Professor Sir Simon Wessely awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in King’s Birthday Honours
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- KCLA is delighted that “Professor Sir Simon Wessely has been awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Sir Simon Wessely, Professor of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, has been awarded this honour for services to mental health.
Professor Sir Simon Wessely is a world-renowned academic psychiatrist and epidemiologist who trained at the Maudsley and has been with IoPPN and King’s for over 35 years. He was knighted in 2013 for services to military healthcare and psychological medicine and, in 2017, became the first Regius Professor of Psychiatry in the country.
The GBE award citation describes Sir Simon as the “pre-eminent psychiatrist of his generation in the UK.” He is a leading figure in global psychiatry and an advocate for science, education, public engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration.“
Congratulations, Simon!
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