Denis Pereira Gray
British general practitioner
Sir Denis John Pereira Gray (born 2 October 1935) is a retired British general practitioner. He worked for 38 years in the St Leonard's Medical Practice, Exeter, and continued as a research consultant until 2018, following his father and grandfather.
Early life
Pereira Gray was born in Exeter. He was educated at Exeter School and then at St John's College, Cambridge and Bart's Medical School, graduating with a medical degree.
Career
He was chairman of the Council and later president of the Royal College of General Practitioners and chairman of the Trustees of the Nuffield Trust. He was the first general practitioner to be elected chairman of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
In 2022, he was still contributing to The Lancet - defending the importance of empathy.
Awards and honours
He was knighted in the 1999 New Year Honours for services to Quality and Standards in General Practice. He was awarded a Doctor of Science degree by the University of Exeter in 2009. In 2013, he was made an honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators.
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