In 1981, Professor Brodie was appointed Head of Physical Education at the University of Liverpool. Under his leadership, the university established undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Human Movement Science, including an MSc degree and a PhD program by research. The department was integrated into the Faculty of Medicine within three years. During his tenure, Professor Brodie published extensively[1], and secured significant external research funding, including £1.7 million in academic grants[2] and £4.563 million for the construction of a new University Sports Centre funded by the UK Sports Council Lottery.[3]

In 2001, Professor Brodie became Head of Research in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences at Buckinghamshire New University. Collaborating with clinicians in local hospitals, he supervised research focused on cardiac rehabilitation and clinical decision-making for heart transplant patients, including those using left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).[4] Professor Brodie was awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) by Coventry University in 2010 for his research contributions to body composition and cardiovascular health. Over his career, he authored approximately 250 publications, including books, peer-reviewed articles, and conference abstracts.[5]

Professor Brodie’s personal life involves hobbies like mountain trekking, rowing, bridge, and activities associated with U3A and Rotary.

  1. ^ Examples include: a) Body fat estimations by electrical impedance and infra-red interactance, International Journal of Sports Medicine (1992), 13, 319-325. b) Rapid weight loss and lean tissue: evidence for comparable body composition and metabolic rate in differing rates of weight loss, International Journal of Obesity (1989), 13, 179-181 and c) Time course of responses of human skeletal muscle to oxidative stress induced by nondamaging exercise, Journal of Applied Physiology (2001), 90, 1031-1035
  2. ^ Examples include funding from the Health Promotion Research Trust (£250,000) and the Cambridge Diet plc (£48,000).
  3. ^ Funding awarded by the Sports Council from UK Lottery Funding.
  4. ^ Examples include: a) Normalisation of autonomic dysfunction in patients following left ventricular assist device combination therapy, Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (2008), 27(2s), S168, 299; and b) Effects of left ventricular assist devices on heart rate and Vo₂ recovery trends following peak exercise: optimal vs. reduced unloading speed (2009), European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress, Barcelona, 29–31 August.
  5. ^ Examples include: a) Health Matters at Work by D. A. Brodie (1991), Tudor Press, ISBN 1-872807-90-9; b) Motivational interviewing to promote physical activity for people with chronic heart failure, Journal of Advanced Nursing (2005), 50(5), 518–527; and c) Resting and exercise haemodynamic and metabolic responses to acute reduction of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support (2009), European Society of Cardiology Annual Congress, Barcelona, 29–31 August.