Personal Profile
Dr David McCarey graduated in Medicine from the University of Glasgow in 1997. He subsequently trained in General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology in the West of Scotland. He received his MD from the University of Glasgow in 2005. His main clinical interests are in inflammatory arthritis and its various comorbidities. He previously co-authored European guidelines on cardiovascular risk modification in rheumatoid arthritis.
A full time Consultant Rheumatologist and Physician at Glasgow Royal Infirmary since 2008, he is also Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. As Clinical Director for Medical Specialties at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Dr McCarey helped lead the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, he took up the post of Deputy Chief of Medicine in the North Sector of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in 2021.
