John A.H. Wass

Professor John A.H. Wass, MA, MD, FRCP

Titles:

Emeritus Professor of Endocrinology, Oxford University

Emeritus Fellow of Green College, University of Oxford

Address:

Department of Endocrinology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ

Tel: 00 44 1844 358031

Email: john.wass@nhs.net

Website: www.johnwass.org

Appointments:

Endocrine Lead, GIRFT, NHS England, current

CRG Chair for Endocrinology NHS England, current

Academic Vice President, Royal College of Physicians 2011 - 2015

Emeritus Fellow Green College, Oxford

Honorary Member, German, Polish, Ceylon College of Physicians

Previous appointments

Linacre Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (1994 - 1998)

Head of the Department of Endocrinology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford,

Consultant Physician, Radcliffe Infirmary and Churchill Hospital Oxford (1995-2012)

Professor of Endocrinology, University of London, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College (1989-1995)

Sub Dean of the Medical College (1989-1995)

Presidencies:

President of the European Federation of Endocrine Societies 2001-2003 - first UK

Chairman of the Society for Endocrinology (2006-2009)

President of the Pituitary Society (2006-2007) - first UK

Over 440 publications

Awards

Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award, American Endocrine Society 2016 (first non-American)

Lifetime Achievement Award, Pituitary Society (America) 2017

Geoffrey Harris Prize European Society of Endocrinology 2021

Books :

1. Editor of Clinical Endocrine Oncology 1^st edition, Blackwells 1997, 2^nd edition 2008
2. Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology, OUP, Eds John Wass & Stephen Shalet, 2002
3. Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology, OUP, Eds. John Wass & Paul Stewart 2011
4. OHE 1st edition Eds, John Wass & Helen Turner 2002, 2^nd edition 2010
5. Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology 3^rd edition 2013. OUP 2014
6. Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology 3^rd Edition OUP 2021
7. Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology 4^th Edition OUP 2021 (14000 copies sold previously)

Editorial Boards:

Editorial Board member for Medicine 2001-2010

Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006-2011

Editorial Board, Endocrine Reviews 2007-2012

Grants:

Awarded from Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, British Diabetic Association, Arthritis & Rheumatism Council and the European Union.

Charities:

Co-founder of the Pituitary Foundation 1994

Governor of the Purcell School 2000-2012

Chairman of the Medical Committee of the Addison’s Disease Self Help Group (2009-

Patron (with Professor Brian Cox) St. Paul’s School Bow 2012 –

Cofounder Obesity Health Alliance 2015

Film:

The Fantastic World of Hormones – BBC4 Presenter 2014