Martin Savage is Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Endocrinology at William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London. He was head of the Paediatric Endocrine Unit at Barts and the London School of Medicine from 1982 to 2007. He has interests in growth disorders, specifically those with abnormalities in the GH-IGF-1 axis and in phenotype-genotype relationships of GH-IGF-1 axis defects, notably GH resistance. He published the first human case of an IGF-1 gene defect in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1996. His other interests are Cushing’s syndrome and growth in chronic inflammatory diseases. He was General Secretary of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) from 1997 to 2004. He has lectured in 61 countries and has published 472 original articles, reviews, textbook chapters and books. In 2007, he was awarded the ESPE Andrea Prader Prize for contributions to paediatric endocrinology and in 2018 he received a Visionary Award from the American Human Growth Foundation. In 2022, he received a Research Excellence Award from the Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal in Riyadh, and the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes James M. Tanner Lifetime Achievement Award. He continues to lecture nationally and internationally.
Justin Davies is a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologistand Honorary Associate Professorat Southampton Children’s Hospital and the University of Southampton. He is theService Lead for paediatric endocrinology at Southamptonand also leads the Paediatric Metabolic Bone service with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to rare bone disease and childhood osteoporosis. His research interestsinclude secondary osteoporosis, impact of disease on body composition and imprinting disorders.Dr Davies was Chairman of the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes 2016-2020. He is the service lead for the European Reference Centre -Southampton for Rare Bone Disease and Endocrinology (Growth disorders). His other national roles have included the Secretary of the British Paediatric and Adolescent Bone Group,Treasurer of the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes.Dr Davies leads an international school for paediatric endocrinology -the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, Winter School.
Richard Ross trained in medicine at The Royal London Hospital (1974-1979) and in Endocrinology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London (1983-1988). He was appointed to Sheffield University in 1995 and wasHead of the Academic Unit of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolismand is currently Theme Lead for Diabetes and Endocrinology. He retired from clinical practice in June 2020. Hisresearch and clinical interests are in pituitary and adrenal disease, transition endocrinology and the late effects of cancer. Professor Ross has served on the editorial boards of Clinical Endocrinology (1996-2000), Growth & Growth Factors (1986-2006), Hormones (2004-2018), and J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2010-2014). Council member for the Society of Endocrinology (1999-2002), Editor Endocrinologist (2001-2004), Chair of CaHASE (2002-2015), member of the Bioscientifica Board (2006-2010), Society for Endocrinology Public Engagement Committee (2008-2011) and Nominations Committee (2010-2012). Executive Committee of the European Society ofEndocrinology (2011-2015), Treasurer of the European Society of Endocrinology (2013-2015), The Growth Hormone Research Society Council (2011-2018), The Pituitary Society Board of Directors (2019-).He is currently Chief Scientific Officer and Director on the Board of Diurnal Group Plc.
