Professor Christine Porath is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and helps organizations build thriving workplaces. She’s the author of the award winning books, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and Mastering Community: The surprising ways coming together moves us from surviving to thrivin…

Dr Aidan Fowler is the National Director of Patient Safety in England and a Deputy Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health and Social Care. Aidan started off his career as a surgeon, working as a consultant colorectal surgeon in Gloucestershire for 10 years. He then transitioned into a series of senior leadership roles including Director …

Professor Sir Bruce Keogh started off his career as a cardiac surgeon, eventually becoming professor of cardiac surgery at University College London. He then transitioned into leadership roles most notably of which he was the National Medical Director of NHS England for 10 years, during which he helped implement a whole raft of changes that shaped …

Sir Robert Francis is an eminent British barrister who specialises in medical law, including medical and mental health treatment and capacity issues, clinical negligence and professional discipline. Sir Robert has been a barrister since 1973 and became a King’s Counsel in 1992. He has appeared in a number of healthcare-related inquiries and chaired…

Dame Marianne is one of the most influential and longest-serving senior leaders in the NHS, having served nearly 14 years as chief executive of UHSussex and its predecessor organisations, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) and Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT). Under her leadership, hospitals in West Sussex…

Dr Fiona Donald is President Royal College of Anaesthetists and a consultant anaesthetist working in Bristol. Fiona’s main area of clinical and research interest is obstetric anasthetisa concentrating on improvements in safety through team training. She has a longstanding commitment to teaching and training, having been College Tutor, Chair of the …

Professor Dame Parveen Kumar is Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and a consultant gastroenterologist. She has had an immensely successful career as a researcher, medical educator, leader and clinician. Professor Kumar was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) at its incept…

Professor Dame Clare Gerada who is a GP and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Clare initially trained as a psychiatrist at the Maudsley. This contributed to her lifelong interest in managing drug users and also the huge amount of work to support the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers. She founded Practitioner Health and i…

Dr Jeanette Dickson is President of the Royal College of Radiologists and a consultant clinical oncologist at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre. Her main clinical interest is in the multimodal management of thoracic malignancies. She has held a series of senior roles within the Royal College before becoming President and also maintains a strong interest i…

Professor Andrew Goddard is President of the Royal College of Physicians and a consultant gastroenterologist in Derby. His main clinical and research interests are bowel cancer screening, H. Pylori, iron deficiency anaemia and inflammatory bowel disease. He has extensive experience in the RCP, having been director of the RCP Medical Workforce Unit,…

Prof Mike Osborn is a consultant histopathologist and President of the Royal College of Pathologists. Prof Osborn divides his time between post-mortems, diagnostic gastrointestinal histopathology, bowel screening and teaching. He was involved in the UK's first ever televised post-mortem to understand the impact obesity has on the body. In this epis…

Mr Edward Morris is a consultant gynaecologist and President of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. Mr Morris set up and lead a BSGE endometriosis centre and a BMS accredited menopause service. He has extensive experience in the RCOG particularly in the area of clinical quality. In this episode we ask him about: His career Obs & Gy…

Dr Adrian James is a consultant forensic psychiatrist in Devon and President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Prior to his current position Dr James held a series of senior leadership roles and has been heavily involved with the Royal College having set up the Quality Improvement and Workforce Wellbeing committees. In this episode we ask him …

Professor Neil Mortensen is President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He is Professor of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Oxford and was instrumental in the establishment of colorectal surgery as a specialty. He founded the first patient association for those with ileoanal pouches the Kangaroo Club and in 2004 set up the charity…

Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology At University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association. He is author of the hugely popular "The Health Gap". In 2021 Professor Marmot received BMJ's Outstanding Contribution to Health award. In this episode we discuss:…

Dr Camilla Kingdon is the President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). She graduated from the University of Cape Town in South Africa and trained in paediatrics in London. She has a long standing interest in medical education and enhancing the working lives of paediatricians. In this episode we ask her about: Her career C…

Dr Katherine Henderson is the President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM). She is the 1st female president of the RCEM. Dr Henderson is a consultant in emergency medicine, and has a strong interest in emergency department culture and promoting sustainability of the specialty. She was awarded an MBE due to her services to emergency m…

Professor Ted Baker is the Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Ted held a series of senior leadership roles and had a successful career as a clinical academic where he pioneered the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the heart. He was also one of the key drivers behind the establishment of the E…

Dr Rosie Benneyworth is the Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Prior to this Rosie held a series of senior leadership roles including the Vice Chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE). She also led the national network of Patient Safety Collaboratives. Ro…

Prof Francesco Rubino is Chair of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at King's College London. Prof Rubino became the world's first Professor of Metabolic Surgery, and is internationally renowned within his field. He conducted pioneering research which showed that bariatric surgery can improvediabetes independently of weight loss. This evidence provid…

Professor Bola Owolabi is a practising GP and Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Up until recently she was National Specialty Advisor for Older People and Integrated Person Centred-Care. She has held a series of senior leadership roles and was recently heavily involved in the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Response.…

Prof Ulrike Schmidt is Professor of Eating Disorders and Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN). Professor Schmidt’s research has been highly influential and has shaped clinical practice. She has developed the multi-award winning FREED early intervention programme for eatin…

