Jonathan is an Emeritus Professor in Orthodontics, University of Bristol.

His dental training was in London (Kings College Hospital, The London Hospital and the Eastman).

Jonathan was awarded an MRC Training Fellowship and after his PhD was MRC funded as a postdoctoral scientist for two years in the Biochemistry Department, University of Cambridge.

He was appointed to University of Bristol as a Consultant Senior Lecturer in 1991, promoted to a Reader in 1997 and awarded a Personal Chair in 1999.

Jonathan’s main research interests are in cleft lip and palate. 

He has co-authored three books and has over 200 peer-reviewed publications.

Jonathan has supported the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded programme, Cleft Care UK, evaluating the impact of the centralisation of cleft services following the recommendations made by the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG) in 1998.