Research &
Teaching
Dr Mbagaya combines active clinical research with a long-standing commitment to education — from undergraduate pathology tuition at the University of Bristol to nationwide GP teaching in Laboratory and Metabolic Medicine.
ENTRUST Bio89
ODYSSEY DM & VICTORION
Lipid Studies
Publications
14 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and journal articles spanning metabolic medicine, lipidology, and laboratory biochemistry.
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Graby J, Sellek J, Bayly G, Avades T, Capps N, Shipman K, Mbagaya W, Luvai A, et al. CT coronary angiography in the lipid clinic: a pilot study and lipidologist survey. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025:41; 2205–2217.
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Downie P, Mbagaya W. Determination of the biological variation and reference change value of lipoprotein (a). Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 2025: 62; 342–351.
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Bancroft T, Luvai A, Mbagaya W, Barth JH. Vitamin B12 reference intervals on Beckman, Roche and Siemens analytical platforms. Ann Clin Biochem 2023: 60; 417–422.
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Graby J, Sellek J, Bayly G, Avades T, Capps N, Shipman K, Mbagaya W, Luvai A, et al. CT coronary angiography significantly changes treatment targets versus coronary artery calcium scoring in high-risk dyslipidaemia patients. Heart 2022;108:A135–A136.
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Mbagaya W, Luvai A, Waise A. Diagnostic biochemical markers for heart failure. Pract Diab 2018: 35; 149–151.
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Barth JH, Luvai A, Jassam N, Mbagaya W, Kilpatrick ES, Narayanan D, Spoors S. Comparison of method-related reference intervals for thyroid hormones: studies from a prospective reference population and a literature review. Ann Clin Biochem 2017: 55; 107–112.
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Mbagaya W, Luvai A, Lopez B. Biological variation of troponin in stable haemodialysis patients. Ann Clin Biochem 2015: 52; 562–568.
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Luvai A, Mbagaya W, Narayanan D, Degg T, Toogood G, Wyatt JI, Swinson D, Hall CJ, Barth JH. Hepatocellular carcinoma in variegate porphyria: a case report and literature review. Ann Clin Biochem 2015: 52; 407–412.
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Jassam N, Mbagaya W, Kallner A, Hill R, Carless D, Barth JH, Delaney H, Lippiatt C, Shepherd J, Glover S, Slack S, Mitchell K, Strafen A, Bosomworth MP. Does creatinine analytical performance support robust identification of acute kidney injury within individual laboratories in a region? Clin Chem Lab Med 2015: 53; e63–e65.
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Mbagaya W, Orme SM. Weight Loss and Dizziness: Adrenal Failure. In R. Ajjan, S.M. Orme (eds.), Endocrinology and Diabetes: Case Studies, Questions and Commentaries © Springer-Verlag London 2015. pp 91–97.
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Mbagaya W, Foo J, Luvai A, King C, Mapplebeck S, Gough A, Jassam N. Persistently raised aspartate aminotransferase (AST) due to macro-AST in a rheumatology clinic. Diagnosis. 2015: 2; 137–140.
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Narayanan D, Mbagaya W, Aye M, Kilpatrick ES, Barth JH. Management of severe in-patient hyponatraemia: an audit in two teaching hospitals in Yorkshire, UK. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2015: 75; 1–6.
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Luvai A, Mbagaya W, Hall AS, Barth JH. Rosuvastatin: A Review of the Pharmacology and Clinical Effectiveness in Cardiovascular Disease. Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology 2012: 6; 17–33.
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Luvai A, Mbagaya W. Patient Management: Secondary Hyperlipidaemia. Foundation Years Journal. 2011: 5; 40–43.
Abstracts & Posters
Seven conference abstracts and posters presented at national and international meetings in biochemistry, lipidology, and metabolic medicine.
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2022
Granby J, Sellek J, Bayly G, Mbagaya W et al. CT coronary angiography significantly changes treatment targets versus coronary artery calcium scoring in high-risk dyslipidaemia patients. Heart 2022;108:A135–A136.
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2016
Powers V, Mbagaya W, Stockdale C, Dawson C. Hyperammonaemia secondary to chemotherapy: unmasking and exacerbation of underlying urea cycle defects in two patients. J Inherit Metab Dis vol 39 pp S61.
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2011Shortlisted — Siemens Prize
Mbagaya W, Narayanan D, Poon P, Kilpatrick ES. The effect of the introduction of a high sensitivity troponin T assay on the prevalence of myocardial infarction in 2 Yorkshire hospitals. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry vol 48 pp S23.
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2011
Mbagaya W, Barth JH. Hyperlipidaemia as an initial presentation of myeloma. Atherosclerosis vol 218, Issue 2, pp e6–7.
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2009
Narayanan D, Aye M, Mbagaya W. Survey of aetiology, investigations and outcome of severe hyponatraemia in in-patients. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry vol 46 pp S27.
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2009
Narayanan D, Mbagaya W, Barth J. Reproducibility of the short synacthen test. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry vol 46 pp S74.
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2009
Ali M, Mbagaya W, Andrews J, Orme S. False-positive Dexamethasone Suppression Test following use of rifampicin in a male patient. Endocrine Abstracts vol 21 pp 56.
Teaching Activity
From undergraduate pathology lectures to nationwide GP education, Dr Mbagaya is committed to raising the standard of metabolic medicine training across the UK.
University of Bristol
Year 3 Lead and Pathology tutor at North Somerset Academy of the University of Bristol.
Junior Doctor & Speciality Trainee Teaching
Postgraduate teaching for junior doctors in medicine and speciality trainees in Metabolic Medicine.
Nationwide GP Teaching
Nationwide GP teaching on different topics in Laboratory Medicine and Metabolic Medicine.