Phil Chowienczyk studied physics at Bristol University in 1975-1978, and worked in biomedical engineering at Guy’s and Hammersmith Hospitals, London before studying medicine in 1982-1988 at Guy’s Hospital Medical School. He was appointed Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology and Honorary Consultant Physician to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in 1995 and was promoted to his current post in 2003.