M Kirby

Michael Kirby has been a GP and vocational trainer in Letchworth, Hertfordshire 1973- 2008. He was the Director of HertNet (The Hertfordshire Primary Care Research Network) 1998-2008. He is currently, Visiting Professor to the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire, Professor of Primary Care at the Institute of Diabetes for Older People, University of Bedfordshire (IDOP) and attending physician to the Prostate Centre, London, where he deals with complex medical problems. He qualified at St Mary's Hospital, London before working as a Cardiology Registrar, and subsequently Hospital Practitioner at the QEII Hospital, Hertfordshire. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, an Associate Member of the British Association of Urological Surgeons and a member of the Institute for Diabetes in Older people. He is Editor in Chief of the Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal, and his other editorial responsibilities include, the British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease, the British Journal of Cardiology, Geriatric Medicine, Trends in Urology and Men’s Health and the International Journal of Clinical Practice. He also holds membership of several NHS advisory boards. He has published more than 400 clinical papers and 30 books. His special interests include cardiology, diabetes, osteoporosis, men's health, urology, andrology and education.