Lionel H. Opie works in General Cardiology affiliated with Groote Schuur Hospital.
Lionel H. Opie was a South African cardiologist and professor of medicine at the University of Cape Town, affiliated with Groote Schuur Hospital. He founded the Hypertension Clinic at Groote Schuur Hospital and served as the founding director of the Hatter Institute for Cardiovascular Research in Africa. He conducted extensive research on cardiac physiology, metabolism, and pharmacology until his passing in 2020.
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MBChB
University of Cape Town
1955
DPhil
University of Oxford
1959
MD
University of Cape Town
1961
Cardiologist
Groote Schuur Hospital · 1955 - 2020
Director, Ischaemic Heart Disease Research Unit
South African Medical Research Council · 1976 - 1998
Visiting Professor
Tufts University School of Medicine · 2006 - 2013
Postdoctoral Researcher
Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School) · 1959 - 1961
Consultant in Medicine
University College Hospital (Royal Postgraduate Medical School) · 1969 - 1971