Alastair Burt
Medicine
University of Adelaide
Australia
Biography
He was born in Dunfermline, Scotland and is a graduate of the University of Glasgow where he obtained a BSc in Pathology with first class Honours in 1979, MBChB with commendation in 1981 and MD with Honours and the Bellahouston medal in 1991. Upon graduation he was a junior house officer in general medicine with Professor Sir Abraham Goldberg and junior house officer in general surgery with Professor Sir David Carter. He subsequently took up training in surgical pathology under the tutorage of Professor Sir Roddy MacSween. During this time he developed expertise in diagnostic pathology of the liver and a keen interest in pathogenesis of liver disease and in particular mechanisms of liver fibrosis. In 1985-86 he spent time in the lab for cell biology and histology at Free University of Brussels under the direction of Professor Eddie Wisse. Show more
Research Interest
Medicine,Medical Education,Research,etc
