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Full Name William Hamish Beith Wallace Born 25 August 1956 (age 68)
Edinburgh, Scotland ( 1956-08-25 ) Spouse(s) Dr Elizabeth (Libby) nee Wotherspoon Wallace Children 3, Callum (24 October 1982, Kirsty (01, March 1984) and Duncan (6 June 1986) Alma mater St George's, University of London Occupation Consultant, Professor, Clinical director and Registrar. Website www.wallacekelsey.org.uk Education St George's, University of London |
Professor W. Hamish B. Wallace (born 25 October 1956) is a consultant, professor, clinical director, and medical doctor.
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Early life and education
Hamish Wallace was born in Edinburgh to William Wallace and Joan née Beith Wallace. Hamish has three younger siblings: two brothers, Malcolm and Gavin and a sister, Kate.
Wallace attended firstly Gillsland Park School until the age of 11, followed by Oundle School in Northamptonshire, later graduating from St George's, University of London, University of London, in 1980.
Personal life
In 2004, Hamish married Elizabeth Wotherspoon (Dr Libby Morris). They have three children, and currently reside in North Berwick.
Wallace gives roughly 6 international lectures a year. His interests are golf, painting and bridge.
Present appointment
He is a Consultant Paediatric Oncologist (October 1992) Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Honorary Professor, Child Life and Health, University of Edinburgh.
He is the National Clinical Director [1] of the Managed Service Network [2] for children and young people with Cancer, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Papers
Wallace has published many papers regarding cancer and fertility treatment. Here is a selection of some his most important ones.
1. Fertility preservation for young patients with cancer: who is at risk and what can be offered? [3]
2. The radiosensitivity of the human oocyte [4]
3. Predicting age of ovarian failure after radiation to a field that includes the ovaries [5]
4. American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations on fertility preservation in cancer patients [6]
5. The physiology and clinical utility of anti-Müllerian hormone in women [7]
Clinical Networks
He is the chair and founder of the Paediatric Neuro-Oncology Group for children with brain tumours from the South-east of Scotland. Members of the group include neurologists, neurosurgeons, clinical oncologists, radiologists, neuropathologists from Edinburgh and Tayside.
He is also the chair of the Scottish Paediatric Haematology Oncology Group [8] to form a managed clinical network [9] meeting six times a year for case discussion, audit and research (he was the elected chair from 1998-2006).
Other positions include: member and co-founder Edinburgh Sarcoma Group [10], Member and center coordinator of the United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study (UKCCS) [11] and Chair of the UKCCSG Chemotherapy Standardisation Committee (1993-1998).