Qualifications
- Medical School: Birmingham Medical School
- Qualification: MB ChB
- Date of award: 1990
- Professional College: Royal College of Physicians of London
- Qualification: MRCP - Member Royal College of Physicians
- Date of award: 1993
- Professional College: Royal College of Physicians of London
- Qualification: FRCP - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
- Date of award: 2004
- Other degree or qualification: University of Birmingham
- Qualification: BSc - Bachelor of Science
- Date of award: 1987
- Other degree or qualification: University of Birmingham
- Qualification: PhD - Doctor of Philosophy
- Date of award: 1997
Awards and Prizes
Goulstonian Lecturer Royal College of Physicians 2005
Professional profile
Dr Neil Gittoes graduated in 1990 from the University of Birmingham with BSc (Hons), MBChB (Hons), and was later awarded a PhD in Endocrinology. He held a prestigious MRC Career Establishment Grant prior to being appointed Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology at the University of Birmingham in 2001. He has subsequently held roles as Consultant Endocrinologist and Divisional Director of Medicine at University Hospitals Birmingham. He is currently Associate Medical Director for Clinical Partnerships at UHB. He established and leads the metabolic bone diseases unit in Birmingham.
He currently serves on the Clinical and Scientific Committee of the National Osteoporosis Society and has previously served as member of Council for the Society for Endocrinology, UK, and represents this society on the National Osteoporosis Society Health Professional Partners forum. He is currently Chairman of the Bone and Mineral Specialist Interest Group of the Society for Endocrinology and is endocrinology adviser to the British National Formulary. He has been Goulstonian Lecturer at the Royal College of Physicians and co-founded and is inaugural chair of the Midland Bone Club.
Neil is on the editorial board of Journal of Endocrinology, Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease and Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism and regularly reviews for a wide array of other journals. He has published 81 papers, reviews, and chapters and has lectured at national and international conferences. Neil’s main clinical and research interests focus on disorders of calcium homeostasis and rare causes of osteoporosis.
Hospital and Trust activities
Associate Medical Director UHB - Clinical Partnerships 2011-
Divisional Director UHB 2008-2011
Clinical Service Lead Endocrinology UHB 2005-2008
Other contributions to the NHS
Endocrinology advisor to the BNF
National writing group - Vitamin D
Standard setting for osteoporosis services
Work for NICE
Course organiser for national Royal College of Physicians teaching course
Medical advisory board for Brittle Bone Society
MRCP Part 3 Examining Board member
Standard setting for fracture liaison services
Clinical Excellence Award
National: Bronze (2008)
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Royal College of Physicians
- Society for Endocrinology - Council 2003-08; Chair - Bone/Mineral Spec Int Gp
- National Osteoporosis Society - Clin & Sci Comm; Health Prof Partners Forum
- Bone Research Society
- American Society for Bone & Mineral Research and American Endocrine Society
Research interests
81 papers, reviews, and chapters published.
Lectured at national and international conferences.
MRC multimillion pound grant to explore screening of older women for osteoporosis
Clinical studies looking at rare inherited forms of osteoporosis/osteogenesis imperfecta.
Track record in molecular laboratory endocrine research.
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