Dr Ewan Hunter is a Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Internal Medicine based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
Dr Hunter’s specialist clinical interests include HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections, tropical medicine, care of prisoners in NE England with blood-borne virus infections.
Other professional interests include:
- Undergraduate medical education: Associate Lecturer, Newcastle University Medical School
- Postgraduate medical education: Module Lead, East African Professional Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine);
- DTM+H Standard Setting Group (Royal College of Physicians); Quality Improvement Lead, Specialist Training Committee for Infectious Diseases (Health Education England North East).
- Clinical Governance and Systems Improvement: CG Lead for Directorate of Medicine (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust);
- Clinical Informatics representative (British Infection Association).
Recent Publications
Kernohan A, Boath A, Calderon M, Hunter E, Graziadio S. Mortality in COVID-19 patients with radiological changes on admission, Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, published on-line 27/04/2020:
Hunter E, et al. First experience of COVID-19 screening of healthcare workers in England, Lancet, 2020 May 2; 395 (10234):e77-e78. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30970-3. Epub 2020 Apr 22.
Bhandari R, Morey S, Hamoodi A, Thompson C, Jones D, Hewett M, Hunter E et al. High Rate of hepatitis C reinfection following antiviral treatment in the North East England Prisons. J Viral Hep, 2019 Nov 21. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13240.
Morey S, Hamoodi A, Jones D, Young T, Thompson C, Dhuny J, Buchanan E, Miller C, Hewett M, Valappil M, Hunter E, McPherson S. Increased diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in prison by universal offer of testing and use of telemedicine. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2019 Jan; 26(1): 101-108
Hunter E, Cliff M, Armstrong, M, Manji H, Jager HR, Chiodini P, Brown M. Active neurocysticercosis at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London: a clinical case series. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2018 Jul 1; 112(7):326-334
Cunningham C, Hunter E. Confusion and Reduced Consciousness in the Returning Traveller, Clinical Medicine, 2018 Jan ; 46(1): 44 -51.
Goodall J, Salem S, Walker RW, Gray WK, Burton K, Hunter E, et al. Stigma, functional disability and social transitioning in young people with epilepsy in rural Tanzania, Seizure 2017 Nov; 54: 27-32.
Qureshi C, Owens S, Walker R, Standing H, Hunter E. Barriers to access to education for young people with epilepsy in Northern Tanzania: A Qualitative interview and focus group study involving teachers, parents and young people with epilepsy, Epilepsy and Behavior 2017 Jul; 72: 145-149.
Hunter E et al. The epilepsy treatment gap in rural Tanzania: a community-based survey in adults, Seizure 2016; 36: 49-56
Powell K, Walker RW, Rogathe J, Hunter E, et al. Cognition and Behaviour in a Prevalent Cohort of Children with Epilepsy Cases in rural Northern Tanzania: A three-year follow-up study. Epilepsy and Behavior 2015; 51:117-23
Hunter E, Burton K, Iqbal I, et al. Cysticercosis and Epilepsy in Rural Tanzania: a community-based case-control and imaging study. Tropical Medicine and International Health 2015; 20(9): 1171-1179
