Dr Eleanor Anne Freeman

Co-founder and co-lead for Stroke Hub Wales; Retired Consultant Physician, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Historically, geriatric and stroke medicine were over-looked specialties. Dr Freeman took the challenge of changing this image, using her leadership roles across the UK to develop early changes in clinical care in Wales. She also created structured undergraduate medical education, later adopted in all Welsh District General Hospitals, and developed postgraduate multidisciplinary and medical education by co-authoring eight books for junior doctors in the UK and abroad. She also co-founded Stroke Hub Wales and continues activity in research and education.