Background
Kinghorn, George Robert was born on August 17, 1949 in South Shields, England. Son of Alan Douglas Kinghorn and Lilian Isabel Henderson.
Kinghorn, George Robert was born on August 17, 1949 in South Shields, England. Son of Alan Douglas Kinghorn and Lilian Isabel Henderson.
Bachelor of Medicine, ChB, University Sheffield, England, 1977. Doctor of Medicine, University Sheffield, England, 1985.
House officer Sheffield Hospitals, 1972—1973, senior house officer, 1973—1975. Registrar Royal Hospital, 1975—1976. Senior registrar Royal Infirmary, 1976—1979.
Consultant physician General Infirmary, Leeds, 1979, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, since 1979. External consultant World Health Organization, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, 1985—1987. Consultant European Community, Kenya, 1988.
Executive member Providers Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care & Treatment, London, since 1997. Clinical director Sheffield Teaching Hospital National Health Service Trust, since 1991.
Fellow: MSSVD (president 1999—2001, board trustees since 1999), Royal College Physicians (chairman Strategic Air Command in genitourinary medicine committee 1987-1988, chairman genitourinary medicine committee 1991-1995, clinical medicine board 1993-1995). Member: British Association Sexual Health & Human Immunodeficiency Virus (board directors, trustee 2003), Independent Advisory Group in Sexual Health & Human Immunodeficiency Virus (member since 2002), Federation Infection Society (executive member 1999—2001), Association Genitourinary Medicine 1997—2001.
Married Sheila Anne Littlewood, April 14, 1973. Children: Robert Alexander, Joanne Nicola Sarah.