Chris Day (hepatologist)
British hepatologist (born 1960)
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Christopher Paul Day CBE DL (born February 1960)[2] is a British hepatologist who is Vice-Chancellor of Newcastle University.[3]
Christopher Day[1] | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chancellor of Newcastle University | |
| Assumed office January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Brink |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1960 (age 66) |
| Education | Churchill College, Cambridge (MBBS) |
Career
Educated at Marden High School, Tynemouth Sixth Form College and Churchill College, Cambridge, Day became a clinician at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1985 and a research scientist in liver disease at Newcastle University in 1987.[4] He went on to be Consultant Hepatologist on the Liver Unit at the Freeman Hospital in 1994 before becoming Professor of Liver Medicine at Newcastle University in 2000.[5] He became head of the School of Clinical Medical Sciences at Newcastle University in 2004, Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2007 and Vice-Chancellor in January 2017.[6] He also became chair of the Russell Group of universities in September 2023.[7]
Day was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to health research and treatment.[8] He is also a Deputy Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.[9] In 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.[10]