Dr Lara Roberts

Consultant Haematologist, Thrombosis & Haemostasis

Year Qualified: 2000
Qualifications: MBBS, MD(Res), MRCP, FRCPath
Specialty: Haematology

Special Interests

Acquired bleeding disorders
Post thrombotic syndrome
Thrombophilia
Venous thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis,

Biography

Dr Roberts qualified in Australia before relocating to the United Kingdom in 2002. She completed her haematology specialist training on the King’s rotation, and undertook research in the King’s Thrombosis Centre investigating outcomes following a first DVT. Dr Roberts is the clinical lead for venous thromboembolism at King’s. Additional clinical and research interests include post-thrombotic syndrome, anticoagulation, acquired bleeding disorders and global coagulation assays.

Related services

Haematology

Research

Patel JP, Chitongo PB, Czuprynska J, Roberts LN, Patel RK, Arya R (2015) ‘Normal prothrombin times in the presence of therapeutic levels of apixaban – in-vivo experience from King’s College Hospital‘, British journal of haematology, 169,(1):152-3
Habib M, Roberts LN, Patel RK, Wendon J, Bernal W, Arya R (2014) ‘Evidence of rebalanced coagulation in acute liver injury and acute liver failure as measured by thrombin generation‘, Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver, 34,(5):672-8
Roberts LN, Patel RK, Donaldson N, Bonner L, Arya R (2014) ‘Post-thrombotic syndrome is an independent determinant of health-related quality of life following both first proximal and distal deep vein thrombosis‘, Haematologica, 99,(3):e41-3
Patel JP, Patel RK, Roberts LN, Marsh MS, Green B, Davies J, Arya R (2014) ‘Changes in thrombin generation and D-dimer concentrations in women injecting enoxaparin during pregnancy and the puerperium‘, BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 14,(1):384
Bennett SA, Bagot CN, Appiah A, Johns J, Ross J, Roberts LN, Patel RK, Arya R (2014) ‘Women with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss do not have evidence of an underlying prothrombotic state: experience with calibrated automated thrombography and rotational thromboelastometry‘, Thrombosis research, 133,(5):892-9
Roberts LN, Patel RK, Chitongo PB, Bonner L, Arya R (2013) ‘Presenting D-dimer and early symptom severity are independent predictors for post-thrombotic syndrome following a first deep vein thrombosis‘, British journal of haematology, 160,(6):817-24
Roberts LN, Patel RK, Chitongo P, Bonner L, Arya R (2013) ‘African-Caribbean ethnicity is associated with a hypercoagulable state as measured by thrombin generation‘, Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis, 24,(1):40-9
Patel JP, Roberts LN, Chitongo PB, Patel RK, Arya R (2013) ‘More on normal prothrombin times in the presence of therapeutic levels of rivaroxaban–early experience from King’s College Hospital‘, British journal of haematology, 162,(5):717-8
Roberts LN, Porter G, Barker RD, Yorke R, Bonner L, Patel RK, Arya R (2013) ‘Comprehensive VTE prevention program incorporating mandatory risk assessment reduces the incidence of hospital-associated thrombosis‘, Chest, 144,(4):1276-81
Westbrook RH, Lea NC, Mohamedali AM, Smith AE, Orr DW, Roberts LN, Heaton ND, Wendon JA, O’Grady JG, Heneghan MA, Mufti GJ (2012) ‘Prevalence and clinical outcomes of the 46/1 haplotype, Janus kinase 2 mutations, and ten-eleven translocation 2 mutations in Budd-Chiari syndrome and their impact on thrombotic complications post liver transplantation‘, Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 18,(7):819-27
Roberts LN, Arya R (2011) ‘Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: diagnosis, treatment and prevention‘, Clinical medicine (London, England), 11,(5):465-6
Patel JP, Roberts LN, Arya R (2011) ‘Anticoagulating obese patients in the modern era‘, British journal of haematology, 155,(2):137-49
Roberts LN, Arya R (2010) ‘New anticoagulants for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism‘, Current vascular pharmacology, 8,(3):373-82
Roberts LN, Patel RK, Arya R (2010) ‘Haemostasis and thrombosis in liver disease‘, British journal of haematology, 148,(4):507-21
Bagot CN, Marsh MS, Whitehead M, Sherwood R, Roberts L, Patel RK, Arya R (2010) ‘The effect of estrone on thrombin generation may explain the different thrombotic risk between oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy‘, Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 8,(8):1736-44
Roberts LN, Patel RK, Arya R (2009) ‘Venous thromboembolism and ethnicity‘, British journal of haematology, 146,(4):369-83