George Davey Smith

Background

Smith, George Davey was born on May 9, 1959 in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Son of George and Irmgaard Davey Smith.

Education

Davey Smith attended Stockton Heath Primary School and Lymm Grammar School Schools in Warrington in North West England. He received a Bachelor from Queen"s College, Oxford in 1981, an Bachelor of Medicine BChir from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1984, an Master of Science from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1988, an Doctor of Medicine from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1991, and a Doctor of Science from Queen"s College, Oxford in 2000.

Career

Clinical research fellow Welsh Heart Programme, 1985—1986. Wellcome research fellow in clinical epidemiology department community medicine University College and Middlesex School Medicine, Middlesex, 1986—1989. Lecturer epidemiology London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 1989—1992.

Senior lecturer in public health and epidemiology, honorary senior registrar, consultant public health medicine department public health University Glasgow, Scotland, 1992—1994. Professor clinical epidemiology University Bristol, England, since 1994. Honorary professor department public health University Glasgow, Scotland.

Visiting professor department epidemiology and population health London School Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Honorary research fellow department epidemiology public health University College, London.

Achievements

• George Davey Smith has been listed as a noteworthy epidemiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal College Physicians. Member: Institute Medicine (foreign asswoc.), Academy Medical Scis.

Connections

Life partner Helen Lambert. Children: Jacob Davey Lambert, Zachary Davey Lambert.

Father:

George Smith

Mother:

Irmgaard Davey Smith

child:

Zachary Davey Lambert Smith

child:

Jacob Davey Lambert Smith