Dr James Uprichard

Dr James Uprichard is a consultant haematologist with extensive expertise in blood disorders, including anaemia, bleeding and clotting disorders, haemostasis, and thrombosis. He specialises in managing inherited and acquired bleeding conditions, blood transfusions, and haemostatic disorders of pregnancy. Dr. Uprichard is based at Cleveland Clinic London and St George’s Hospital in Tooting, a major trauma center, where his responsibilities include addressing trauma-related coagulopathy. He also serves as the lead clinician for blood transfusion services, focusing on patients with specific transfusion needs, including those who decline blood products.

Dr Uprichard began his medical journey at University College London, graduating in 1996. His early career included training at prestigious institutions such as Hammersmith, the Royal Free, and University College Hospitals. After completing a PhD in rare bleeding disorders, he pursued registrar training in haematology within the North West Thames region. His academic roles included a clinical lectureship in haemostasis at Imperial College, where he conducted research on coagulation in pregnancy and anticoagulation. Additionally, he undertook a clinical fellowship with the North Thames Haemophilia Network and an elective in haemostasis at the National Institutes of Health in the United States.

In 2011, Dr Uprichard was appointed consultant haematologist at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St. George’s University of London. His research focuses on thrombosis management, anticoagulation, and hemorrhage therapies.