Background
Wood, Robin was born on October 11, 1948 in Birmingham, England. Son of George and Joyce (Smith) Wood.
researcher infectious diseases physician
Wood, Robin was born on October 11, 1948 in Birmingham, England. Son of George and Joyce (Smith) Wood.
Bachelor of Science, London U., 1970; Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery, University of Oxford, 1974; Doctor of Medicine, U. Cape Town, 1990.
Intern Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England, 1974-1976. General practitioner Lusaka, Zambia, 1979-1985. Resident University Cape Town, South Africa, 1986-1990.
Fellow in infectious diseases Stanford (California) University, 1990-1992. From head Human Immunodeficiency Virus clinic to head department medicine Somerset Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, 1993—2003. Director Diana, Princess of Wales, Human Immunodeficiency Virus research unit University Cape Town, South Africa, since 2003.
Associate professor medicine University Cape Town, 1999.
Fellow South African College Medicine, Royal Society Tropical Medicine. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Infectious Diseases Society South Africa, Southern Africa Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinicians Society (founding member).
Married May 1, 2000; children: Jonathan, Rebecca, Oliver.