Name
Dr James Whitworth
Role
Honorary consultant in clinical genetics
GMC number
6159023
My current role
I conduct clinics and undertake research surrounding genetic predisposition to developing cancer and other tumours. This includes specialist clinics for the conditions of Von Hippel Lindau syndrome and Neurofibromatosis type 2 as well as more general cancer genetics clinics.
Previous history
I qualified from Leicester Medical School and initiated training in Clinical Genetics in Birmingham. I moved to Cambridge to study for a PhD and retain an academic role in the department.