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John Cunningham (physician)

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Sir John Cunningham KCVO FRCP[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

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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 to 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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Honours and Awards". The Gazette. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b ‘CUNNINGHAM, Prof. John’, Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
  3. ^ a b c d "Professor John Cunningham – At the Limits". www.atthelimits.org. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. ^ Professor John Cunningham Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Malvern, Jack. "Duke of Edinburgh in hospital as chest infection makes him miss charity event". The Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ^ Wright, Paul (2 August 2014). "Former lead physician to the Queen and Royal Free professor knighted". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. ^ Achieving therapeutic targets in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism
  8. ^ New Vitamin D analogs and changing therapeutic paradigms