Ep13: Professor John McGrath on the ethos of medicine

What are 3 golden rules of clinical care? And what really drives Dr. John McGrath, who has received numerous awards, including the exclusive and prestigious Fothergill Gold medal by the London Medical Society? The answers might surprise you. This conversation also touches on the ethos of medicine. Dr. John McGrath is Head of Department, St John’s Institute of Dermatology. He is Professor of Molecular Dermatology and head of the Genetic Skin Disease Group. He qualified from Guy’s Hospital in 1985, having trained in dermatology and dermatopathology at St. John’s Institute of Dermatology in London. He is a recent President of the European Society for Dermatological Research, serves on the editorial board of 9 international journals, and is the section editor for genetics for the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. He has published over 400 manuscripts, including reports of mutations in Nature Genetics. His group discovered mutant genes in lipoid proteinosis, Kindler syndrome, AEC syndrome, OC syndrome and many others. Read more about Dr. McGrath at https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/john-mcgrath.