36th Annual Fraser N. Gurd Visiting Professor

May 28th, 2026

Mark Emberton, OBE, FMedSci

UCL Dean Faculty Of Medical Sciences (2015-2025)
UCL Professor Of Interventional Oncology
Honorary Consultant Urological Surgeon UCH NHS Foundation Trust

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MARK EMBERTON, OBE, FMedSci, held the position of Dean of the UCL (University College London) Faculty of Medical Sciences from 2015 to 2025. Prior to this, he was Director of the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science. He leads a clinical innovation team combining bioengineering and nanotechnology with early phase trials in men with prostate cancer. His work encompasses the areas of diagnosis, risk stratification, and therapy. He is also interested in the methodological aspects of clinical research, particularly on the use of alternatives to the randomised control trial in surgery and design aspects of diagnostic studies. He is involved in guideline production and appraisal and is interested in the formulation of evidence-based management policies. He is an active researcher, lectures widely, and has published over 600 peer-reviewed articles in numerous scientific journals, and has been cited around 50,000 times. He is a founding Patron of the charity Prostate Cancer UK. He now serves as a non-executive Director on the boards of UCLH NHS Foundation Trust and Whittington University Hospital NHS Trust and chairs the Quality and Safety committees of both organisations. In recognition of this work, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2021 for his services to prostate cancer research.

FG 2026 Short Program

FG 2026 Full Event Program

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Dr. Fraser N. Gurd Day

Fraser Gurd Day is our department鈥檚 main event of the year. During the day the department showcases resident and staff driven research as well as presentations and activities involving our visiting professor for the year. Dr Gurd succeeded Dr. H. Rocke Robertson as Chairman of the Department of Surgery, 涩里番 in 1962. Throughout his career, Dr. Gurd demonstrated a remarkable interest in research with several significant investigations into the treatment of shock and trauma.

Dr. Gurd has received many honours including the Royal College鈥檚 Duncan Graham Award for outstanding service in medical education but perhaps his greatest contribution to our program was the development of the surgeon scientist.

He was an Emeritus Professor of Surgery at 涩里番. The presentations by the residents and fellows are a tribute to the many contributions of Dr. Fraser Gurd.