Rowan Hillson

Last updated

Rowan Hillson
Born1951 (age 7273)
Nationality British
Education University of Birmingham
Occupation(s)Consultant physician, author
Known forNational Clinical Director for Diabetes, Department of Health (2008-2013)
Medical career
Sub-specialties diabetes, endocrinology
AwardsHospital Doctor of the Year, Diabetes Award (1997)
Birmingham University Medical School BirminghamQueenElizabethHospitalMedicalSchool.jpg
Birmingham University Medical School

Rowan Mary Hillson MBE FRCP (born 1951) is a British endocrinologist who established a pioneering diabetes service at Hillingdon Hospital, and was National Clinical Director for Diabetes at the Department of Health. [1] She is the author of several books on diabetes and endocrinology. [2]

Contents

Biography

Hillson studied medicine at the University of Birmingham, graduating with an MB ChB in 1974. [3] [4] She practiced at Birmingham, Liverpool and Oxford before joining Hillingdon Hospital in 1989, where she worked until 2012. During her time as Consultant Physician, Diabetes and Endocrinology at the hospital she developed the Diabetes and Endocrine Unit. As a result of the work of the Unit she and her team won the Hospital Doctor of the Year Diabetes Award in 1997. [2] [5] [6] She was honorary Consultant Physician at the hospital from 2012 to 2013. [1]

Hillson was the National Clinical Director for Diabetes ('the Diabetes Tsar') at the Department of Health from 2008 to 2013. [5] While in this role she established the National Diabetes Information Service. [7] [8]

Hillson was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2006 for contributions to medicine and healthcare. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from Brunel University in 2011 in recognition of her services to medicine and healthcare. [9]

The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care established the Rowan Hillson Insulin Safety Award to promote excellent practice in insulin safety. [10] In 2006 Hilson was elected to the national committee of the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists. [11]

Selected publications

Related Research Articles

Sir Kurt George Matthew Mayer Alberti, is a British doctor. His long-standing special interest is diabetes mellitus, in connection with which he has published many research papers and served on many national and international committees. He was President of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and President of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). In the 1970s, Alberti published recommendations for the management of diabetic ketoacidosis, a serious metabolic emergency which affects people suffering from severe insulin deficiency. This 'Alberti regime' rationalised the use of insulin and fluid therapy in this condition to the undoubted benefit of many patients.

Derek LeRoith is a South African endocrinologist and Professor of Medicine and the current Chief of the Hilda and J. Lester Gabrilove, M.D. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease and Director of the Metabolism Institute of the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He is an international expert in insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).

John A. Galloway is an endocrinologist who has made major contributions to the study and treatment of diabetes. He was clinical research fellow and principal physician in charge of diabetes-related research at the Lilly Laboratory for Clinical Research. The holder of four patents and author of over 80 publications, Galloway also served as Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Devaka Fernando</span> Sri Lankan physician and academic

Devaka Fernando is a Sri Lankan physician and academic. He was president of the Osteoporosis Society of Sri Lanka and the Founding Professor of Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardanapura.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stephen O'Rahilly</span> Irish-British physician and scientist

Sir Stephen Patrick O'Rahilly is an Irish-British physician and scientist known for his research into the molecular pathogenesis of human obesity, insulin resistance and related metabolic and endocrine disorders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonid Poretsky</span> American endocrinologist

Leonid Poretsky is a Russian-born American endocrinologist. His research interests include mechanisms of insulin action in the ovary, endocrinological aspects of AIDS, and clinical outcomes in diabetes. He has authored over 150 publications and has served on the National Institutes of Health's review committees and on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and other endocrine journals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. Ronald Kahn</span> American physician and scientist

Carl Ronald Kahn is an American physician and scientist, best known for his work with insulin receptors and insulin resistance in diabetes and obesity. He is the Chief Academic Officer at Joslin Diabetes Center, the Mary K. Iacocca Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1999.

Shashank R. Joshi is an Indian endocrinologist, diabetologist and medical researcher, considered by many as one of the prominent practitioners of the trade in India. He was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on him the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his services to the field of medicine. He is a part of the COVID-19 Task Force for the state of Maharashtra, India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anoop Misra</span> Indian endocrinologist

Anoop Misra is an Indian endocrinologist and a former honorary physician to the Prime Minister of India. He is the chairman of Fortis Centre for Diabetes, Obesity and Cholesterol (C-DOC) and heads, National Diabetes Obesity and Cholesterol Foundation (NDOC). A former Fellow of the World Health Organization at the Royal Free Hospital, UK, Misra is a recipient of the Dr. B. C. Roy Award, the highest Indian award in the medical category. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Indian medicine.

