Professor Desmond Johnston Consultant endocrinologist

Background

Professor Desmond Johnston was educated at the University of Edinburgh where he attained his MB ChB. He obtained his PhD from the University of Southampton.

Expertise

Endocrinology, diabetic medicine

Research & publications

Metabolic disturbances in liver disease and metabolic aspects of endocrinology and diabetes. Investigating early, metabolic changes which are observed in people predisposed to develop diabetes prior to the onset of the disorder. The mechanisms underlying the premature vascular disease to which people with diabetes are prone, and the associated metabolic disturbances such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.