Clinical Director of the Diabetes Research Unit Cymru, and Assistant Medical Director for Research & Development for Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABM) University Health Board.
Professor Bain completed his undergraduate training at St John's College, Cambridge, and was clinically trained at King's College Hospital, London. On qualifying in 1983, he held junior appointments in London, the East Midlands, and the West Midlands in the UK. Professor Bain was appointed as the newly created Chair in Medicine (Diabetes) at the University of Wales, Swansea in 2005.
Professor Bain is the Diabetes Lead Clinician for the ABM University Health Board and a member of the Wales Diabetes & Endocrine Society (WEDS) Executive Committee. He chairs the Joint Clinical Research Facility in Swansea and was Clinical Director of the Academic Health Science Collaboration (AHSC) in Wales, until September 2015.
Professor Bain chaired the Diabetes & Endocrinology Specialist Training Committee (STC) for Wales between 2010-2016 and is currently Chair of the National Specialist Advisory Group (NSAG) for Diabetes in Wales.
His clinical interests include the genetics of diabetic nephropathy, new therapies for diabetes and the provision of diabetes services within the community. He has been Principal Investigator for several multi-centre trials investigating novel therapies for diabetes.