John Cunningham (physician) explained

Sir John Cunningham ^[1] (born 1949) is a British professor of nephrology at University College London Medical School and the Royal Free Hospital. He is a former physician to the Queen.

Biography

John Cunningham was born in 1949 and educated at Magdalen College School, Oxford, Trinity Hall, Cambridge (BA, 1970) and St John's College, Oxford (BM, BCh, 1973; DM, 1988).^[2] He also trained at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA.^[3]

He became professor of nephrology at UCL Medical School, London and the Royal Free Hospital.^{[3] [4]} He holds appointments at The London Clinic,^[3] and the King Edward VII Hospital, London.^[5]

He was Head of the Medical Household to Queen Elizabeth II from 2005-2014,^{[2] [6]} and also occupied the position of Physician to the Queen.^[3] On stepping down, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as a KCVO.^[1]

Selected publications

• Achieving therapeutic targets in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism.^[7]
• New Vitamin D analogs and changing therapeutic paradigms.^[8]

See also

• List of honorary medical staff at King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers

Notes and References

1. News: Honours and Awards. 5 August 2014. 9 September 2014. The Gazette.
2. ‘CUNNINGHAM, Prof. John’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
3. Web site: Professor John Cunningham – At the Limits . www.atthelimits.org . 29 January 2022.
4. http://www.drfosterhealth.co.uk/consultant-guide/Professor-John-Cunningham-1629442.aspx Professor John Cunningham
5. News: Malvern . Jack . Duke of Edinburgh in hospital as chest infection makes him miss charity event . 21 May 2021 . The Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20210521061354/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/duke-of-edinburgh-in-hospital-as-chest-infection-makes-him-miss-charity-event-9llvvxmh7m2 . 21 May 2021 . en.
6. News: Wright . Paul . Former lead physician to the Queen and Royal Free professor knighted . 29 January 2022 . Hampstead Highgate Express . 2 August 2014 . en-UK.
7. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124153041/http://ndt.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/suppl_5/v9.abstract Achieving therapeutic targets in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism
8. http://www.nature.com/ki/journal/v79/n7/abs/ki2010387a.html New Vitamin D analogs and changing therapeutic paradigms