John F. Dillon MBBS, MD, MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin)

Prof John Dillon is a Professor of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, in the School of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, as well as being an honorary consultant with NHS Tayside, leading a busy general hepatology service and a research group. He is also the clinical lead for Blood Borne Viruses in Tayside. He was an NHS consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist, and Hepatologist in Tayside for over 10 years, prior to his move to the University of Dundee. He chairs the Scottish HCV action plan clinical leads group and is a member of the ministerial advisory group for sexual health and blood-borne viruses, as well as chairing the Scottish Liver Diagnostic Care Pathway Steering Group on behalf of the Scottish Government. Previously he chaired the testing treatment and care working group of phase 1 of the Scottish Government HCV action Plan and the Hepatitis C SIGN guideline development group. He graduated in Medicine from St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, and subsequently gained his MD based on research performed at the University of Edinburgh while a lecturer in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.