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Dr John Firth

Consultant physician and nephrologist, CUH

I work clinically in renal and general medicine, and also renal transplantation.
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My current role

I am a Consultant physician and nephrologist.

Previous history

I qualified as a doctor following study in Cambridge (pre-clinical) and Oxford (clinical).

I worked as a junior doctor in London and Oxford, where I combined clinical work with research (in [now] Prof Peter Ratcliffe's laboratory).

I was first appointed as a consultant in Oxford in 1993 before moving to a consultant post in Cambridge in 1996.

I was CUH Responsible Officer from November 2017 to April 2025.

Memberships and accreditations

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
  • Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge

Personal interests

My interests include my family - wife and four daughters are all doing interesting things. I also enjoy sport of virtually any sort.