Internationally recognised leader in public health, respiratory viruses and pandemic response.
✓ Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (University of Nottingham)
✓ Doctor of Medicine (University of Nottingham)
✓ PG Certificate in Leadership and Management (University of the Highland and Islands)
✓ Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, UK
✓ Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (by publication)
✓ Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, UK (now Honorary)
✓ Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, UK (now Honorary)
✓ Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine
✓ Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, MBE, is an internationally recognised physician, public health expert and authority on respiratory viruses and pandemics. He served as England’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer between 2017 and 2022 and played a leading role in the UK’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His career has spanned academia (research, teaching and Pro-Vice Chancellor), central government (Department of Health and Social Care), government agencies (Public Health Laboratory Service, Health Protection Agency, Public Health England), international public health (WHO and ECDC advisory positions) and the pharmaceutical and vaccine industries, including serving as Head of Medical Affairs at Roche UK, and UK Medical Director of Sanofi Pasteur MSD. In all these roles, his trademark modus operandi has been one of an able communicator and translator at disciplinary interfaces: science, medicine, public health policy, marketing, market access, medical affairs and clinical development. Widely recognised for his strategic vision, and clear and effective public communication of complex scientific issues, he was knighted in 2022 for services to public health and awarded the Royal Society’s Attenborough Award for outstanding public engagement in science. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Royal College of Pathologists and an Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health, the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and the Royal Society of Public Health. He now advises a range of scientific and corporate organisations on vaccines, pandemic preparedness and public health strategy. JVT is Distinguished Visiting Professor at Vin University, Hanoi, Vietnam, within its College of Health Sciences.
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