Aileen Keel
Aileen Margaret Keel CBE FRCPath FRCPG FRCPE FRCSE FRCGP (born 12 August 1952) is a Scottish medical doctor and academic who is serving as the Director of the Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme at the University of Edinburgh. She previously served as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 1999 to 2014 and served as the Acting Chief Medical Officer, until 2015.
Aileen Keel CBE FRCPath FRCPG FRCPE FRCSE FRCGP | |
|---|---|
| Acting Chief Medical Officer for Scotland | |
| In office April 2014 – May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Burns |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Calderwood |
| Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Scotland | |
| In office July 1999 – April 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Catherin Calderwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1952 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse | Paul Dwyer (m.1995-2010) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Born in Glasgow, she studied medicine at the University of Glasgow Medical School. She worked in general medicine in Glasgow and Aberdeen, when she later moved to London to serve as the Director of Pathology and Consultant Haemotologist at the Cromwell Hospital. She returned to Scotland and served as the Senior Medical Officer at the Scottish Office.
Following Scottish devolution, Keel was appointed the Deputy CMO for Scotland, holding the position until 2014 when she became CMO on an interim basis. She was seconded by the Scottish Government to the University, where she is the Director of the Innovative Healthcare Delivery Programme.