Professor Douglas Robinson

Douglas Robinson graduated from Cambridge University with First Class Honours in Medical Sciences and completed his training at St Thomas', St Mary's, the Royal Free and Brompton Hospitals in London. He completed his MD research with Professors Barry Kay and Stephen Durham at the National Heart and Lung Institute and was awarded the Ralph Noble prize for his MD in allergic asthma from Cambridge University. He has combined research with clinical medicine, publishing over 70 research papers including the most highly cited paper on asthma in the last 15 years. His experience as director of the St Mary's Allergy Clinic combined with leading the specialist difficult asthma service at the Royal Brompton Hospital has confirmed his recognition as an international authority in allergy and asthma.