Hassan Awan, PhD MBChB FRCGP MSc PGCME FHEA
Keele University (UK)
Dr Hassan Awan is an NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care at Keele University and General Practitioner (family doctor) in inner-city Manchester, UK. His research focuses on addressing mental health inequalities in underserved communities, with particular interest in culturally safe approaches that tackle systemic barriers to care. He completed a Wellcome Trust-funded PhD exploring how South Asian men with long-term conditions understand, experience, and seek help for emotional distress, through which he developed the HICCMAT framework for meaningful community engagement in research. Hassan is currently working on culturally-centred mental health interventions in underserved communities. He combines clinical practice, academic research, and his role as a community faith leader to bridge the gap between evidence and practice in mental healthcare for diverse populations.
