Prof. Waljit Dhillo

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust / NIHR Academy

Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism; leads research on gut hormones and fertility.

Professor Waljit Dhillo FMedSci is Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Head of the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Imperial College London, Consultant Endocrinologist at Imperial College Healthcare and Dean of the NIHR Academy.

Research focus: Neuroendocrine control of appetite, metabolism and reproduction, with pioneering human studies of kisspeptin and translational work in reproductive endocrinology.

Key contributions: First-in-human kisspeptin studies and subsequent trials showing modulation of sexual behaviour and appetite networks, plus clinical advances in IVF triggering and menopausal symptom pathways.

Leadership & honours: NIHR Research Professorship and NIHR Senior Investigator recognition, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and national leadership on research capacity and training.

Clinical interests: Complex endocrine and reproductive disorders delivered across Imperial's Hammersmith and Charing Cross sites, with multidisciplinary imaging-assisted care.

Teaching & mentorship: Long-standing supervision of clinical academics and leadership of translational experimental-medicine programmes.