Andrew Haines
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Sir Andrew Haines FRCGP FRCP FFPH |
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Andrew Haines
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| Born | 26 February 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
| Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| Alma mater | King's College London |
Sir Andrew Paul Haines, FRCGP, FRCP, FFPH (born 26 February 1947) is a British epidemiologist and academic. He was the Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine from 2001 to 2010.
Haines was educated at Latymer Upper School, and at King's College London (MBBS, MD) where he qualified in Medicine in 1969 with honours in pathology, surgery and pharmacology and therapeutics. He gained an MD in Epidemiology in the University of London in 1985.
After a number of hospital appointments he trained in general (family) practice with Dr Julian Tudor Hart in Glyncorrwg, Wales. He was a consultant in epidemiology in the Medical Research Council Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit between 1980-7 and Professor of Primary Health Care at University College London from 1987-2000. He worked part-time as an inner London General Practitioner between 1980-2000. Between 1993-6 he was on part-time secondment as Director of Research and Development at the NHS Executive North Thames (formerly North Thames Regional Health Authority) where he had responsibility for a number of regional and national research programmes. At various times in his career he worked in Jamaica, Nepal, USA, Canada and on sabbatical at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva.
Formerly a professor of primary health care at University College London, Sir Andrew was named Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2001. As Director (formerly Dean) of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine he had responsibility for academic leadership and management of the institution for nearly 10 years. The school is internationally recognised for its high quality postgraduate teaching and research. As a result of the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise it was ranked 3rd in the country for the quality of its research output by the Times Higher Education out of more than 100 higher education institutions It is the largest institution of its kind in Europe with around 1400 staff. Annual income increased from £35m to over £100m during his term as Director.
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