Prof Prokar Dasgupta is the Foundation Professor of Surgery for King’s Health Partners. Professor Dasgupta pioneered robotic surgery in the UK, and leads on surgical simulation both nationally and internationally. He has an extensive research portfolio and is credited with describing an innovative technique of injecting Botulinum Toxin (botox) for …

Prof John McGrath is Professor of Molecular Dermatology, Lead of the Genetic Skin Disease Group and Head of the St John's Institute of Dermatology in London. Professor McGrath is also a recent President of the European Society for Dermatological Research. He is internationally renowned within dermatology, and an expert in Epidermolysis Bullosa. He …

Celia Ingham-Clark is the Medical Director for Clinical Effectiveness at NHS England. Ms Ingham-Clark started off her career as a general surgeon before moving into leadership roles initially as Medical Director at trust level before going on to have a series of national roles at NHS England. Recently she has been heavily involved in important work…

Prof James Spicer is Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine at King's College London and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at GSTT. Professor Spicer runs the phase 1 trials programme at King’s Health Partners and leads the King’s Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre. His research focuses on the development of new cancer drugs and the care o…

Prof Keyoumars Ashkan is Professor of Neurosurgery at King's College Hospital in London. He has a special interest in functional neurosurgery, image guided surgery, and surgery for brain and spinal tumours. He holds many senior roles including President of the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and Lead for Genomics Englan…

Prof Lucy Chappell is NIHR Research Professor in Obstetrics at King's College London and Honorary Consultant Obstetrician at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. In 2019 she was responsible for the development of a new diagnostic test for pre-eclampsia which is now part of routine clinical practice. Prof Chappell was also recently appointed a…

Prof John Moxham is a recently retired Professor of Respiratory Medicine at King's College London. He has had a distinguished career in research and last year was awarded a prestigious British Thoracic Society medal for his contributions to respiratory physiology. He is also a highly influential medical leader and is internationally renowned for hi…

Prof John O'Grady is a recently retired Professor of Hepatology at King's College Hospital in London. He is internationally renowned within hepatology and his research has shaped how we treat patients with liver disease. Prof O'Grady was responsible for developing the King's College Hospital Criteria for acute liver failure and he was involved in s…

Prof Tim Lancaster is a Dean of Medical Education at GKT School of Medical Education. Prior to joining King's, Professor Lancaster was Director of Clinical Studies at the University of Oxford for 15 years, and Professor of Primary Care. Professor Lancaster has an extensive research portfolio in smoking cessation. In this episode we ask him about: H…

Prof Bijan Modarai is a Professor of Vascular Surgery and British Heart Foundation senior research fellow at King's College London. Prof Modarai's research focuses on angiogenic cell therapies and novel imaging techniques. He also co-manages the largest UK practice in complex endovascular aortic repairs. In this episode we ask him about: His career…

Dr Sam Thenabadu is a consultant adult & paediatric emergency physician and Deputy Dean of King's College London medical school. Dr Thenabadu has extensive experience in medical education and has published over 12 textbooks. He is also a RCEM examiner and the lead crowd doctor at the Olympic stadium. In this episode we ask him about: His career Eme…

Mr Ben Challacombe is a consultant urologist and assistant professor at Guy's Hospital in London. He is an expert in robotic surgery and runs an international robotic fellowship programme. He was also involved in the first televised robotic partial nephrectomy in the UK. In this episode we ask him about: His career Robotics Experience of operating …

Prof Beverley Hunt is a Professor of Thrombosis and Hemostasis at St Thomas' Hospital in London. Some of her key accomplishments include development of national NICE guidelines for thromboembolism (VTE), being one of the co-investigators of CRASH II trial as well setting up her own award winning charity called Thombosis UK. She was awarded an OBE f…

Prof Claire Sharpe is an honorary consultant nephrologist and professor of renal medicine at King's College London. Her research interests include the mechanisms underpinning chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury. She also has extensive experience in medical education. In this episode we ask her about her: Career path Research interests Ad…

Dr Simon Broughton is a General Paediatrician and Clinical Director for Child Health at King's College Hospital. He holds multiple senior roles in education and training including recruitment lead for Royal College of Peadiatrics and Child Health. In this episode we ask him about his: Career Advice for doctors and students who are interested in Pae…

Prof Janice Rymer is an honorary consultant gynaecologist at Guy’s Hospital, London and the National Speciality Advisor for gynaecology for NHS England and NHS Improvement. She has held many senior positions both within Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) where up until recently she was the Vice President and King’s College Lon…

Dr Aleksandar Ivetic is a reader of cardiovascular biology at King’s College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching leucocyte recruitment. He is also lead of postgraduate research at the School of Cardiovascular Medicine and Sciences. We asked him about his: Career path Research Interests Advice for students who are interested…

Dr James Galloway is an academic rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist at King's College London and honorary consultant at King's College hospital. During the pandemic Dr Galloway was closely involved in Covid trials including Tactic and Novavax. In this episode we asked him about his: Career Research interests Habit which have served him well…

Prof Timothy Jackson is professor of retinal research at King's College London and Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in NHS with special interest in Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetes. He has incredible research portfolio and secured excess of £4 million worth of research funding. In this podcast we asked him about his: Journey Researc…

Dr Claire Wells is a reader in Cancer Biology at King's College London and Principal Investigator of a large lab researching cancer cell invasion and metastasis. She also holds several senior positions within the University as a lecturer, a module head and a associate dean of Doctoral Studies. In this episode we asked about her: Research Career Pat…