Background

I am currently Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology based at the University College London (UCL) Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). I was Specialty Lead in Endocrinology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) between 2006-2023. I have an active clinical practice in paediatric and adolescent Endocrinology at GOSH and UCLH. I completed a 3-year term as Chair of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2010-2013), followed by a 7 year term as Chair of the Programme Organizing Committee and member of the Council of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE). I am the Convenor/Host of the Annual meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology for 2024, and hosted the ESPE2021 Online Annual meeting. I also served as co-Chair of the Pituitary Main Thematic Group of the ENDO-ERN initiative until December 2020. My primary research interest lies in unravelling the molecular basis of disorders of hypothalamo-pituitary development. I have identified novel genes implicated in hypothalamo-pituitary development in patients with congenital hypopituitarism and related disorders. I have published more than 270 publications spanning all areas of paediatric endocrinology, including original articles and scholarly reviews in a number of high impact journals, as well as numerous book chapters. I have an H index of 75 with 19204 citations (Google scholar, May 2024). I sit on numerous advisory boards and editorial boards of journals. I have previously received the ESPE Henning Andersen award (on 2 occasions), the RCPCH Donald Paterson Award, the Kalaitzoglou Prize from The Hellenic Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology, the 2022 Visionary award from the Human Growth Foundation, and the 2022 ESPE Research Award for my scientific work. I have co-authored 4 textbooks to date, including the 7th Edition of Brook’s Clinical Paediatric Endocrinology. I have recently been awarded the Fellowship of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences.  

Education

I completed my undergraduate training at Middlesex Hospital Medical School, London in 1984. 

Curriculum Vitae

Below is a copy of my Curriculum Vitae, containing the most salient information:


curriculum_vitae_2024.pdf


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