Dr James Tollitt

Consultant Nephrologist, Salford Royal NHS Trust

Dr James Tollitt graduated in medicine from University of Manchester in 2008. Dr Tollitt successfully completed a postgraduate diploma in medical education from the University of Manchester and completed his PhD on the interaction between stroke, cognition, and renal disease in 2020. He was appointed as a Consultant Nephrologist at Salford Royal NHS Trust in February 2020. He was employed as the North West Kidney Networks CKD lead for Greater Manchester in 2023. He leads on the national transplant first QI project for Salford and has extensive experience in both QI and research. His research interests include CKD, AKI, cognition, stroke and CKD. He is passionate about trying to address healthcare inequalities in the UK and reducing variability in CKD care in particular.