Peter Kopelman
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Peter Graham Kopelman is the Principal of St George's, University of London
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Kopelman was educated at Felsted School
and studied medicine at St George's Hospital
. Professor Kopelman has a long-standing interest in diabetes care and initiated a district-wide scheme for integrated care in east London. He established an Obesity
Clinic at the Royal London Hospital
in 1980 that now has a national reputation and receives referrals from around the United Kingdom
. The clinic focuses particularly on patients with extreme obesity and those with lesser degrees of obesity but who have developed complications as a consequence of the condition.
Professor Kopelman’s major research interest is in the field of obesity, in particular endocrine aspects and possible genetic determinants. He is also interested in the pathophysiology of associated complications and their management. Professor Kopelman is a past chairman of the Association for the Study of Obesity, President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity, a Trustee of the International Association for the Study of Obesity and a member of the Department of Health and Food Standards Agency
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. Professor Kopelman is a member of the Chief Medical Officer’s Working Group on physical activity. He is chairman of the Royal College of Physicians Committee on Nutrition and chaired the College’s Working Party on the management of obesity with particular reference to drug therapy. He also chaired the College’s Working Party on nutritional care of patients that resulted in the publication of a report entitled “Nutrition and Patients – a Doctor’s Responsibility”.
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London is a medical school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
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Kopelman was educated at Felsted School
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
and studied medicine at St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
Founded in 1733, St George’s Hospital is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals. It shares its main hospital site in Tooting, England with the St George's, University of London which trains NHS staff and carries out advanced medical research....
. Professor Kopelman has a long-standing interest in diabetes care and initiated a district-wide scheme for integrated care in east London. He established an Obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
Clinic at the Royal London Hospital
Royal London Hospital
The Royal London Hospital was founded in September 1740 and was originally named The London Infirmary. The name changed to The London Hospital in 1748 and then to The Royal London Hospital on its 250th anniversary in 1990. The first patients were treated at a house in Featherstone Street,...
in 1980 that now has a national reputation and receives referrals from around the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The clinic focuses particularly on patients with extreme obesity and those with lesser degrees of obesity but who have developed complications as a consequence of the condition.
Professor Kopelman’s major research interest is in the field of obesity, in particular endocrine aspects and possible genetic determinants. He is also interested in the pathophysiology of associated complications and their management. Professor Kopelman is a past chairman of the Association for the Study of Obesity, President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity, a Trustee of the International Association for the Study of Obesity and a member of the Department of Health and Food Standards Agency
Food Standards Agency
The Food Standards Agency is a non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for protecting public health in relation to food throughout the United Kingdom and is led by a board appointed to act in the public interest...
Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition. Professor Kopelman is a member of the Chief Medical Officer’s Working Group on physical activity. He is chairman of the Royal College of Physicians Committee on Nutrition and chaired the College’s Working Party on the management of obesity with particular reference to drug therapy. He also chaired the College’s Working Party on nutritional care of patients that resulted in the publication of a report entitled “Nutrition and Patients – a Doctor’s Responsibility”.