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
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