Our Founders
Clinical excellence · Academic leadership · Educational innovation
Professor Rajesh Varma
Professor of Cardiovascular–Renal–Metabolic (CVRM) Medicine & Women's Health, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Visiting Researcher, Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge. Practising NHS GP Partner and GMC-Approved GP Trainer, The Colne Practice, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. On the GMC Specialist Register (Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 2007) and the GP Register (2021). GMC: 4196453.
Clinical & Academic Appointments
Professor of CVRM Medicine & Women's Health, New Vision University, Tbilisi, Georgia. Visiting Researcher, Department of Public Health & Primary Care, University of Cambridge. Practising NHS GP Partner and GMC-Approved GP Trainer, The Colne Practice, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. Former Consultant, Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London. Former PLAB Examiner, General Medical Council. NICE Guideline Committee Member — Osteoporosis Guideline (Committee Member List). Harvard AI in Healthcare certification.
GMC Registration
GMC Reference:
4196453
— Registered with a licence to practise.
Specialist Register: Obstetrics & Gynaecology (from 08 November 2007).
GP Register: General Practice (from 03 August 2021).
GMC-Approved GP Trainer.
Qualifications
MA (Cantab), PhD, MRCOG, MRCGP, MBBS, PGCert (Oxon)
Doctoral Thesis
An investigation of basic science and clinical research methodologies
to benefit clinical practice
Varma, R. (2009). University of Birmingham. Ph.D.
Research Interests
Cardiometabolic medicine (CVRM) across the life course. Women's health and precision menopause medicine. AI-augmented medical education and adaptive learning. Clinical reasoning pedagogy and metacognitive training. Primary care diagnostics and chronic disease management.
Publication Metrics
h-index: 18 · ORCID: 0000-0003-4672-4461 · Scopus Author ID: 8932600800
Selected Recent Publications
MASLD: A Practical Diagnostic and Treatment Pathway
Robb P, Ravindran N, Varma R. InnovAiT. 2026. In Press.
DOI: 10.1177/17557380261438592
Stepwise management of chronic kidney disease in primary care
Varma R, Ravindran N. InnovAiT. April 2026.
DOI: 10.1177/17557380261435934
Cardiometabolic changes at menopause: Time for precision menopause treatment
Ravindran N, Varma R. InnovAiT. March 2026.
DOI: 10.1177/17557380261425194
Let's get the basics right before pursuing esoteric longevity mechanisms
Varma R. BMJ Rapid Response. December 2025.
BMJ Rapid Response
Living Longer, Living Better: The promise and reality of Longevity Medicine
Varma R. Total Health. August 2025.
Read at Total Health
Prof Varma brings a unique combination of clinical practice, examination experience, regulatory insight, and academic research to every element of MD Acumen. He is not an advisor or a figurehead — he is the clinical architect, the content author, and the lead faculty. His vision for MD Acumen is that postgraduate medical education should be expert-led, evidence-based, and technologically advanced — but never at the expense of clinical authenticity.
Professor Tham Nimal-Raj
Chancellor, New Vision University — UK Campus. Founder and Chair, Essex Medical Society. Senior Partner, Sai Medical Practice. Professor of Family Medicine and Anatomy.
Clinical Excellence & Academic Leadership
Professor Tham Nimal-Raj is a distinguished senior clinician, academic leader, and healthcare entrepreneur with over four decades of experience in the UK National Health Service. As Chancellor of the New Vision University UK Campus, he is a pivotal figure in bridging international medical education, overseeing clinical rotations and academic standards for the next generation of medical professionals.
Under his guidance, the Essex Medical Society serves as a vital forum for clinical intelligence and professional development for physicians and surgeons across the region. His commitment to the local medical community is further evidenced by his previous leadership as Chief Clinical Officer within NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups.
Clinical Expertise
A prolific educator and author, Prof Nimal-Raj has authored several textbooks on anatomy and ultrasound and is a frequent speaker at international medical conferences. His career is marked by a unique blend of clinical expertise — specialising in hypertension, diabetes, and community diagnostics — and an entrepreneurial vision that has seen the successful launch of multiple medical enterprises.
Honours & Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. Former Council Member, British Medical Association (BMA).
Two professors. One vision.
MD Acumen was founded on the conviction that postgraduate medical education in the UK can be better — more rigorous, more personalised, more technologically advanced, and more clinically authentic. Between them, Prof Varma and Prof Nimal-Raj bring over six decades of NHS clinical practice, academic teaching, examination experience, and institutional leadership to every element of the platform.
The company they have built is not a content aggregator or a question bank reseller. It is a clinician-led educational institution with a technology platform — designed by the doctors who have trained the doctors, examined the doctors, written the guidelines, and practised the medicine.
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