Roger Sutton is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. Following training at Oxford University, Dr. Sutton moved to Vancouver where he subsequently became Head of Nephrology at UBC and Head of Medicine at Vancouver General Hospital. His research interests included basic aspects of renal calcium handling. and clinical studies in renal stone disease. He has published more than 150 articles and was awarded the Medal in Medicine of Royal College of Physicians of Canada in 1978. Between 1996 and 2000, Dr. Sutton was Dean of Medicine at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan.