Fothergrill room set out for the annual programme

Annual Programme

The Medical Society of London meets every two weeks from October to May. Fellows are alerted by Notices in the Fellows Area and the meetings are private for Fellows and their personal guests only. The Program is a varied one of academic lectures talks and discussions of wider subjects within and without medical subjects. Medical lectures attract Continuous Personal Development Credits currently provided by the Royal College of Physicians The content of the Academic programme is published annually as: “The Transactions of the Medical Society of London”

It is intended that the Program below will be delivered at Lettsom House in the traditional manner. Should this not be possible, arrangements will be made for the lectures to be given online. Details for each lecture will be notified to Fellows in the appropriate Notice for each meeting.

The current Academic Programme is:

MONDAY, OCTOBER 13th 2025

6.00pm House and Finance Committee

8.00pm First General Meeting

A JOURNEY THROUGH MY PROSTATE

Professor Roger Kirby MA MD FRCS

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27th 2025

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

WILLIAM HOGARTH, JOHN FREKE AND ST BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL

Richard Pusey TD FRCS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10th 2025

6.00pm Trustees Meeting

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting 

MEDICINE: A FAMILIAL COMPLAINT

Professor Robin Williamson

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24th 2025

5.30pm Presidential Nomination Committee

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

CHAGAS DISEASE: THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG

Professor P L Chiodini OBE FRCP FRCPath

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th 2025

 

12.30/1.00pm Christmas Lunch

Holly

MONDAY, JANUARY 12th 2026

6.00pm House and Finance Committee

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting 

RHS LINDLEY COLLECTIONS: AN
INTRODUCTION TO BOTANICAL
ILLUSTRATIONS AND HERBALS

Charlotte Brooks BA (Hons) MA and Jessica Hudson
BA (Hons) PGDip

MONDAY, JANUARY 26th 2026

5.30pm  Nominations Committee (if required)

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

LLOYD ROBERTS LECTURE
MEDICINE, SCIENCE AND HUMANITY: THE FATE OF CONJOINT TWINS

Professor Noor ul Owase Jeelani MBA MPhil (Med.
Law) FRCS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9th 2026

6.15pm Library Committee

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

HEARING AND DEAFNESS: WHY IT MATTERS AND WHAT WE CAN DO IN 2026

Mr Joseph Manjaly BSc MBChB DOHNS FRCS
(ORL-HNS)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd 2026

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting 

AIR POLLUTION: THE SINGLE LARGEST
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK TO HEALTH

Professor Sir Stephen T Holgate KBE CBE FRCP
FMedSci

MONDAY, MARCH 9th 2026

ANNUAL DINNER
ROYAL AIR FORCE CLUB

128 Piccadilly
London W1J 7PY

Principal Guest: T.B.C.

MONDAY, MARCH 23rd 2026

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Lettsom Lecture

DOCTOR OF REVOLUTION: THE LIFE AND
GENIUS OF DR ERASMUS DARWIN

Dr Nicholas Cambridge MD MRCS FRCPH FSA
FRHistS

MONDAY, APRIL 13th 2026

6.00pm House and Finance Committee

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
LOCATIONS AND BOUNDARIES

Dr Catherine Sarraf BSc PhD FRCPath

MONDAY, APRIL 27th 2026

6.00pm Trustees Meeting

8.00pm Ordinary Meeting

HEALTH STATISTICS REPRESENT PEOPLE
WITH THE TEARS WIPED OFF

Danny Dorling BSc PhD HonFFPH SARSM

MONDAY, MAY 11th 2026

6.00pm Meeting of Council

8.00pm Second General Meeting

8.15pm ANNUAL ORATION

CURRENT CONCEPTS AND MANAGEMENT
OF FACIAL DEFORMITY

Mr Hiroshi Nishikawa MA MD FRCS Plast

 JUNE 2026

(date T.B.A.)

SUMMER OUTING

Early pub lunch followed by a guided tour at Kew
Gardens

MONDAY, JULY 20th 2026

11.00am House and Finance Committee and Trustees Meeting