Medical Director

Iolo is the Medical Director at the NWJCC, having been part of the former Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee team since XXX.

He was the first specialist respiratory paediatrician appointed in Wales and he established a specialist paediatric respiratory service for South and Mid Wales at the Children’s Hospital for Wales, including a paediatric cystic fibrosis centre, a specialist severe asthma service, a flexible bronchoscopy service and a sleep and long-term ventilation service.  

Iolo has been an expert advisor to both the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory authority (MHRA). He has previously served as the Officer for Wales of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), President of the Welsh Paediatric Society and as President of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society. 

He is the Chair of the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) and the Wales Rare Diseases Implementation Group (RDIG). Iolo has been actively involved in research ethics for over 20 years and is Chair of Wales Research Ethics Committee 2. He has an extensive research publication portfolio and was awarded an Honorary Chair from Cardiff University.           

Iolo is a fluent Welsh speaker and has lived and worked in Wales throughout his career.