Prof Dame Carol Black, DBE, PRCP's Biography

Prof Dame Carol Black, DBE, PRCP's Professional Career

Career

consult rheumatologist W Middx Univ Hosp 1981-89; Royal Free and UC Medical Sch Univ of London: conslt rheumatlogist 1989-94, prof of rheumatology 1994-2006, currently emeritus prof of rheumatology; nat dir for health and work 2006-; medical dir Royal Free Hosp 2000-02; chair Nuffield Tst for Research and Policy Studies in Health Services 2006-; non-exec dir NHS Inst for Innovation and Improvement 2006-, memb CBRC Scientific Advsy Bd Guy's and St Thomas' Medical Sch 2007-, vice-chm Bd and chm Research Ctee Imperial Coll Healthcare Charity 2008-, founding memb Ctee for the Queen's Awards for Voluntary Service 2009-, public appointments ambass Govt Equalities Office Cabinet Office 2009-, chm Governance Bd Centre for Workforce Intelligence 2010-, memb Life Sciences Strategy Bd Cogent 2011-, memb Employee Engagement Task Force Dept for Business, Innovation and Skills 2011-; pres: Scleroderma Soc 2006-, Br Lung Fndn 2007-, Raynaud's and Scleroderma Assoc 2007-; patron Treat Tst Wales 2009-; hon physician Royal Soc of Musicians of GB 2008-; pro-chllr Univ of Bristol 2007-; tstee Nat Portrait Gallery 2010-; hon degrees of 12 UK univs and fellowships of 22 Royal Colls, Faculties and similar instns worldwide; hon fell: Lucy Cavendish Coll Cambridge 2004, UCL 2004; FRCP 1988 (MRCP 1974), FMedSci 1996, CCMI 2004, master American Coll of Physicians 2005, foreign assoc memb Inst of Medicine USA 2006, master American Coll of Rheumatology 2006

Prof Dame Carol Black, DBE, PRCP's Publications

Books and Publications

Systemic Sclerosis (jtly, 1985), Scleroderma (jtly, 1988); author of numerous articles, reviews and chapters in books

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