Professor Nadey Hakim
Non-Executive Director
Full title
Non-Executive Director, and Member of Investment Committee
Biography
A specialist in Bariatrics and kidney/pancreas Transplantation surgery, he started the first Pancreas Transplant Programme in south-east England. He was the British Surgeon on the International team which performed the world’s first successful arm transplant and was the first surgeon to be awarded the prestigious Max Thorek Professorship of Surgery. With over 250 peer-reviewed papers and 25 textbooks, he is a prolific author and sought-after international speaker.
Professor Hakim gained his medical degree from Paris Descartes University with the prestigious award of "Laureate of the Faculty of Medicine". He trained in Surgery at Guy’s Hospital London. At the University of London, he obtained his PhD after completing a Gastrointestinal Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and a Transplant Fellowship at the University of Minnesota.
Currently Professor of Transplantation Surgery at Imperial College London, Professor of General Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic London, Professor Hakim’s academic awards and professional achievements are extensive. They include: five honorary professorships at universities worldwide and several international visiting professorships. In 2007, he was awarded the J. Wesley Alexander Prize for outstanding transplantation research.
Formerly World President of the International College of Surgeons, Vice President of the Royal Society of Medicine and Vice President of the British Red Cross. He is a member of several professional organisations, holds educational roles such as Assessor for the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Member of the International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons and President of the UK Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. His editorial roles include having been Editor in Chief of International Surgery for 11 years before becoming Emeritus Editor.
Prof Nadey Hakim, MD PhD Hon.D. Arts, International Relations Director Cleveland Clinic London, Professor of General Surgery Lerner College of Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, President Elect The, Transplantation Society TTS, President American College of Surgeons (UK Chapter), Membre de l’Academie Nationale de Medecine & Membre de l’Academie Francaise de Chirurgie