Professor Chris Whitty

Professor Chris Whitty is Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, the UK government’s Chief Medical Adviser and head of the public health profession. Chris is also a practising NHS Consultant Physician at University College London Hospitals (UCLH). Chris is an epidemiologist and has undertaken research and worked as a doctor in the UK, Africa and Asia. He was Professor of Public and International Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) before becoming CMO and remains an honorary professor there and at UCL. Chris works closely with scientists, doctors, engineers and civil servants in national and local government on the policy implications of future health trends. He is a Fellow of Royal Society and honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering as well as a Permanent Secretary in government.