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Contacts

See our main contacts at the faculty, including the Dean, our Vice Deans, our operations, marketing and business development teams, and our divisional managers.

Role	Name	Email
Faculty Dean	Prof. Mark Emberton	m.emberton@ucl.ac.uk
Director of Operations	Ms Kjell Horn	k.horn@ucl.ac.uk
Deputy Director of Operations	Ms Natalie Berry	n.berry@ucl.ac.uk
Executive Assistant to the Dean	Ms Sylvia Sheppard	fms.pa@ucl.ac.uk
Faculty Executive Assistant	Ms Pauline Smith	pauline.smith@ucl.ac.uk
Head of Marketing and Communications	Ms Moy Lanade	m.lanade@ucl.ac.uk
Director of Business Development and Partnerships	Ms Maresa Harvey	m.harvey@ucl.ac.uk

Vice Deans

Role	Name	Email
Vice Dean (Research)	Prof. Simon Walker-Samuel	simon.walkersamuel@ucl.ac.uk
Vice Dean (Education)	Prof. Tom Carlson	t.carlson@ucl.ac.uk
Vice Dean (Innovation & Enterprise)	Prof. Umber Cheema	u.cheema@ucl.ac.uk
Vice Dean (International)	Prof. John Hurst	j.hurst@ucl.ac.uk
Vice Dean (Equality Diversity and Inclusion)	Prof. Nephtali Marina-Gonzalez	n.marina@ucl.ac.uk

Division / Institute Directors

Role	Name	Email
UCL Medical School	Prof. Faye Gishen	f.gishen@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Cancer Institute	Prof. Gert Attard	g.attard@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Infection and Immunity	Prof. Emma Morris	e.morris@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Medicine	Prof. Sam Janes	s.janes@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science	Prof. Vivek Mudera	v.mudera@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Eastman Dental Institute	Prof. Dave Spratt (Interim)	d.spratt@ucl.ac.uk

Division / Institute Managers

Role	Name	Email
UCL Medical School UCL Eastman Dental Institute	Ms Sam Photiades	s.photiades@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Cancer Institute	Mrs Kate Brooks	k.brooks@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Infection and Immunity	Ms Isabelle Wilson	isabelle.wilson@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Medicine	Ms Aisha Carroll	a.carroll@ucl.ac.uk
UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science	Dr Steven Heggie	s.heggie@ucl.ac.uk

Faculty Tutors

Role	Name	Email
Faculty Tutor	Ms Blathnaid Mahony	b.mahony@ucl.ac.uk
Faculty Graduate Tutor (Research)	Prof. Jill Norman	j.norman@ucl.ac.uk
Faculty Graduate Tutor (Taught)	Prof. Tim McHugh	t.mchugh@ucl.ac.uk
Faculty Education Manager	Ms Susan Beesley	s.beesley@ucl.ac.uk

Highlights in Medical Sciences

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed

Announcement

New Dean of Medical Sciences appointed

Internationally recognised clinician scientist, Professor Emma Morris, will take up the role of Dean of UCL's Faculty of Medical Sciences in August 2025.

Lung cancer test better predicts survival in early stages of disease

Research breakthrough

Lung cancer test better predicts survival in early stages of disease

A new test developed by UCL Cancer Institute and the Francis Crick Institute can better predict lung cancer survival at diagnosis.

The King and Queen meet UCL cancer specialists at UCLH

Royal visits

The King and Queen meet UCL cancer specialists at UCLH

King Charles and Queen Camilla met UCL clinical researchers developing new cancer treatments, along with cancer patients receiving care and their families.