Irene Higginson
Irene J. Higginson OBE is a British professor, head of department and the director of King's College London's Cicely Saunders Institute.[1]
Higginson has a medical degree from the University of Nottingham.[2]
Higginson is the director of the Cicely Saunders Institute, at King's College London, the world's first purpose-built institute of palliative care.[2] She was appointed an OBE in 2008 for services to medicine[2] and was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2013.[3]
References
- ↑ "King's College London - Professor Irene J Higginson". Kcl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Prof. Irene J. Higginson OBE | Congress". Worldcancercongress.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "Professor Irene Higginson OBE FMedSci". Academy of Medical Sciences. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
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