Prof. Darzi holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London where he leads the Division of Surgery. He is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust and Royal Marsden Hospital and holds the Chair of Surgery at the Institute of Cancer Research. He was recently appointed as Chairman for the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College.
Research led by Prof. Darzi is directed towards achieving best surgical practice through both surgical innovation and enhancing the safety and quality of healthcare. He has published over 600 peer-reviewed research papers to date. In recognition of his outstanding achievements he was elected as Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
He was knighted for his services in medicine and surgery in 2002. In 2007 Prof. Darzi was introduced to the United Kingdom’s House of Lords as Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham and appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health. He relinquished in July 2009 when he was appointed the United Kingdom’s Global Ambassador for Health and Life Sciences, and Chair of NHS Global as well as United Kingdom Business Ambassador, an appointment re-confirmed in 2010 by Prime Minister David Cameron. Lord Darzi was appointed as a member of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council in June 2009.
