On Thursday, September 18, Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham, OM, KBE, PC, FRS, visited Hopkins to meet with leaders and discuss the Fleming Initiative.
Lord Ara Darzi is the executive chair of the Fleming Initiative as well as co-director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation of the Imperial College of London and the Honorary Consultant Surgeon of the Imperial College Hospital in England. While at Hopkins, he signed an agreement between JHU, the Imperial College London, and the Fleming Initiative. The Fleming Initiative’s goal is to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally. Lord Darzi, traveled to JHU to meet with faculty across the School of Medicine and School of Public Health to discuss how JHU can become a part of the initiative as the U.S.-centered hub. This is the first step in solidifying this relationship that will hopefully lead to expanded research initiatives around AMR, including clinical trials, joint fundraising activities, and future convenings.
Lord Darzi also gave a special lecture entitled: The Fleming Initiative: A Bold & Ambitious Approach to Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance, sponsored by the Division of Infectious Diseases and the Department of International Health in the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Photos from the signing ceremony with Drs. Nadia Hansel, Antony Rosen, Anthony So (JHSPH), Sara Cosgrove (ID), Amita Gupta (ID), Sunil Solomon (ID), and Lord Darzi (as pictured in the first photo)
About Professor the Lord Darzi
Professor Ara Darzi holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London, the Royal Marsden Hospital and the Institute of Cancer Research. He is Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London. He is an Honorary Consultant Surgeon at Imperial College Hospital NHS Trust. He is Executive Chair of the Fleming Initiative, whose mission is to protect global populations from the threat of antimicrobial resistance, by working to translate innovation into practice through scientific, public engagement, behavioral change and policy measures.
Research led by Professor Darzi is directed towards achieving best surgical practice through innovation in surgery and enhancing patient safety and the quality of healthcare. His contribution within these research fields has been outstanding, publishing over 800 peer-reviewed research papers to date. In recognition of his achievements in the research and development of surgical technologies, Professor Darzi has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, and in 2013 was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.
He was knighted for his services in medicine and surgery in 2002. In 2007, he 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. Upon relinquishing this role within central government in 2009, Professor Darzi sat as the United Kingdom's Global Ambassador for Health and Life Sciences until March 2013. During this appointment and beyond, Professor Darzi has developed his status as a leading voice in the field of global health policy and innovation. Professor Darzi was appointed and remains a member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council since June 2009.
