Professor May Ng, OBE

PhD MBA LLM MSc MBBS (Hons) FHEA FRCPCH SFFMLM Lic.Ac

Professor May Ng is a Professor of Child Health at Edge Hill University and a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Mersey West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS in the United Kingdom. She completed her undergraduate degree MBBS (Hons) under full scholarship in Sydney, Australia and was the recipient of the UK Medical Research Council Fellowship. She further obtained a Masters and PhD degree in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes in the UK. She also has a Master of Laws and an MBA (Merit) in Healthcare and Finance Management.

She has published over 200 research papers and authored 4 books ‘A guide to Type 1 diabetes management, technology and everything else you need to know; ‘A Journey With Brendan’ documenting a 12 year journey as mother to her autistic son, ‘Me and My Hormones- What Can Go Wrong’ and ‘Autism Decoded-The Essential Handbook’.

She is the current Chair of UK NIHR Diabetes Research Steering Group for Children, Officer for Research Royal College of Paediatrics and is on the NICE Diabetes Guideline Committee. She was President of UK Association of Children’s Diabetes Clinicians 2016-2023,  She is also Chair of the E-Learning Committee for European Society of Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE), and on the Advisory Council and Chair of E-learning Committee for International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). She is a Trustee and Chief Medical Advisor for Action4Diabetes, a UK registered charity dedicated to empowering the lives of people with Type 1 Diabetes in South-East Asia since 2015.

She was awarded an OBE at the 2022 Platinum Jubilee Queen Elizabeth II’s Honours for Services to People with Diabetes and People with Autism and Disabilities. She is also recipient of numerous awards such as Diabetes UK Arnold Bloom Award 2023, winner of the Northwest Excellence in Healthcare NHS Parliamentary Awards 2020, Diabetes UK Mary McKinnon Award 2018, University of Liverpool Alumni Award 2019 and winner of 2015 Diabetes Quality in Care award. She is active in charitable causes to raise autism and deaf awareness and has been profiled on The Lancet journal feature in February 2023.

Research Interests:

• Diabetes technology and its impact on clinical outcomes 
• Health inequalities in diabetes care, including access to technology 
• Diabetes management and education in resource-limited settings
• Mental health and psychosocial outcomes in young people with chronic conditions
• Paediatric and neonatal endocrinology -hypothalamic-pituitary axis, growth, puberty and thyroid disorders
• Transition of care from paediatric to adult services