Dr. Kenneth Connell
MBBS DM(UWI), PHD(KCL), FACP, FACC, FRCP(UK)
PERSONAL STATEMENT
I am a highly motivated medical professional guided by a passion to engage various health communities to improve health outcomes locally, regionally, and internationally.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Fellow of the American College of Physicians 2016
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians – 2016
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology 2017
Principal’s Award of Excellence 2019 Outstanding Public Service
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Deputy Dean Internationalization & Recruitment, Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS), The University of the West Indies (UWI)
Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, FMS, The UWI
Member of The University of the West Indies Senate (Highest decison making commitee of the The UWI)
Public Orator – The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Director – Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC)
Governor of the American College of Physicians (ACP) Caribbean Chapter
Consultant Internist – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Barbados
USA Centre for Disease Prevention & Control (CDC)
International Consultant – Global HEARTS Programme Hypertension
Chairman – Barbados Drug Formulary Committee
Chairman – Campus Health & Wellness Committee
Member – Barbados Medical Council
PUBLICATIONS – MOST RECENT
- DiPette DJ, Goughnour K, Zuniga E, Skeete J, Ridley E, Angell S, Brettler J, Campbell NRC, Coca A, Connell K, Doon R, Jaffe M, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Moran A, Orias M, Pineiro DJ, Rosende A, González YV, Ordunez P. Standardized treatment to improve hypertension control in primary health care: The HEARTS in the Americas Initiative. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2020 Oct 12. doi: 10.1111/jch.14072.
- Jamario Skeete, Kenneth Connell, Pedro Ordunez, Donald J DiPette. Approaches to the Management of Hypertension in Resource-Limited Settings: Strategies to Overcome the Hypertension Crisis in the Post-COVID Era. Integrated Blood Pressure Control 13, 125-133, 2020