Dr Lara Roberts studied medicine in Australia and relocated to the United Kingdom in 2002, where she completed post graduate medical and haematology training in London. Lara is a Consultant Haematologist at King’s College Hospital and Honorary Reader in Thrombosis and Haemostasis at King’s College London. Dr Roberts is the clinical lead for venous thromboembolism at KCH. She is the NIHR lead for Haematology in South London. She is a committee member of the BSH Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force, Obstetric Haematology Special Interest Group, and the ISTH SSC on Haemostatic management of patients with Liver Disease. Dr Roberts was co-clinical lead of the GIRFT Thrombosis survey of national VTE prevention practice in England. Her clinical and research interests include venous thromboembolism prevention and management, anticoagulation, women's health and haemostasis in liver and renal disease.