Christopher Paul Day (born February 1960) is a British hepatologist who is

Vice-Chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth of Nati ...

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a mem ...

Career

Educated at Marden High School, Tynemouth Sixth Form College and

Churchill College, Cambridge Churchill College is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts ...

, Day became a clinician at the Freeman Hospital in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle ( , Received Pronunciation, RP: ), is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is England's northernmost metropolitan borough, located o ...

in 1985 and a research scientist in

liver disease Liver disease, or hepatic disease, is any of many diseases of the liver. If long-lasting it is termed chronic liver disease. Although the diseases differ in detail, liver diseases often have features in common. Liver diseases File:Ground gla ...

in 1987. He went on to be Consultant Hepatologist on the Liver Unit at the Freeman Hospital in 1994 before becoming Professor of Liver Medicine at

in 2000. He became head of the School of Clinical Medical Sciences at Newcastle University in 2004, Pro-Vice-Chancellor in 2007 and

in January 2017. He also became chair of the

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of universities in September 2023. Day was appointed

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(CBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to health research and treatment. He is also a Deputy Lieutenant of

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.Vice Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Chris Vice-chancellors of Newcastle University Living people Alumni of Churchill College, Cambridge Commanders of the Order of the British Empire NIHR Senior Investigators Deputy lieutenants of Tyne and Wear 1960 births 21st-century British medical doctors 20th-century British medical doctors British hepatologists