James Mackay

Background

Mackay, James was born on October 3, 1958 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Education

Bachelor, Trinity College, Cambridge U., 1980; Master of Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge U., 1984; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, U. Edinburgh, 1983; Doctor of Medicine, U. Edinburgh, 1989.

Career

House officer, medicine and surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1983-1984; senior house officer, locum registrar accident and emergency, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 1985; senior house officer in paediatric surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh, 1984-1985; research fellow, honorary registrar, Cytogenetics Unit, U. Edinburgh, 1985-1988; senior house officer in clinical oncology and Medicine, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 1988-1991; registrar in medical oncology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, 1992-1993; registrar in general medicine, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, England, 1991-1992; honorary senior registrar, clinical research fellow, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Western General Hospital, 1993-1996; university lecturer, Cambridge (England) University School Clinical Medicine, since 1996; honorary consultant in cancer genetics, Addenbrooke's Hospital, National Health Svc. Trust, Cambridge, since 1996. Honorary consultant in cancer genetics Royal Marsden National Health Service Trust, London, St. Bartholomews and London Hospitals National Health Svc.

Trust, London; junior rep.divsn. medicine Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, 1991. Junior representative division clinical oncology. Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, since 1993.

Member steeringgroup United Kingdom Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research Familial Ovarian CancerStudy, since 1993. Member British Cancer Family Study Group, since 1994. Member steering group Cancer Family Study Group, since 1997.

Member Working Party on Genetics and Cancer Superior vena cava syndrome. Honorary consultant in cancer genetics Derby City Hospital.

Achievements

• James Mackay has been listed as a noteworthy Physician, medical oncologist, cancer geneticist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Royal College Physicians (United Kingdom), Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh), New York Academy Sciences, Association Cancer Physicians, British Association Cancer Research, British Association for Counselling, British Society Human Genetics.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, walking, reading.

Connections

Son of James Peter Hymers Mackay of Clashfern and Elizabeth Gunn (Hymers)Mackay. Married Marion Ewart McArthur, February 15, 1991. Children: Heather Mairi, Catriona Elizabeth.

Father:

James Peter Hymers Mackay Mackay

Spouse:

Marion Ewart McArthur

child:

Catriona Elizabeth Mackay

child:

Heather Mairi Mackay