Dr David Goldberg

Professor David Goldberg is a Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Clinical Epidemiology at Health Protection Scotland (HPS), is an Honorary Professor of Public Health, University of Glasgow and a Professor of Public Health, Glasgow Caledonian University. He is Programme Lead for Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections at HPS. He is a former Henry Mechan Professor of Public Health, University of Glasgow and former Deputy Director of Health Protection Scotland. He serves on several UK and Scottish committees and is involved in the postgraduate supervision/teaching of students affiliated to the University of Glasgow. He is the author of approximately 250 peer-reviewed articles and a holder of many grants from a wide range of funding bodies. He led the team which secured a £43 million investment for Scotland’s Hepatitis C Action Plan to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment services during 2008-2011. He, as Chair of Scotland’s Hepatitis C Action Plan Governance Board, led the co-ordination of the Plan during this period and now chairs Scotland’s Hepatitis C Treatment and Therapies Group.