Awards
- Honorary President for International Liver Congress in Amsterdam, European Society for Study of Liver, Geneva., 2017
- Imperial College Medal, Imperial College, 2013
- Emeritus Professorship, Department of MedicineImperial College, 2012
- Kowsar Award, Kowsar Medical Institute TehranIran, 2011
- European Liver Society Life Time Recognition Award, European Society for the Study of the Liver;Vienna, Austria, 2010
- British Liver Society Life Time Distinction Award;, British Society for Study of the Liver;Edinburgh, 2010
- Sheila Sherlock Lecturer; British Society of Gastroenterology, British Society of Gastroenterology, 2005
- Inaugural Ralph Wright Lecture, Southampton General Hospital, 1999
- Medal of Russian Academy of Medical Sciences and Ivanovsky Institute of Virology (Moscow; Russia) for description of molecular variants of hepatitis B (HBe antigen negative virus) and vaccine escape variants., 1997
External Positions
- Trustee and Non Executive Director, Skipton Fund Trust, Dept of Health, 2012
- Trustee, Caxton Trust, Dept of Health, 2011
- Chair, NICE Clinical Guideline Development Group on treatment of chronic hepatitis B, NICE, 2011 - 2013
- Member, International Advisory Committee Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College; Mauritius., University of Mauritius, 2009 - 2009
- Clinical Advisor, NICE Appraisal Committee for Use of Telbivudine and Entecavir in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B, NICE, 2008
- Session Chairman, EASL, AASLD,APASL,ALEH and IASL Joint Conference on Hepatitis B and C Virus Resistance to Antiviral therapies., EASL, 2008 - 2008
- Trustee, Trustee of Hepatitis B Foundation, Hepatitis B Foundation, 2007
- DSMB member., DSMB for 'German Acute Hepatitis B Study'., German Federal Ministry for Education and Research., 2005 - 2008
- Member, National Expert Panel on New and Emerging Infections, UK Department of Health, 2003 - 2009
- Chairman, Pan-London Commissioning Group for Hepatitis, Pan-London Commissioning Group for Hepatitis, 2003
- Member, Advisory Board of German Research -Network on Viral Hepatitis 'Hep-Net', 2002
- Council of British Society of Gastroenterology, Council of British Society of Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
- Member of Council, Council of Royal College of Physicians, Council of Royal College of Physicians, 2001 - 2004
- Vice-President, Trustee of British Liver Trust, British Liver Trust, 1998 - 2005
- WHO Adviser on Antiviral Drugs, Geneva,, WHO, 1987
Membership of Professional Bodies
- President, European Association for Study of Liver
- President, British Association for the Study of the Liver
- British Society for Gastroenterology, BSG, 1970
- American Association for Study of Liver, American Association for Study of Liver
- Association of Physicians
- International Association for the Study of the Liver, International Association for the Study of the Liver
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- INSERM/ IMPERIAL ACADEMIC COLLABORATION, INSERM
Industrial Connections
- BMS, Member of International Advisory Board
- Gilead, International Advisory Board
- Novartis/Idenix, International advisory board
- Riotech Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Non-Executive Director and Founder Scientist
- Roche, International Advisory Board
Fellowships
- Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences, Academy of Medical Sciences, 1999
- Fellow of Royal College of Pathologists; UK, Royal College of Pathologists, 1991
- Fellow of Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, 1984
- Fellow of Royal College of Physicians; London, Royal College of Physicians, London, 1983
Editorial Boards
- Journal of Hepatology, Board Member, 2001
- Clinical Science, Editorial Board, 1998 - 2001
- Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Editor in Chief, 1994
- Quarterly Journal of Medicine, Editorial Board, 1989 - 1992
- Alimentary Pharmacology, Editorial Board, 1987 - 1997
- Hepatology, Editorial Board, 1983 - 1985