
Professor David Morrison
David is a consultant in public health medicine and Director of the Scottish Cancer Registry at Public Health Scotland, and Honorary Professor at the University of Glasgow. He qualified in medicine in 1990, spent 5 years in hospital medical specialities, gained the MRCP, and then trained in public health medicine. For the past 20 years he has specialised in cancer intelligence - using data to inform improvements in cancer control. He was Director of the West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit from 2007-2016, adult screening co-ordinator for NHSGGC from 2016-17, and began working at ISD (now part of PHS) in 2017. In his academic role, he teaches and supervises students from undergraduate to postgraduate levels, publishes research and is part of the CRUK Scotland Centre.