David Ross was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1983 and graduated in medicine from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in 1986. He became Parkes Professor of Preventive Medicine in 2012, an Honorary Queen’s Physician in 2014 and an Officer in the Order of St John in 2023. From 2012 to 2023, he served as senior public health advisor to the UK Surgeon General. He has worked with MASTA since around 2005 and has been its Consultant Medical Advisor since 2012. After 41 years of service, he retired from the Army in 2024.
He served as Director of Education, Honorary Secretary and Vice Dean before becoming Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 2024. His research interests include malaria prevention and tuberculosis screening. He recently completed a PhD on mental ill health risk factors in the UK Army.
Outside work, he enjoys travel, sports, food, wine and time with his family.
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