Honorary Consultant Physician, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
UCAS selector
Member, Faculty Ethics Committee
Associate Editor, Diabetologia
Editorial Board Member, Diabetic Medicine
Qualifications
BSc with First Class Honours in Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, 1975
MB, ChB, University of Glasgow, 1978
MRCP (UK) 1981
MD, University of Glasgow, 1990
FRCP (G) 1994
FRCP (L) 1994
Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, then Reader Department of Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1986-1997
MRC Travelling Fellow, University of Aarhus, Denmark 1988-1989
MRC Training Fellow, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1984-1985.
Vice-President, European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group, 2000 -2003
Chair, Renal Group, Evidence based guidelines for management of Type 2 diabetes. NICE / RCP/ RCGP/ Diabetes UK
Member, Renal group, Diabetes NSF, Department of Health
Member, Research Committee, Diabetes UK
Major interset in diabetic nephropathy - genetics, cellular biology, natural history and management
Diabetes and pregnancy
Reader in Diabetes, University of Newcastle
Honorary Consultant Physician, Newcastle upon Tyne Acute Hospitals Trust and Newcastle Primary Care Trust
Chair, Renal Group, UK Guidelines for the Management of Type 2 diabetes (NICE, RCP, RCGP, BDA)
Member, Renal Group, Diabetes National Service Framework (Department of Health)
Vice-President, European Diabetic Nephropathy Study Group
Member, Academic Committee, Royal College of Physicians
Associate Editor, Diabetic Medicine