Bruce Keogh
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Sir Bruce Keogh KBE |
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| National Medical Director | |
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Assumed office 1 April 2013 |
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| Preceded by | No previous incumbents |
| NHS Medical Director | |
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In office 12 November 2007 – 31 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | No previous incumbents |
| Succeeded by | No successor. Post transferred to NHS England in April 2013. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
24 November 1954 Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (Now Harare, Zimbabwe) |
| Alma mater |
St. George's College, Harare |
| Occupation | National medical director, England |
| Profession | Physician and surgeon |
| Religion | Christian |
St. George's College, Harare
Charing Cross Hospital Medical School
Sir Bruce Edward Keogh, KBE, FRCS, FRCP (born 24 November 1954) is a British surgeon and physician who specialises in cardiac surgery. He has been Medical Director of the National Health Service in England since 2007 and National Medical Director of the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England) since 2013.
Keogh was born on 24 November 1954 in Harare, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), the son of Gerald and Marjorie Beatrice Keogh (née Craig). His father held a senior position in the Civil service, having been Chief Inspector of Public Services for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland while his mother was a Hansard reporter in parliament. He attended the private Catholic boys school St George's College, Harare.
Prior to becoming full-time NHS Medical Director in November 2007, Keogh practised as a cardiac surgeon with a special interest in reconstructive mitral valve surgery.
He earned a Bachelor of Science degree and MB BS degree from Charing Cross Hospital Medical School part of the University of London in 1977 and 1980 respectively.
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