Philip Raffaelli
Surgeon Vice-Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli, CB, QHP, FRCP (born 24 November 1955 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a British general practitioner and Royal Naval Medical Officer. Raffaelli served as Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces until 2012.
Philip Raffaelli | |
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| Born | 24 November 1955[1] Kirkcaldy, Fife |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Surgeon Vice-Admiral |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Military career
Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1976, while studying medicine at Edinburgh Medical School. Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy Submarine Service and worked as a medical officer from 1979, working for a time on submarines. In 2007, he became the head of the Royal Navy Medical Service, the Medical Director General (Naval), as Surgeon Rear-Admiral, before assuming the position of Surgeon-General on 22 December 2009, taking over from Lieutenant-General Louis Lillywhite.[2][3]
Honours
Despite having no operational awards, deployments or experience Raffaelli was still appointed as an Honorary Physician to the Queen in 2005, and later as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He is also a Governor of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust,[3] and an appointee to the court of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine[4]
 | Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) | 2012 Birthday Honours[5] |
_ribbon.png.webp){kind=small} | Commander of the Order of St John | 2009 |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal | 2002 |
 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal | 2012 |
References
- Surgn Rear Adm Philip Raffaelli's Biography Debrett's Retrieved 13 February 2010
- Royal Naval Medical Services MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
- Phillip Raffaelli MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
- Annual Report 2008-2009, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- "No. 60173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 2012. p. 2.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Louis Lillywhite |
Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces 2009 – 2012 |
Succeeded by Paul Evans |