Hugh Montgomery (physician)

Professor Hugh Montgomery is currently the director of the UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance at University College London. He was the first to discover any gene for fitness, ACE.

Academic career

He leads a research group in cardiovascular genetics which has published over 100 publications including Nature, The Lancet and Circulation. Aside from his research he holds an appointment as a Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at UCL and practises as a consultant in critical care, cardiology and internal medicine at the Whitington Hospital.

Other interests

Professor Montgomery is known for being a polymath, and has several notable achievements outside the field of medicine. He has been awarded the title of London Leader by the London Sustainable Development Commission for his work in climate change and health under the auspices of Project Genie; he was also a founding member of the UK Climate and Health Council. Professor Montgomery is also a published children's author and wrote the Hollywood film 'Reputation and Control' in under 6 weeks.

Professor Montgomery has complemented his interest in fitness with achievements which include the 100 km ultra marathons, holding the world record for underwater piano playing as well as climbing Everest with the Xtreme Everest research group to undertake research.

Noted lectures

• 2007 Presented the televised annual Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on the subject Back from the brink: the science of survival.
• 2010 Chosen to present the Ellison-Cliffe Lecture at the Royal Society of Medicine.

External links

• Academic profile at UCL.
• Hugh Montgomery on Science & Environment at the Ri Unconference, Ri Channel video, September 2011