Nicholas Wright (academic)
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Sir Nicholas Wright is a British
professor
and medical doctor. He is the Warden of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Wright attended Bristol Grammar School
and Durham Medical School accepted him straight into the second year before he graduated in 1965 and proceeded to achieve two post-graduate degrees in pathology at the University of Newcastle
.
He was Professor of Pathology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
at the Hammersmith Hospital
, and then became the Dean of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School before becoming the Deputy Principal of the Imperial College School of Medicine
in 1998. Sir Nicholas has been Warden of Barts and The London since 2001. He is also Head of the Histopathology Unit at Cancer Research
(UK) Ltd, President of the Pathological Society
of Great Britain and Ireland and was the President of the British Society of Gastroenterology
in 2003-04.
United Kingdom
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professor
Professor
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and medical doctor. He is the Warden of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Wright attended Bristol Grammar School
Bristol Grammar School
Bristol Grammar School is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England. The school was founded in 1532 by two brothers, Robert and Nicholas Thorne....
and Durham Medical School accepted him straight into the second year before he graduated in 1965 and proceeded to achieve two post-graduate degrees in pathology at the University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle can refer to:* Newcastle University, a university in the United Kingdom* University of Newcastle, Australia, a university in New South Wales...
.
He was Professor of Pathology at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School
Royal Postgraduate Medical School
The Royal Postgraduate Medical School was an independent medical school, based primarily at Hammersmith Hospital in west London. In 1988, the school merged with the Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and in 1997 became part of the Imperial College School of Medicine.-History:The medical school...
at the Hammersmith Hospital
Hammersmith Hospital
Hammersmith Hospital is a major teaching hospital in West London. It is part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and is associated with the Imperial College Faculty of Medicine...
, and then became the Dean of the Royal Postgraduate Medical School before becoming the Deputy Principal of the Imperial College School of Medicine
Imperial College School of Medicine
The Imperial College School of Medicine is the medical school of Imperial College London in England, and one of the United Hospitals....
in 1998. Sir Nicholas has been Warden of Barts and The London since 2001. He is also Head of the Histopathology Unit at Cancer Research
Cancer research
Cancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....
(UK) Ltd, President of the Pathological Society
Pathological society
The Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland is a professional organisation whose mission is stated as 'understanding disease'.- Membership and Profile :...
of Great Britain and Ireland and was the President of the British Society of Gastroenterology
British Society of Gastroenterology
The British Society of Gastroenterology is a British professional organisation of gastroenterologists, surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, scientists, nurses, dietitians and others amongst its members, which number over 3,000. It was founded in 1937, and is a registered charity...
in 2003-04.