Jonathan Gibb

Jonathan Gibb

Dr

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    Biographical details

    Dr Jonathan Gibb is a Wellcome Trust Clinical PhD Fellow and Speciality Registrar in General Adult Psychiatry. Jonathan’s research focusses on the epidemiology and treatment of depression in people living with a chronic physical illness. He is particularly interested in improving the care of people affected by both cancer and depression.

    Through support of a Wellcome-funded doctoral training fellowship (King's PhD Programme in Mental Health Research for Health Professionals), Jonathan is undertaking a PhD in Psycho-oncology working between the Cancer Epidemiology Centre and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.  

    Jonathan completed undergraduate medical training at the University of St Andrews (BSc Hons) and the University of Manchester (MBChB with Honours and Distinction). He undertook further postgraduate training in epidemiology (MSc with Distinction) at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine while completing core psychiatry training (supported by a NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship) at the University of Bristol.

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

    Education/Academic qualification

    MSc Epidemiology (Dist), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

    MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    MB ChB (Hons), University of Manchester

    BSc Medicine (Hons), University of St Andrews

    External positions

    Deputy Chair, Medical Academic Staff Committee, BMA British Medical Association

    Honorary Member, Centre for Academic Mental Health, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK.

    International Congress Advisory Board, Royal College of Psychiatrists

    Keywords

    • RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
    • Liaison Psychiatry
    • Psychological Medicine
    • Affective Disorders
    • Epidemiology
    • Psycho-Oncology