Awards
- Fellow of the European Society Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, European Society Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2017
- SIr John Crofton Lecture, Royal Society of Medicine: Respiratory Section, 2015
- Freedom of the City of London, Corporation of the City of London, 2013
External Positions
- Member, NICE Technical. Appraisal Committee, NICE, 2022
- Member, External Review Group:Consolidated Guidelines on Tuberculosis: Module 3: Diagnosis: Skin tests for the diagnosis of TB Infection, World Health Organisation, 2022
- Member, MRC DPFS Grant Panel, MRC, 2021
- Member, South East Region Covid Ethical Advisory Group, NHSE/I, 2020
- Member, Apothecaries' Prize and 400 Anniversary Committee, Worshipful Societies of Apothecaries:, 2018
- Clinical Advisor, British Thoracic Society Multiple Drug Resistant Tuberculosis, British Thoracic Society, 2018
- Member, WHO rGLC/Europe workshop on new drugs and new treatment regimens, World Health Organisation, 2017 - 2017
- Member, WHO Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Tuberculosis Medicines, World Health Organisation, 2017
- Member, WHO Technical Expert Group: critical concentrations for drug susceptibility testing of medicines used in the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, World Health Organisation, 2017 - 2018
- Member, Global Fund Technical Review Panel, Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 2017
- Co-Chairman, Guideline on the evaluation of medicinal products indicated for treatment of bacterial infections’ to address the clinical development of new agents to treat tuberculosis, European Medicines Agency, 2016 - 2018
- Chairman and Member, World Health Organisation European Laboratory Initiative, World Health Organisation, 2016
- Specialist Member, Quality Standards Advisory Committee, NICE, 2016 - 2016
- Member, Tuberculosis Disease Network Co-ordination Committee, European Center for Disease Control ECDC, 2015 - 2018
- Member, ECDC TB Disease Programme Coordination Committee, European Center for Disease Control, 2014
- Member, NICE TB Guideline Group, NICE, 2013 - 2015
- Member, Guideline Development Group-IGRA assays for latent infection, NICE, 2010 - 2011
- Programme Leader and Co-ordinator (until 2015) and Member (current), European Center for Disease Control, European TB Reference Laboratory Network, 2009
- Member, National Clinical Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis advisory panel, British Thoracic Society, 2009
- Board member, TB Programme Board, Health Protection Agency, 2009 - 2012
- Chairman (2006-2009) and Member (until 2011), WHO Euro Laboratory Strengthening Task Force, WHO, 2006 - 2011
- Director, WHO Supra National Reference Laboratory, WHO, 2006
- Committee Member, Joint TB Committee, British Thoracic Society, 2000 - 2016
- Member, Advisory Commitee, EuroTB Surveillance, 1996 - 2008
- Panel Member, Respiratory Panel, Joint Vaccine and Immunisation Committee
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Society Member, British Infection Society, 2011
- Society Member, The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London, 2010
- Society Member, Hospital Infection Society, 2000
- Society Member, European Respiratory Society
- Society Member, International Union Against Tuberculosis
- Society Member, The Biochemical Society
- Society Member, The British Thoracic Society
- Fellow, The Royal Society of Public Health
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Visiting Professor, Bournemouth University, 2022 - 2026
- Consultant, World Health Organisation, 2019 - 2020
- Non-Executive Director, Kent Community NHS Foundation Trust, 2018
- Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Royal Bournemouth Hospital NHS Foundation trust now University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.Deputy Chairman Quality CommitteeChairman Charities Committee, 2017
- Professor of International Health and Tuberculosis, Queen Mary College, 2011
- Professor of Tuberculosis and Mycobacterial Diseases, Guy’s King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School, King’s College and Queen Mary College London, 2005 - 2008
Industrial Connections
- Health Sciences Research, Director
- Imperial College Patent, UK patent application No: 1914359.3Screening prior to cardiothoracic surgery
Editorial Boards
- BMC Medicine, Member, 2013