Specialty

Endocrinology

Sub specialty

Thyroid, pituitary and adrenal disease

Research Interests

Pituitary and adrenal disease

Qualifications

BSc, MBChB, MD, FRCP. Qualified in 1983.

NHS Base

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Consulting address

The Wilmslow Hospital

Languages

English

Biography

After graduating from Edinburgh, Professor Peter Trainer undertook further training in London (St Bartholomew's Hospital); Aberdeen; Utrecht, Holland; and Portland, Oregon, USA. He returned to Bart's as a senior lecturer, then joined The Christie Hospital as a consultant endocrinologist in 1998. His specialist clinical interests are the adrenal and pituitary glands, including conditions such as acromegaly and Cushing's syndrome. Professor Trainer is heavily involved in educating other clinicians and has authored over 150 peer reviewed publications. He is also a member and officer of many clinical bodies, e.g. Chair of the 2007 clinical programme of the American Endocrine Congress and of the 2007 programme organising committee for the European Congress of Endocrinology; Member of the senior executive committees of the European Society for Endocrinology, the American Endocrine Society and the Society for Endocrinology (UK); Chair of the European Society for Endocrinology education committee; Member of the editorial boards of Clinical Endocrinology, Growth Hormone and IGF Research, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Treatments in Endocrinology.