Professor Tim Hodgetts

Major General (rtd) Professor Tim Hodgetts CB CBE OStJ DL 

DSc DUniv PhD MMEd MBA HonFRSM FRCP FRCSEd FRCEM FFPH FIMCRCSEd FEPS FRGS FCMI CMgr

Tim is the Master General Medical; Colonel Commandant of the Royal Army Medical Service; a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of West Midlands; a Trustee of three charities; an Associate Fellow at Chatham House; and Honorary Professor of Emergency Medicine at both the University of Warwick and the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade. 

Tim retired from active military duty in December 2024 after 41 years of commissioned service, having held the strategic appointments of Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces, the elected Chair of the Committee of Military Medical Chiefs in NATO, and Honorary Surgeon to His Majesty the King. He is known as a thought leader; inventor of concepts, equipment and curricula; and a pioneer within combat casualty care and disaster medicine.

Tim has authored 37 books and was described in a BMA dossier as one of the most innovative doctors in the country, having also received the accolade of “Hospital Doctor of the Year” across the NHS. He has been awarded 20 academic medals, two honorary doctorate degrees, and four institutional Fellowships by distinction, including a prestigious Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine for his career achievement. International awards include the Order of Military Medical Merit from the United States and the Defence Medal for Meritorious Service from Denmark.