1969-75: University of Manchester (Intercalated BSc 1972)
1975-1977: HO/SHO Withington Hospital, Manchester Royal infirmary, Hammersmith Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital
1977-79: Physician; Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
1979-85: Research Fellow/Senior Registrar; St James Balham and Royal Brompton Hospitals

Qualifications:

• 1972: BSc (Physiology) First Class Hons, University of Manchester
• 1975: MB ChB (Hons) Distinctions in Medicine, Psychiatry and Paediatrics
• 1977: MRCP (London)
• 1982: MD University of Manchester
• 1992: FRCP (Royal College of Physicians, London)
• 2006: OBE (Services to the Environment)2007: Contributed to Nobel Peace Prize with IPCC/Al Gore
• 2008: Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
• 2014: Fellowship of the European Respiratory Society
• 2018: Fellowship College of Pharmaceutical Physicians

Clinical Appointments:
In 1988, Professor Woodcock was appointed as Consultant Physician. He has been at North West Lung Centre since 2011, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Foundation Trust. Following this, in 1998 he became Professor of Respiratory Medicine and has been Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs since 2016 at The University of Manchester.

Other positions held:

• Montreal Protocol for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, United Nations Environment Programme
• 1995-2014: Co-chair Medical Technical Options Committee 
• 2015-continuing: Co-Chair: Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, Montreal Protocol
• 2017-2020: Co-Chair: Energy Efficiency Task Force; Member Replenishment Task Force

Royal College of Physicians

• Secretary: Royal College of Physicians Report: "Smoking and the Young", 1992
• Lead: Royal College of Physicians "Children's Charter, Freedom from Tobacco" 1992
• Member: Royal College of Physicians Tobacco Advisory Group 2002-2005
• Council Member: 2016 - 2019

British Thoracic Society

• President: 2013 - 2014
• Chair: Public Relations Committee/Member of Executive 1988 - 1992
• Member Council 2001 - 2004 

National Institute of Health Research

• Director: NIHR Respiratory and Allergy Clinical Research Facility: 2011-2015
• NIHR Senior Investigator 2011–2018;  Emeritus 2019 - current

Research Roles

• Chairman: Asthma UK Early Life Task Force: 2002-2005
• Founder:  MRC STELAR collaboration of all UK infant asthma cohorts
• Chairman: Trials Steering Committee: UK Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Trial 2014-2016
• Chief Investigator: Salford Lung Study of clinical effectiveness in asthma and COPD (GSK sponsored ~£60million inward investment into NW research infrastructure): 2011-2017

Charity 

• NW Lung Centre Charity; Board Member: contributed £5million to lung research in last 10 years
• Moulton Charity:  Science Director; provided £47million in the last 10 years, for clinical trials designed to provide patient benefit within 2-3 years

• Respiratory medicine
• Cough
• Asthma

• FRCP
• FERS
• FMedSci