Philip Raffaelli
Philip Raffaelli | |
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Born |
[1] Kirkcaldy, Fife | 24 November 1955
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Rank | Surgeon Vice-Admiral |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Surgeon Vice-Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli, CB, QHP, FRCP (born 24 November 1955 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a British general practitioner and Royal Naval Medical Officer. Raffaelli served as Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces until 2012.
Military career
Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1976, while studying medicine at Edinburgh Medical School. Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy Submarine Service and worked as a medical officer from 1979, working for a time on submarines. In 2007, he became the head of the Royal Navy Medical Service, the Medical Director General (Naval), as Surgeon Rear-Admiral, before assuming the position of Surgeon-General on 22 December 2009, taking over from Lieutenant-General Louis Lillywhite.[2][3]
Honours
Raffaelli was appointed as an Honorary Physician to the Queen in 2005, and later as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He is also a Governor of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,[3] and an appointee to the court of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine[4]
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) | 2012 Birthday Honours[5] | |
Commander of the Order of St John | 2009 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 | |
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
References
- ↑ Surgn Rear Adm Philip Raffaelli's Biography Debrett's Retrieved 13 February 2010
- ↑ Royal Naval Medical Services MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
- 1 2 Phillip Raffaelli MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
- ↑ Annual Report 2008-2009, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 2. 16 June 2012.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Louis Lillywhite |
Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces 2009 – 2012 |
Succeeded by Paul Evans |