Sir Denis John Pereira Gray OBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci (born 2 October 1935) [1] is a retired British general practitioner. He worked for 38 years in the St Leonard's Medical Practice, Exeter, and continued as a research consultant until 2018, following his father and grandfather. [2]
Pereira Gray was born in Exeter. He was educated at Exeter School and then at St John's College, Cambridge and Bart's Medical School, graduating with a medical degree. [3]
He was chairman of the Council and later president of the Royal College of General Practitioners and chairman of the Trustees of the Nuffield Trust. He was the first general practitioner to be elected chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. [4]
In 2022, he was still contributing to The Lancet - defending the importance of empathy. [5]
He was knighted in the 1999 New Year Honours for services to Quality and Standards in General Practice. [6] He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by the University of Exeter in 2009. [4] In 2013, he was made an honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. [7]
He was listed by Pulse in 2010 among the 50 most influential GPs in the previous 50 years. [8]
Pereira Gray has had over 200 articles published in scientific medical journals.
Sir Denis John Pereira Gray OBE FRCP FRCGP FMedSci (born 2 October 1935) [1] is a retired British general practitioner. He worked for 38 years in the St Leonard's Medical Practice, Exeter, and continued as a research consultant until 2018, following his father and grandfather. [2]
Pereira Gray was born in Exeter. He was educated at Exeter School and then at St John's College, Cambridge and Bart's Medical School, graduating with a medical degree. [3]
He was chairman of the Council and later president of the Royal College of General Practitioners and chairman of the Trustees of the Nuffield Trust. He was the first general practitioner to be elected chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. [4]
In 2022, he was still contributing to The Lancet - defending the importance of empathy. [5]
He was knighted in the 1999 New Year Honours for services to Quality and Standards in General Practice. [6] He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by the University of Exeter in 2009. [4] In 2013, he was made an honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. [7]
He was listed by Pulse in 2010 among the 50 most influential GPs in the previous 50 years. [8]
Pereira Gray has had over 200 articles published in scientific medical journals.