Ashutosh Wechalekar is Professor of Medicine and Haematology at University College London and Honorary Consultant Haematologist at University College London Hospital/Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.  His clinical and research is focused on complex plasma cell disorders with a particular interest in systemic amyloidosis and monoclonal gammopathy related. He leads the AL amyloidosis program for UK.  His is the director of the Jack O’Neil Amyloidosis laboratory which is focused on amyloid typing and genomics.  His research interests including prognosis and novel treatments for AL amyloidosis, defining the developing spectrum of MGCS and nuclear imaging in amyloidosis.  He has been a board member of international myeloma and kidney group, international society of amyloidosis and amyloidosis research consortium. He leads on several national and international clinical trials in AL amyloidosis and myeloma and has published extensively in the respective areas.