Joseph M Pappachan is currently a consultant in endocrinology and metabolism in the UK. He is the clinical lead for research in Endocrinology at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHTR), Clinical Chair of Diabetic Foot Research, and Professor at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also an Academic Advisor in Endocrinology at the University of Manchester Medical School. He is also an online evidence assessor at McMaster University, Canada & Commentator for the American College of Physicians' Journal Club. He has been an editorial board member of the World Journal of Diabetes since 2010 and now JCEM Case Report of the Endocrine Society. He is now an Associate Editor of the World Journal of Diabetes, Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare, Current Drug Safety, and Touch Reviews in Endocrinology. He has edited several Journal issues by himself. He is also an editor of the Elsevier textbooks “Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice” and "Handbook of Endocrine Imaging". He is also a principal investigator in several international clinical trials. He is also a scientific peer reviewer to many academic medical journals including the Lancet, BMJ and JCEM. His research special interests include neuroendocrinology, parathyroid disorders, metabolic bone disease, obesity, diabetic foot disease and diabesity.