Distinguished medical figure returns to the University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to announce the re-appointment of one of the medical world’s most distinguished figures, Professor Sir Graeme Catto.

Five years after leaving the University for a senior appointment in London, Sir Graeme will be returning to Aberdeen to take up a professorial position within the College of Life Sciences and Medicine.

Sir Graeme was appointed President of the General Medical Council in 2001 and has been Vice-Principal at King's College London and Dean of the Guy's, King's College and St. Thomas' Hospitals' Medical & Dental School since October 2000.

Commenting on the appointment, Professor C Duncan Rice, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming back Graeme to Aberdeen. He is re-joining the University at a most exciting time and I look forward to working with him to achieve our ambitious goal to be a world-class university.

Professor Sir Graeme Catto takes up his position at the University on 1 October, 2005.