Lieutenant General (Rtd) Professor Martin CM Bricknell CB OStJ PhD DM MBA MA MedSci
Professor of Conflict, Health and Military Medicine
Professor Bricknell took up his appointment as Professor in Conflict, Health and Military Medicine at King’s College London in April 2019 to build a focus for research into civil-military relations in global health systems. Prior to this he served 34 years in the UK Defence Medical Services, culminating his service as the Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces. He undertook operational tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans with multiple additional overseas assignments. In 2010 and 2006, he held senior Medical Adviser appointments in the NATO ISAF mission. He was awarded the Companion of the Order of Bath, the Order of St John and the US Bronze Star during his military service. He has trained as a general practitioner and is an accredited specialist in both Public Health and Occupational Medicine. He has published over 100 academic papers across military medical subjects. He is especially interested in how organisations learn, care pathways in military healthcare, and the political economy of health in conflict. He is also Deputy Director of the KCL Centre for Military Ethics, a non-resident Fellow of the Centre for Global Development, and a member of the editorial boards for the Journal of Military and Veterans Health and BMJ Military Health.
Recent publications:
Bricknell M, Horne S. Personal view: security sector health systems and global health. BMJ Mil Health Published Online First: 30 September 2020. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001607
Bricknell M and Cain P. Understanding the Whole of Military Health Systems, The RUSI Journal, 2020; 165:3, 40-49. DOI: 10.1080/03071847.2020.1784039
Bricknell M, Hinrichs-Krapels S, Ismail S, Sullivan R. Understanding the structure of a country’s health service providers for defence health engagement. BMJ Mil Health. Published Online First: 04 June 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001502
Bricknell M. Military Combat Mental Health Framework. BMJ Mil Health. Published Online First: 22 April 2020. 10.1136/bmjmilitary-2020-001439
Bricknell M, Ross D. Fit to fight – from military hygiene to wellbeing in the British Army. Military Med Res 7, 18 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40779-020-00248-6
