Professional Activities
Conference Roles
- What do we know about the causes of overweight?, by Invitation (Royal Society of Medicine, 2010)
- Role of the kidney in glucose homeostasis, by Invitation (American Diabetes Association, 2010)
- Obesity Diabetes and Sleep Apnoea, by Invitation (Portuguse Diabetes Association, 2009)
- Sleep apnoea and metabolic syndrome, by Invitation (International Diabetes Federation, 2009)
- SGLT2 Inhbitors for Diabetes, by Invitation (American Diabetes Association, 2009)
- SGLT2 Inhibitors for Diabetes, by Invitation (EASD, 2008)
- Obesity: Role of drugs in the 21st Century, by Invitation (British Endocrine Society, 2008)
- Evidence for pharmacotherapy in diabetes: weight-reducing agents, by Invitation (Diabetes UK, 2008)
- Neuroendocrinology of appetite control, by Invitation (Hellenic Society of Endocrinology, 2007)
- Diabetes and Sleep Apnoea, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation ( Federation of European Nurses in Diabetes , 2007)
- Treating Obesity in Diabetes, by Invitation (Diabetes UK, 2007)
- Epidemiology of Obesity in the UK, by Invitation (Royal Society of Medicine, 2006)
- Current Therapeutic Approaches to Obesity, by Invitation (Heart UK, 2006)
- Management of Obesity, by Invitation (Korean Association of Family Medicine, 2006)
- Invited Speaker, by Invitation (ISOH , 2005)
- Speaker, by Invitation (Obesity and health, 2005)
- Speaker, by Invitation (Sleep Group, 2005)
Editorships
- Medicne Matters Diabetes (Editorial Board Member, 2017 - present)
- Diabetic Medicine (Associate Editor, 2010 - present)
- International Journal of Clinical Practice (Editorial Board Member, 2006 - 2010)
- British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease (Editorial Board Member, 2001 - present)
- International Journal of Obesity (Editorial Board Member, 2000 - 2015)
- Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism (Editorial Board Member, 1998 - 2014)
- Current Medical Literature - Diabetes (Associate Editor, 1998 - 2012)
- Clinical Science (Associate Editor, 1998 - 2004)
- Faxtract in Obesity (Co-Editor, 1997 - 1999)
- Issues in Obesity (Co-Editor, 1997 - 2000)
Examination Roles
- The Open University, PhD (2010)
- University of Exeter, PhD (2010)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2009)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2009)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2009)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2008)
- University of Newcastle upon Tyne, PhD (2008)
- King's College (University of London), MD (PGT, 2008)
- University of Manchester, MD (PGT, 2006)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2006)
- University of Manchester, MD (PGT, 2005)
- University of Cambridge, PhD (2005)
- Imperial College of Science, PhD (2004)
- Southampton University, MD (PGT, 2004)
Professional Body Memberships
- Society of Endocrinology (Member, 2007 - present)
- Association for the Study of Obesity (Chairperson, 2005 - present)
- American Diabetes Association (Professional Member, 2004 - present)
- Diabetes UK (Professional Member, 1987 - present)