Professor Hugh Montgomery OBE

Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London

Prof Hugh Montgomery obtained a first-class degree in cardiorespiratory physiology/neuropharmacology before graduating from the Middlesex Hospital Medical school in 1987. He has since gained accreditation in general internal medicine, cardiology and intensive care medicine, and practices as a consultant in intensive care at the Whittington hospital in North London.

Hugh obtained his research degree (MD) in 1997, and is Professor of Intensive Care at UCL, where he directed the Institute for Human Health and Performance. Hugh's interest has been in the use of environmental stressors in the exploration of human (patho)physiology – often using a genetic approach. He was the first to discover a 'gene for human fitness'. He has published over 450 scientific articles.

Hugh also has a strong interest in environmental impacts on health, and in climate change in particular.

His current roles are:

• Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, UCL
• Director, UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance
• Consultant Intensivist, Whittington Hospital
• London Leader, GLA.

Professor Charlotte Summers

Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University of Cambridge

Charlotte graduated in both Biomedical Sciences and Medicine from the University of Southampton, and later undertook a PhD at the University of Cambridge investigating the role of inflammation on the pulmonary transit kinetics of human neutrophils, alongside specialist clinical training in Respiratory (East of England) and Intensive Care Medicine (London).  She was subsequently appointed as the UK’s first NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, and went on to be awarded a Fulbright All-disciplines Scholar Award and a Wellcome Trust Fellowship for Postdoctoral Clinician Scientists.  Charlotte joined the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine in 2015 from University of California, San Francisco.

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Dr Victoria Metaxa

Consultant in Critical Care, King's College Hospital

Dr Victoria Metaxa is a full-time Critical Care and Major Trauma Consultant, at King’s College Hospital in London. She is a King's College London Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, and has a PhD in neurosciences and an MA in Medical Ethics and Palliative Care from Keele University. Her clinical interests include bioethics, end-of-life care, critical care outreach and the management of patients with haematological malignancies. Dr Metaxa is a member of the European Society of Intensive Care (ESICM) Ethics section, and the representative of the section in the e-learning committee. She is the UK National Outreach Forum board Secretary and a member of the Legal and Ethical Advisory Group of the UK Intensive Care Society (ICS).  

Professor Stephen Brett

Professor of Critical Care and Intensive Care Consultant, Imperial College London

Professor Stephen Brett is Professor of Critical Care at Imperial College London and a consultant in intensive care medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, looking after patients at Hammersmith Hospital. He is also a previous president of the Intensive Care Society; he chaired the original NICE guideline development group for "Rehabilitation after Critical Illness", and was a member of SPI-M-O during the COVID pandemic. His research interests are wide, ranging from clinical trials and outcomes research through organisational and decision-making to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning for event prediction. 

Dr Alicia Waite

Speciality Registrar in Intensive Care Medicine, North West of England

Alicia Waite is a speciality registrar in Intensive Care Medicine in the North West of England. Alicia completed her medical degree at Imperial College London, where she also undertook an intercalated PhD investigating the pathophysiological mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury. Her research interests have since evolved to focus on post intensive care syndrome and the long-term outcomes of survivors of critical illness. Alicia was a co-founder of the Trainee Research in Intensive Care (TRIC) Network, and was awarded the Intensive Care Society Young Investigator Award, which supported the delivery of the network’s first multicentre study examining the psychological impact of COVID-19 on ICU survivors. She is an early career researcher within the UK REMAP-CAP team, an Associate Editor for the Journal of the Intensive Care Society, and a member of the UK Critical Care Research Group Oversight Committee.

Professor Richard Beale

Professor of intensive care medicine and consultant, King's College, London and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Richard has been an ICU consultant at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for over 30 years, and is also a Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at King’s College London. Over the years, he has been involved in sepsis, nutrition, haemodynamics and ARDS research, and has a longstanding interest in informatics. He was part of the leadership of The Surviving Sepsis Campaign for nearly 20 years, representing the ESICM, where he was previously a Research DIrector and a member of the Executive.