Consultant Physician and Honorary Professor of Infection
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, UK
Professor Nathwani qualified from Aberdeen University in 1984, and has subsequently training in internal medicine/infection/tropical medicine in Aberdeen, Glasgow, and Birmingham, UK. He serves as national specialty adviser for infectious diseases to the Scottish Government Health Department, is the recent chair of the European Study Group on Antibiotic Policies, and is president of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC). He also held the post of director of medical education for NHS Tayside between 2006 and 2014.
Prof. Nathwani chairs the Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group – Government Funded National Stewardship Program. He has authored more than 225 peer-reviewed publications and contributed extensively to national and international infection guidelines or policy statements. Prof. Nathwani was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to the treatment of infectious diseases in the New Year’s Honors List in 2015.
Prof. Nathwani has authored more than 225 peer-reviewed publications and contributed extensively to national and international infection guidelines. His research interests include developing and promoting best infection practice guidelines, antimicrobial stewardship, medical education, quality improvement in infection management, and clinical and health economic outcomes in relation to new antibiotics.