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Head of the Division of Academic Neurosurgery
University of Cambridge
Peter Hutchinson BSc (Hons), MBBS, FFSEM, PhD (Cantab), FRCS (Surg Neurol) FMedSci is Professor of Neurosurgery, NIHR Senior Investigator and Head of the Division of Academic Neurosurgery at the University of Cambridge. He is currently President the Society of British Neurological Surgeons.
He holds an Honorary Consultant Neurosurgeon post at Addenbrooke’s Hospital with a sub-specialist interest in the management of neuro-trauma, specifically head and traumatic brain injury. He leads the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Acquired Brain and Spine Injury and the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Brain Injury. He has a research interest in acute brain injury, utilising monitoring technology to increase the understanding of the pathophysiology of brain injury, and in the investigation and treatment of concussion. He also leads the international RESCUE studies evaluating the role of decompressive craniectomy in traumatic brain injury. He was awarded the Olivecrona Prize for his work on cerebral metabolism in acute brain injury and the Vilhelm Magnus Medal for his work on traumatic brain injury.
He has co-authored over 850 publications (including NEJM, Lancet and Brain) and been lead applicant in over £20m of grants (including MRC and NIHR, and the Brain and Spine Foundation). He is joint editor of the “Oxford Textbook of Neurological Surgery” and “Head Injury – A Multidisciplinary Approach”.
He is Director of Clinical Studies at Robinson College, Past President of Clinical Neurosciences Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, President of the International Neurotrauma Society and Chief Medical Officer for the Formula One British Grand Prix.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Sunday, April 27, 2025
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM EDT