Paul Michael Stewart FMedSci FRCP is Dean of Medicine and Health at the University of Leeds and an Honorary Consultant Endocrinologist at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He is also currently Vice President of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the editor-in-chief of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Robert Frederick Mahler (1924–2006) was a British physician, diabetologist, medical researcher, professor of medicine, and medical journal editor.

Charles Nicholas "Nick" Hales was an English physician, biochemist, diabetologist, pathologist, and professor of clinical biochemistry

Barbara B. Kahn is an endocrinologist and the George Richards Minot professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also the vice chair for research strategy in the department of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and was formerly the chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Beth Israel Deaconess. Her research focuses on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.

Joyce Baird was a Scottish diabetes clinical and academic researcher, internationally cited for her work in both laboratory and clinical settings. Baird created the Metabolic Unit at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh and established a model of patient care that allowed those with endocrine disorders to monitor and treat themselves without supervision, and was organised in 'family friendly' hours. Baird was Vice President of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. A new 'Baird Family Hospital' is opening in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2021, named for Joyce Baird, her parents and her brother's contribution to UK medicine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brian M. Frier</span>

Brian M. Frier is a Scottish physician, diabetologist, clinical scientist, and an Honorary Professor of Diabetes at the University of Edinburgh. He is best known for his many scientific contributions to the pathophysiological understanding of hypoglycemia, a common adverse effect of insulin therapy in diabetic patients whose societal impact has deserved increasing media attention worldwide. His honors include the R.D. Lawrence Lecture of the British Diabetic Association in 1986, the Banting Memorial Lecture at Diabetes UK in 2009, the Camillo Golgi Prize and lecture at the 53rd annual EASD conference in 2017, and the Michael Somogyi Award from the Hungarian Diabetes Association in 2004. Frier is a science book author and editor, and a science journal Chief editor. He is also regarded as an authority on the field of driving and diabetes. In 2023, Frier was accorded Honorary Life Membership by the European Association of Diabetes.

Walter Ruggles "Dynamite" Campbell was a Canadian physician and diabetologist, known as the first physician "to administer insulin to a patient."

Anne Peters is a endocrinologist, diabetes expert, and professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She runs diabetes centers in well-served Beverly Hills and under-resourced East Los Angeles. She teaches physicians and people with diabetes around the world how to better treat the condition, through lifestyle, medications and technology.

Wiebke Arlt is a German endocrinologist and William Withering Chair of Medicine at the University of Birmingham. She specialises in adrenal disease and disorders of sex development.

The Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care group (JBDS-IP) was formed in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indrajit Prasad</span> Bangladeshi endocrinologist and researcher

Indrajit Prasad is Bangladeshi endocrinologist, academic and medical researcher. He is a professor and Head of the Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). He is specializes in medicine, diabetes, thyroid and hormone diseases

References

  1. 1 2 "Hillson, Dr Rowan Mary, (born 10 May 1951), Consultant Physician, Diabetes and Endocrinology, General Internal Medicine, Hillingdon Hospital, 1989–2012, Hon. Consultant Physician, 2012–13; National Clinical Director for Diabetes, Department of Health, 2008–13". HILLSON, Rowan Mary (born 1951), Consultant Physician, Diabetes and Endocrinology, General Internal Medicine, Hillingdon Hospital, 1989–2012, Hon. Consultant Physician, 2012–13; National Clinical Director for Diabetes, Department of Health, 2008–13. 2009. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U249676.
  2. 1 2 "Hillson, Rowan". WorldCat. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. "University of Birmingham" . Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. "Dr Rowan Hillson MBE" . Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Brunel honours Hillingdon Hospital's diabetes expert - The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust" . Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Donald. "Dr. Rowan Hillson MBE MD FRCP - Speaks about Diabetes" . Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. "Welcome to the YHPHO website".
  9. "Rowan Mary Hillson MBE - 2011". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  10. http://www.diabetologists-abcd.org.uk/JBDS/insulin_chart_winners.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  11. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/diabetes-care-9780199218080?cc=gb&lang=en&# [ dead link ]