Fellows

Professor John Wass

John Wass Profile Pic In Yellow Shirt And TieProfessor John Wass is an Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Oxford. He was Head of the Department of Endocrinology at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital Oxford, until 2012.

John’s research interests include pituitary tumours, acromegaly, adrenal disease, genetics of osteoporosis, thyroid disease.

Achievements

  • Published over 430 articles, edited different textbooks; Oxford Textbook of Endocrinology (3 editions), Clinical Endocrine Oncology (2 editions), Oxford Handbook of Endocrinology (4 editions)
  • Current Getting It Right First Time Endocrine Lead, NHS England, visiting and inspecting all endocrine departments in the UK (127) and doing a national report.
  • Presented acclaimed documentary ‘The Fantastical World of Hormones’ on BBC4, 2016
  • Past Chair RCP Group on Weight and Health. Spokesperson on Obesity Royal College of Physicians
  • President European Federation of Endocrine Societies (2001–03)
  • Chairman Society for Endocrinology (2006–09)
  • President American Pituitary Society (2006–2007) (1st UK)

Awards

  • Outstanding Leadership Award, American Endocrine Society 2022
  • Outstanding Scholarly Physician Award, American Endocrine Society 2016 (first non-American)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Pituitary Society (America) 2017
  • Geoffrey Harris Premier Prize European Society of Endocrinology 2021
  • Academic Vice President Royal College of Physicians (2012–15).