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Prof. John Stevenson is a Consultant Endocrinologist. He qualified in medicine at King's College Hospital Medical School, London, in 1972 and undertook training in general medicine in London and Southampton. He completed his specialist training in Endocrinology and Metabolism at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, where he developed a particular interest in calcium and bone metabolism, and their regulation by sex steroids.

After his time in Hammersmith Hospital, he subsequently extended his research and expertise into the effects of sex hormone deficiency and replacement both on the skeleton and on the cardiovascular system as Director of a Medical Research Institute in Imperial College London.

In 1993, he jointly established the first Female Heart Disease Clinic in the UK at the Royal Brompton Hospital, where he is still currently practicing.

In addition to his busy practice, Prof. Stevenson is active in the field of research and is widely published in his field, having published over 450 publications including 11 text books. He is regularly invited to speak nationally at internationally at conferences.