Dr. Iskandar Idris is a Professor of Diabetes and Metabolic Medicine at the University of Nottingham, and an Honorary Consultant Physician at the Derby Teaching Hospital. He was a lecturer at the Division of Vascular Medicine, University of Nottingham, from 2000 to 2002, and received his Doctor of Medicine degree while undertaking a study on Experimental Pharmacology of Endothelial Permeability and Insulin Resistance. He also serves as a Training Programme Director for Specialist Training in Diabetes and Endocrinology at the East Midlands postgraduate deanery, and a lead physician within the East Midlands Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at the Derby Teaching Hospital. His teaching disciplines include long-standing interest and expertise in general aspects of diabetes, obesity and endocrinology. His research interests are epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies relating to therapeutic, nutritional, surgical and biological aspects of diabetes, obesity, insulin resistance and vascular risks in patients with diabetes and obesity.