Vice Chair: Professor Paul M Stewart

Paul joined Prostate Cancer UK as a trustee in September 2021 and was appointed Chair of its Board Research Committee in March 2022. He was appointed Vice Chair in April 2024.

Having recently completed 13 years of Executive leadership across Medical Schools and Health Faculties in Birmingham and Leeds, Professor Paul Stewart is Professor of Medicine (Emeritus) at the University of Leeds. He completed 40 years of clinical service in the NHS as a Consultant Endocrinologist in 2022, 30 years of which were as an NHS Consultant but employed through Universities as a Clinical Academic. His clinical work has led to new discoveries in hypertension, obesity, ageing and polycystic ovary syndrome.

Paul has key roles on many health boards and networks, including Acting President and member of Council of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

He is actively involved in nurturing and supporting early research careers, and has recently stepped down as Chair of the UK-wide Clinical Academic Training Forum.

As a passionate Yorkshire man, Paul’s been a lifelong supporter of Yorkshire cricket and has a wider interest in cricket. He is an ardent Leeds United football supporter, a very poor golfer and has recently become a proud grandfather