Department of Medicine
The Department of Medicine at Cambridge is one of the most prestigious and top ranked in the UK and throughout the world.
Our mission is to translate world class fundamental research into interventions that positively impact health and wellbeing for people everywhere - Professor Duncan Richards, Head of Department of Medicine
Our work extends from biomedical research to the clinic and is linked to all research throughout the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the UK, and the wider international community.
We host 750 staff, students and visitors, more than 80 principal investigators, and more than £150 million worth of active grants.
Interaction with industry is a major focus of our work. Building on the longstanding presence of the GSK Cambridge Clinical Unit, the recent arrival of the Global Research and Corporate Headquarters of AstraZeneca and the growing presence of BioNTech.
Our experts work with NHS clinicians, industry, patients, as well as international research partners in Africa and Asia.
The Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute (VPD-HLRI) is the hub of collaborative research between the University of Cambridge and Royal Papworth Hospital, that brings together population health, laboratory, and clinical researchers.
Our postgraduate programmes include:
- doctoral studies are carried out by science postgraduates, medical students combining clinical training with the PhD, and clinically qualified doctors undertaking scientific training
- PhD in Infection and Immunity: a 4 year programme provides students with the training, skills and expertise to bring novel and innovative approaches to the study of immune and infectious disorders
- PhD in Medicine: a 4 year programme covering the whole spectrum of medical science from basic biology to clinical therapies
- MPhil in Medical Science: a 1 year programme covering the spectrum of medical science from basic biology to clinical therapies. Candidates take a shorter course of research and write a thesis for the master's after one year
Ranking
Complete University Guide 2025:
- our MPhil in Medical Science (Medicine) is ranked 1st in postgraduate medical science course
- Medicine is ranked 1st in subject ranking
Research themes
The Department’s scientific strategic priorities are focused around the following four sections:
- Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine (CaRM)
- Immunology and Infectious Disease (ImID)
- Perioperative, Acute, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (PACE)
- Specialty Medicine, Research and Training (SMaRT)
Our department
Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine (CaRM) Principal Investigators:
- Dr Akhilesh Jha
- Professor Andres Floto
- Professor Anthony Davenport
- Dr Carmel McEniery
- Professor Charlotte Summers
- Dr Emma Yu
- Assist Professor Frank McCaughan
- Assoc Professor Helle Jorgensen
- Professor Ian Wilkinson
- Professor James Rudd
- Dr Jason Tarkin
- Dr Kevin O'Shaughnessy
- Assoc Professor Mark Toshner
- Professor Martin Bennett
- Dr Meritxell Nus
- Professor Mike Murphy
- Professor Murray Clarke
- Dr Neda Farahi
- Professor Sanjay Sinha
- Professor Stefan Marciniak
- Dr Stefan Graf
- Professor Thomas Krieg
- Dr Wei Li
- Dr Xuan Li
- Professor Ziad Mallat
Immunology and Infectious Disease (ImID) Principal Investigators:
- Affil Assist Prof Anita Chandra
- Dr Anna Petrunkina-Harrison
- Dr Annie Speak
- Professor Arthur Kaser
- Dr Benhamin, Krishna
- Dr Chris Wallace
- Dr Christoph Hess
- Professor Clare Bryant
- Dr Daniel Stubbs
- Professor David Jayne
- Professor David Thomas
- Affil Assoc Professor Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas
- Dr Emma Hodson
- Professor Eoin McKinney
- Dr Ewan Harrison
- Dr Felix Randow
- Dr Florian Marks
- Dr Gavin Sewell
- Professor Gillian Griffith`s
- Professor (DoR) Gordon Dougan
- Affil Assoc Professor Ian Smith
- Professor James Nathan
- Affil Professor John McCafferty
- Professor Lalita Ramakrishnan
- Dr Mark Wills
- Professor Matthew Cook
- Assoc Professor Matthew Hoare
- Professor Menna Clatworthy
- Professor Michael Weekes
- Professor Miles Parkes
- Assist Professor Nick Matheson
- Dr Nicole Kaneider-Kaser
- Professor Patrick Maxwell
- Professor Paul Lehner
- Dr Paul Lyons
- Dr Paul Kirk
- Affil Assoc Professor Rachel Jones
- Professor Ravi Gupta
- Dr Richard Timms
- Assoc Professor Rona Smith
- Professor Sam Wilson
- Dr Sergey Nejentsev
- Professor Sharon Peacock
- Dr Stephen Baker
- Dr Suzannah Rihn
- Dr Tetsuo Hasegawa
- Dr Virginia Pedicord
- Professor Yorgo Modis
Perioperative, Acute, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine (PACE) Principal Investigators:
- Assoc Professor Andrew Conway-Morris
- Affil Assoc Professor Ari Ercole
- Affil Assist Professor Daniel Gillett
- Professor (DoR) David Menon
- Professor Jonathan Coles
- Professor Kenneth Poole
- Professor (DoR) Krishna Chatterjee
- Professor Margaret Ashcroft
- Professor Mark Evans
- Professor Mark Gurnell
- Dr Victoria Keevil
- Assoc Professor Virginia Newcombe
All Department of Medicine Principle Investigators (PIs) and Associate PIs are also Members of Specialty Medicine, Research and Training (SMaRT).
We also host two affiliate institutes:
- Cambridge Institute for Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease (CITIID)
- Victor Phillip Dahdaleh Heart & Lung Research Institute (VPD-HLRI)
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Email pgmed@medschl.cam.ac.uk if you have any questions.