Professor John Moxham Chair, Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)
Biography
John Moxham studied economics at the London School of Economics 1964-67 and was subsequently a Research Fellow at LSE. He undertook his medical training at University College Hospital, qualifying in 1973. His clinical training in general and respiratory medicine included positions at University College Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, and Brompton Hospital. From 1977–1980 he was a Lecturer in Medicine at University College Hospital researching respiratory muscle physiology. In 1982 he was appointed as a Consultant Physician to King’s College Hospital and in 1990 was appointed Professor of Respiratory Medicine. For 30 years his research interests have been clinical respiratory physiology,
In 1997 he became Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine, in 1998 Dean of the King’s College Hospital campus, and in 2000 Vice Dean of King’s College London School of Medicine. In 2003 he relinquished his medical school administrative posts to become Medical Director at King’s College Hospital. In 2009 he stood down as MD at KCH to join the Executive of King’s Health Partners which is an Academic Health Sciences Centre made up of King’s College London, King’s College Hospital FT, Guy’s and ST Thomas Hospitals FT and South London Maudsley Mental Health FT. The purpose of KHP is to integrate research and education into clinical care for the benefit of patients. Within the leadership of KHP Professor Moxhams role is that of Director of Clinical Strategy seeking to increase the integration of services across the AHSC and also promote the integration of tertiary and secondary services with those of community, primary, and social care to increase quality, reduce costs, and enhance value across the health and social care economy.
Professor Moxham has a longstanding interest in Public Health, particularly the reduction in smoking, and is Chairman of ASH. For 30 years he and his family have lived locally to King’s College Hospital in Camberwell, and are enthusiastic “Camberwellians”.