Dr Oliver Starr, MRCGP

Dr Oliver Starr, MRCGP

MBChB, BMedSc, MRCS, MRCGP, DRCOG

Dr Oliver Starr is a general practitioner in Hertfordshire and an undergraduate tutor at University College Medical School. 

He is a general practice appraiser and a case assessor at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford. Other interests include medical law, particularly regarding clinical negligence.  Dr Starr is a council member of the Cameron Fund charity.

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Anatomy of the heart and blood vessels
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Anatomy of the heart and blood vessels Resource

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The most common reasons you're not losing weight
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