BMJ Group Award for Lifetime Achievement Finalists' Showcase

BMJ Group Award for Lifetime Achievement

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Champion: Annabel Ferriman, News Editor, BMJ

Professor Douglas G Altman
Professor of Statistics in Medicine, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, England

The quality of worldwide health research owes a great debt to Douglas Altman, one of the world’s leading experts in health  research methodology, statistics, and reporting.

Professor Michael Baum
Emeritus Professor of Surgery, University College London, England

Michael Baum’s contribution to improving health has extended far beyond his skills as a breast cancer surgeon. He has pushed the boundaries of breast  cancer research, with new treatment strategies that have improved survival, has developed innovative approaches for caring for the whole person, and has challenged practices that lack evidence.

Professor Harendra de Silva
Professor of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Harendra de Silva is a paediatrician whose pioneering efforts have helped to create awareness of and tackle child abuse in his home country of Sri  Lanka and beyond.

Professor Lesley Fallowfield
Professor of Psychooncology, Cancer Research UK Psychosocial Oncology Group, England

Cancer psychologist Lesley Fallowfield has made a unique and lasting contribution to improving the quality of care received by patients  with cancer. She is one of a few international figures who have established psycho-oncology as an important subspecialty.

Professor Gordon Guyatt
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Gordon Guyatt has made a huge contribution to the evidence base for the practice of EBM. He has led the way in developing  the methodology for randomised trials and systematic reviews, and he has taken a leading role in more than 20 randomised trials and published more than 70 systematic reviews in the field.

Professor Jerome Kassirer
Tufts University School of Medicine, United States of America

Jerry Kassirer’s career has been dedicated to promoting rationality and integrity in clinical research and medicine. His groundbreaking work on clinical reasoning and  decision analysis has contributed to the judgements that physicians now make on a daily basis about the benefits and risks of tests and treatments.

Professor Michael Kew
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Michael Kew has devoted 40 years of his career as a doctor and scientist to finding the cause of liver cancer, which  accounts for the greatest number of deaths from cancer in sub-Saharan Africa, and how to prevent it.

Professor Wendy Savage
Honorary Professor, Middlesex University Department of Health and Social Science, England

Wendy Savage is an obstetrician and gynaecologist, and an inspiring campaigner and academic. She has a lifetime of contributions  and achievements in women centred care, and continues to be a champion of women’s rights in childbirth and fertility.

Professor Marleen Temmerman
Professor and Senator, Ghent University/ICRH, Belgium

Marleen Temmerman is an expert in women’s health and has managed to successfully combine politics and medicine to make a significant impact on health care.

Professor Alimuddin Zumla
University College London Medical School, England

Alimuddin Zumla’s work has driven improvements in clinical practice in the prevention and management of infectious diseases throughout the world. He has had a major role  in global research collaborations and in networking, capacity development, and training in several African countries.