Professor Atul Mehta was Consultant Haematologist and Professor of Haematology at the Royal Free London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts.
He ran the general laboratory haematology diagnostic service at the Royal Free Hospital until his retirement in January 2019. Professor Mehta was also the Founder and Director of the Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) Centre at the Royal Free Hospital, which grew to be the largest centre in the UK and one of the foremost clinical academic centres for LSDs in the world.
He now works in private practice, charitable, educational and research roles, including consultancy.