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'''Andrew Elder''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRCPE}} is a consultant physician in acute medicine for older people, and former Medical Director of [[Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom|MRCP(UK)]].
'''Andrew Elder''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRCPE}} is a consultant physician in acute medicine for older people, and former Medical Director of [[Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom|MRCP(UK)]]. He is President-elect of the [[Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/next-president-announced-for-royal-college-of-physicians-of-edinburgh|title=Next President announced for Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh|website=www.nationalhealthexecutive.com|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Andrew Elder qualified in medicine ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBChB]]) in 1982 from the [[University of Edinburgh Medical School|University of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/about.html|title=About Stanford Medicine 25|website=Stanford Medicine 25|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>.
Andrew Elder qualified in medicine ([[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBChB]]) in 1982 from the [[University of Edinburgh Medical School|University of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stanfordmedicine25.stanford.edu/about.html|title=About Stanford Medicine 25|website=Stanford Medicine 25|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>.


He was Medical Director of [[Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom|MRCP(UK)]] from 2013 - 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrcpuk.org/news/professor-elder-demits-mrcpuk-medical-director|title=Professor Elder demits as MRCP(UK) Medical Director {{!}} MRCPUK|website=www.mrcpuk.org|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>.
He was Medical Director of [[Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom|MRCP(UK)]] from 2013 - 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mrcpuk.org/news/professor-elder-demits-mrcpuk-medical-director|title=Professor Elder demits as MRCP(UK) Medical Director {{!}} MRCPUK|website=www.mrcpuk.org|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>.

Revision as of 15:55, 29 November 2019

Andrew T. Elder
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Medical career
Professionphysician
InstitutionsHonorary Professor, University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine[1]
Sub-specialtiesGeriatrics, Acute medicine

Andrew Elder FRCPE is a consultant physician in acute medicine for older people, and former Medical Director of MRCP(UK). He is President-elect of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh[2]

Biography

Andrew Elder qualified in medicine (MBChB) in 1982 from the University of Edinburgh[3].

He was Medical Director of MRCP(UK) from 2013 - 2018[4].

He is a visiting professor at Stanford University Medical School on the Stanford 25 Program in Bedside Medicine[5][6]

In 2015 he was appointed Honorary Professor at University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine[7].

In 2018 he became a CASBS Fellow with the Presence Center at Stanford University exploring the increasing prevalence of frailty[8].

References

  1. ^ "Appointment: Andrew Elder".
  2. ^ "Next President announced for Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". www.nationalhealthexecutive.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "About Stanford Medicine 25". Stanford Medicine 25. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Professor Elder demits as MRCP(UK) Medical Director | MRCPUK". www.mrcpuk.org. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Dr. Andrew Elder Visiting Stanford". Stanford Medicine 25. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ Elder, Andrew; Chi, Jeff; Ozdalga, Errol; Kugler, John; Verghese, Abraham (28 August 2013). "The Road Back to the Bedside". JAMA. 310 (8): 799. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.227195. ISSN 0098-7484.
  7. ^ "Appointment: Andrew Elder". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Andrew T. Elder | Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences". casbs.stanford.edu. Retrieved 23 November 2019.