Name
Dr John Firth
Role
Consultant physician and nephrologist, CUH
GMC number
2724300
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.