SAGES 2008 Annual Meeting
Surgical Spring Week Presentations

April 9-12, 2008
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2008 SAGES Health Policy Lecture:
The National Health Service in England: The Future of a Universal Service in the 21st Century
Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham KBE, HonFREng., FMedSci

Professor of Surgery and Head of Department, Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology Division of Surgery, Oncology, Reproductive biology and Anaesthetics, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital Campus

Lord Ara Darzi joined The Imperial College London in 1994, and was appointed Head of Division in 1998. Professor Darzi and his team are deservedly recognized for their innovative work in minimal access surgery and in the development of surgical robots and image-guided surgery. His work has received international notice including the Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence. In addition to being a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Ireland and Edinburgh, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, he was recently awarded an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering for his bioengineering research.

Known for his work in assessment, simulation and virtual reality, Lord Darzi has helped to lead the way forward in surgical education. He was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Excellence in Higher and Further Education. He is also Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Lords) – Department of Health.