Ashutosh Wechalekar

Professor Ashutosh Wechalekar is Professor of Medicine and Haematology at University College London and Visiting Professor of Clinical Haematology at the University of Oxford. His work focuses on complex plasma cell disorders — multiple myeloma, systemic AL amyloidosis, and monoclonal gammopathies of clinical significance. He is Joint Clinical Lead of the UK National Amyloidosis Centre at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest amyloidosis programmes in the world, and Director of the Jack O'Neil Amyloidosis Laboratory, a national and international reference centre for amyloid typing and genomic analysis. He also leads the CAR-T cell programme for myeloma in the UK independent sector. His research centres on novel therapies in AL amyloidosis, including immunotherapies and cellular therapy, and on imaging in amyloidosis, with a strong translational focus. He is chief investigator on multiple national and international clinical trials and has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.