We work closely with colleagues across the College to ensure that the Faculty of Medicine story is represented professionally on web, social and multimedia channels in a distinctive, relevant, consistent, inspiring and engaging manner.

Our responsibilities include:

  • the management, governance and ongoing enhancement of the Faculty’s online presence
  • providing advice, training and support on internal and external communications and marketing activities
  • empowering the Medicine community to create effective and compelling digital content

Faculty of Medicine Digital Communications Services

  • Desmond Samuel

    Personal details

    Desmond Samuel Head of Digital Communications Services

    +44 (0)20 7594 9076

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • faculty web officer input
    • digital training and support services
    • project management
    • marketing and communications
    • analytics and digital strategy
    • the team

  • Sarah Thomas

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    Sarah Thomas Digital Services Officer

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • Support and skills training
    • New website project management
    • Website updates
    • SharePoint, WordPress
    • College Estore
    • Google Analytics

Faculty of Medicine communications team

  • Al McCartney

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    Al McCartney Head of Communications and Engagement

    +44 (0)20 7594 2961

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • communicating about or to the Faculty of Medicine
    • news stories and blogs
    • internal communications
    • branding and visual identity
    • social media
    • video production
    • general communications advice and guidance

  • Lou Lee

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    Lou Lee Communications Officer

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

  • Ruth Ntumba

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    Ruth Ntumba Communications and Engagement Coordinator

    Location

    Faculty of Medicine Centre
    2nd floor
    Faculty Building
    South Kensington Campus

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Departmental communications and web contacts

If you have an enquiry specifically related to one of the Departments within the Faculty, please contact the relevant departmental communications officer below:

Departmental communications and web contacts

  • Victoria Murphy

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    Victoria Murphy Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Manager

    Location

    Institute of Global Health Innovation
    10th Floor
    Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Wing
    St Mary's Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI), Centre for Health Policy, Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, and Centre for African Research & Engagement websites
    • media enquiries for IGHI
    • social media and news stories for IGHI and its centres
    • contributing to IGHI blog or newsletter
    • IGHI events

  • Benjie Coleman

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    Benjie Coleman Communications and Marketing Manager

    +44 (0)20 7594 0964

    Location

    Commonwealth Building
    Hammersmith Campus

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    DSC Communications and web

    DMDR Communications and web

    For enquiries regarding

    • Department of Surgery and Cancer website
    • Department of Surgery and Cancer news
    • Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction website
    • Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction news
    • Department newsletters and social media
    • Setting up and updating PWPs

  • Emily Medcalf

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    Emily Medcalf Communications and Marketing Manager

    Location

    Ground Floor,
    Guy Scadding Building,
    Royal Brompton Campus

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    NHLI Communications and web

    For enquiries regarding

    • the NHLI website
    • reporting or promoting any news or events from NHLI
    • contributing to the NHLI blog, newsletter and social media
    • setting up and updating professional web pages

  • Meesha Patel

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    Meesha Patel Communications Manager

    Location

    Level 1 Commonwealth Buiding
    Hammersmith Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • communications enquiries for Departments of Brain Sciences, Immunology & Inflammation, Infectious Disease
    • social media and news stories for these departments
    • Departmental newsletters

  • Dorrit Pollard-Davey

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    Dorrit Pollard-Davey Communications and Campaigns Manager

    +44 (0)20 7594 7703

    Location

    Faculty Education Office
    School of Medicine
    Reynolds Building
    Charing Cross Campus

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    School of Medicine Undergraduate webpages

    For enquiries regarding

    • School of Medicine webpages
    • news and events items regarding the undergraduate MBBS or BMS programmes
    • School of Medicine branding and visual identity
    • other Undergraduate Medicine internal or external communications enquiries

  • Jack Stewart

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    Jack Stewart Communications and Marketing Manager

    +44 (0)20 7594 2664

    Location

    169, first floor
    Medical School Building
    St Mary's Campus

    For enquiries regarding

    • the School of Public Health (SPH) website
    • reporting or promoting news or events from the SPH
    • the SPH newsletter and social media
    • setting up and updating professional web pages
    • creation of promotional materials
    • marketing SPH postgraduate programmes

Research News and Media (Press Office)

  • Ryan O'Hare

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    Ryan O'Hare Media Manager (Medicine)

    +44 (0)20 7594 2410

    Location

    Room 103 Mezzanine, RCS1 Building, South Kensington Campus

    What I can help with

    • Communicating research from the Faculty of Medicine
    • Connecting medicine researchers with the media

  • Samantha Rey

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    Samantha Rey Media Officer (Medicine)

    + 44 (0)20 7594 1507

    Location

    Room 103 Mezzanine,
    RCS1 Building,
    South Kensington Campus

    What I can help with

    • Communicating research from the Faculty of Medicine
    • Connecting medicine researchers with the media