Adrian Dixon
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Professor Adrian Dixon M.A., M.D., FRCR, FRCP, FRCS, FMedSci is the Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge
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He was born in 1948 in Cambridge, where he is now Professor of Radiology at the University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital
. The son of a long-standing Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
, Professor Kendal Dixon, and the grandson of Henry Horatio Dixon
, he was educated at Uppingham
and King's College, where he read Medicine, graduating in 1969 before undertaking clinical medical studies at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. He then pursued general medicine in Nottingham, obtaining MRCP in 1974, before specialising in radiology. After spells in paediatric radiology at Great Ormond Street Hospital
, and in computed tomography (CT) at St Bartholomew's Hospital
, he became a Lecturer in the University of Cambridge Department of Radiology in 1979. Since 1994 he has been Professor of Radiology at Cambridge. He was appointed Editor-in-Chief of European Radiology
in 2007.
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
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He was born in 1948 in Cambridge, where he is now Professor of Radiology at the University of Cambridge, and Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Addenbrooke's Hospital is an internationally renowned teaching hospital in Cambridge, England, with strong links to the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1766 on Trumpington Street with £4,500 from the will of Dr John Addenbrooke, a fellow of St Catharine's College...
. The son of a long-standing Fellow of King's College, Cambridge
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college's full name is "The King's College of our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge", but it is usually referred to simply as "King's" within the University....
, Professor Kendal Dixon, and the grandson of Henry Horatio Dixon
Henry Horatio Dixon
Henry Horatio Dixon was a plant biologist and professor at Trinity College Dublin. Along with John Joly, he put forward the cohesion-tension theory of water and mineral movement in plants....
, he was educated at Uppingham
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
and King's College, where he read Medicine, graduating in 1969 before undertaking clinical medical studies at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London. He then pursued general medicine in Nottingham, obtaining MRCP in 1974, before specialising in radiology. After spells in paediatric radiology at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children is a children's hospital located in London, United Kingdom...
, and in computed tomography (CT) at St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital
St Bartholomew's Hospital, also known as Barts, is a hospital in Smithfield in the City of London, England.-Early history:It was founded in 1123 by Raherus or Rahere , a favourite courtier of King Henry I...
, he became a Lecturer in the University of Cambridge Department of Radiology in 1979. Since 1994 he has been Professor of Radiology at Cambridge. He was appointed Editor-in-Chief of European Radiology
European Radiology
European Radiology is an international peer-reviewed medical journal published by Springer. It was founded by Prof. J. Lissner in 1991 and is the journal of the European Society of Radiology The following European societies of sub-disciplines have chosen European Radiology as their official...
in 2007.