Vanessa Tobert
MPhil, MBBS, MRCP
Clinical Research Fellow
Vanessa joined NDPH in 2024 as a clinical research fellow working primarily on the Recovery (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy) Trial. In early 2020 the trial focused on testing treatments for people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 pneumonia, but has now evolved to evaluate treatments for other types of pneumonia including influenza and non-viral community-acquired pneumonia.
Vanessa studied medicine at King’s College London and graduated in 2017. She completed her foundation and core medical training in Oxford and is now a specialty registrar in both infectious diseases and general internal medicine.
Prior to a career in medicine, Vanessa completed an MPhil at Oxford University in Tibetan and Himalayan studies. Despite the career pivot, she remains connected with the Tibetan community here in Oxford and maintains an avid interest in Buddhist meditation.