McColl K.E.L.

Professor Kenneth McColl obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Glasgow in 1974, and then undertook training in both general internal medicine and gastroenterology. In 1978, he was awarded an MD with Honors for his research relating to bilirubin metabolism.

In 1980, Professor McColl was awarded a Research Council Travelling Fellowship and spent one year in the University of California, San Francisco, USA. He was later appointed Consultant Physician in Gastroenterology in the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, in 1984 and Professor of Gastroenterology in 1992.

Professor McColl is a member of many distinguished scientific organizations and is on the Editorial Boards of a number of international journals. He is a member of a number of national and international committees and is Chairman of a National Working Party for producing guidelines on the management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Scotland.

In addition to his clinical duties, Professor McColl is Director of a research team, and has published more than 400 clinical and scientific papers. He has undertaken extensive research relating to H. pylori infection and dyspeptic disease. Current research interests include the pathophysiology of gastro-esophageal reflux disease, Barrett's esophagus, and cancer of the gastro-esophageal junction.