Doctor Frances Varian

Frankie read geography at the University of Cambridge prior to post-graduate medicine at the University of Warwick. Frankie started as an academic clinical fellowship in cardiology in 2020. She is currently a post-doctoral BHF Clinical Fellow at the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine in Leeds and Cardiovascular Clinical Trialist (CVCT) fellow. She has a strong background in mixed methods and interested in health-related quality of life in heart failure, including patient-reported outcome measures as clinical trial endpoints. Frankie grew up near the Lake District, England and enjoys spending time outdoors. She completed an Ironman triathlon in 2016 and continues to enjoy running and climbing. Frankie is an advocate for sustainability and currently hold the British Cardiovascular Society sustainability fellowship.