Philip Raffaelli
Born (1955-11-24) 24 November 1955 (age 68)[1]
Kirkcaldy, Fife
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch Royal Navy
RankSurgeon Vice-Admiral
AwardsCompanion 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

  1. ^ Surgn Rear Adm Philip Raffaelli's Biography Debrett's. Retrieved 13 February 2010
  2. ^ Royal Naval Medical Services MOD. Retrieved 13 February 2010
  3. ^ a b Phillip Raffaelli MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
  4. ^ Annual Report 2008-2009, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  5. ^ "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
Military offices Preceded byLouis Lillywhite Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces 2009 – 2012 Succeeded byPaul Evans
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