Celebrating Academy Fellows in the King's Birthday Honours

The Academy of Medical Sciences warmly congratulates the nine Fellows who have been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List 2025.

These honours celebrate outstanding individuals across the UK who have made exceptional contributions to society, whether through advancing scientific discovery, improving public health, or supporting the nation's wellbeing. 

The full list of Academy Fellows whose achievements have been recognised includes:

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) 

Professor Sir Simon Wessely FRS FMedSci   
Professor of Psychological Medicine, King’s College London   
For services to Mental Health 

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 

Professor Timothy Cole FMedSci  
Professor Emeritus, Population, Health and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London 
For services to Medical Statistics 

Professor Gordon Dougan FRS FMedSci 
GSK Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Cambridge 
For services to Vaccines and to Global Health

Professor Liam Smeeth FMedSci 
Director and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 
For services to Public Health and Education

Professor Tilli Tansey OBE FMedSci 
Emeritus Professor of Medical History and Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London 
For services to the Understanding and Promotion of Medical History and Science

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) 

Professor Robin Ali FMedSci  
Professor of Human Molecular Genetics, King's College London and Director, KCL Centre for Cell and Gene Therapy 
For services to Gene and Cell Therapies

Professor Fang Smith FMedSci 
Professor of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain, University of Birmingham 
For services to Anaesthesia

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) 

Professor Andrew Carr FMedSci  
Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford  
For services to Orthopaedic Research and Training 

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) 

Professor David Lalloo FMedSci  
Vice Chancellor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine  
For services to Global Health and International Development, and leadership in Higher Education 

The full list is available on the King's Birthday Honours webpage: www.gov.uk/government/collections/birthday-honours-list-2025