Professor Waljit Dhillo Professor of endocrinology and metabolism/consultant in endocrinology

Background

Qualifications:

1991 BSc (First Class Honours) in Biochemistry with Basic Medical Science (St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London)
1994 MBBS, Merit Award for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, University of London)
1997 Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
2002 PhD in Neuroendocrinology
2006 Certificate for the Advanced Study in Learning and Teaching (Imperial College, London)
2007 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2008 Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
2010 Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath)

Expertise

All endocrinology

Research & publications

Understanding the neuroendocrine mechanisms which are important in the regulation of food intake, the mechanisms by which gut hormones mediate their effect, identification of the novel hormone kisspeptin as a potential novel therapy for infertility.

Professor Dhillo's research has shown that kisspeptin can be used safely and effectively in IVF treatment for women with infertility. He was awarded the Royal College of Physicians Goulstonian Lectureship (2010) and the Society for Endocrinology Medal (2015) for this work. He has also received the Royal College of Physicians Linacre Medal through his research that identified that administration of gut hormones to human volunteers can alter neuronal activity in brain reward areas which control food intake.

Recent publications:

Jayasena CN, Comninos AN, Narayanaswamy S, et al., 2015, The identification of elevated urinary kisspeptin-immunoreactivity during pregnancy, Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Vol:52, ISSN:0004-5632, Pages:395-398

Hussain S, Richardson E, Ma Y, et al., 2015, Glucokinase activity in the arcuate nucleus regulates glucose intake, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol:125, ISSN:0021-9738, Pages:337-349

Salem V, Dhillo WS, 2015, IMAGING IN ENDOCRINOLOGY The use of functional MRI to study the endocrinology of appetite, European Journal of Endocrinology, Vol:173, ISSN:0804-4643, Pages:R59-R68

Comninos AN, Anastasovska J, Sahuri-Arisoylu M, et al., 2015, Kisspeptin signaling in the amygdala modulates reproductive hormone secretion, Brain Structure and Function, ISSN:1863-2653

Prague JK, Dhillo WS, 2015, Potential Clinical Use of Kisspeptin., Neuroendocrinology