Connecting Cambridge Medics Since 1883
Committee members
John Chinegwundoh matriculated in 1988 at Emmanuel. He studied Medical Sciences and completed his Clinical Studies at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals in 1994. He rotated through a variety of London Medical posts and spent three years at Columbia University in New York on a Fellowship. He became a Respiratory Consultant in 2004 at Kingston Hospital in South West London. Having completed 4 years as Clinical Director for Medicine, he is now Trust Lead for Health Inequalities.
Dr Siobhan Carver read medicine at Newnham before completing her clinical studies at Imperial. She gained her MRCP whilst working at the Royal Brompton Hospital, before moving onto GP training in Kingston. She is both an NHS and Private GP in Putney, where she specialises in Menopause and HRT, Dermatology and Paediatrics, and also runs the Paediatric Together clinic with local Consultants from St Georges Hospital. She also has a keen interest in lifestyle medicine, having completed the IBLM Diploma. She runs health inequality projects for the Chronic Disease team within the South West London CCG and is an undergraduate GP tutor for Imperial.
Dr Cornish has been a GP at Newnham Walk Surgery for 30 years, looking after many students and university academics. She teaches junior doctors and medical students. She has been School Doctor at King’s College School. She is a Past President of the Medical Women’s Federation. She is on the Council of the Medical Protection Society. She is a trustee of the Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust, Medical Support in Romania and is Chair of the trustees of the Michaelhouse Centre. She is an Apothecary. She is a governor of Benenden School. Dr Cornish is married and has four children.
Dr Katie Murray
Health Tech Group Chair
Dr Kate Murray read Medicine at Emmanuel College before completing her clinical studies at Charing Cross and Westminster. She rotated through a variety of clinical posts in London and completed both MRCP and FRCA before finally settling on a career in Critical Care. She has been a Consultant in Critical Care and Anaesthesia in East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust since 2006. Kate developed a passion for digital health whilst working in the NHS and has been involved in Electronic Patient Record procurement and deployment. She has recently worked as Chief Clinical Information Officer in her Trust for the past 6 years and graduated from Imperial College in 2024 with a Master’s in Digital Health Leadership. She is a qualified digital clinical safety officer and has advanced training in AI clinical safety. She has recently been appointed as Deputy Chief Medical Officer with a brief covering quality, innovation and Artificial Intelligence.
Dr Will Lawes
Health Tech Group Chair
Dr. Lawes works as an NHS GP alongside his role as Digital Medical Director and Clinical Safety Officer at Omnes Healthcare (part of Evergreen Life). His work focuses on how thoughtful digital solutions can support genuinely patient-centred care. At Evergreen Life, he advises on digital transformation and clinical safety standards across primary and community services. Dr. Lawes contributes clinical expertise to a diverse range of digital health products, including DNA-based health and wellness reports, bespoke health coaching programmes, and digital dermatology solutions. He currently chairs the advisory group for a new AI-based clinical decision support system.
Dr Rishika Sinha
Private Practice Group Chair
MA MBBChir MRCP UK (Dermatology) is a UK-trained Consultant Dermatologist on the specialist register. She completed her medical training at Cambridge University and then went on to carry out further specialist training in Dermatology at some of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. Rishika is currently an NHS Consultant Dermatologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and chairs the Royal Marsden Partners, West London Skin Cancer Group which aims to align and standardise regional skin cancer pathways.
Natalie Power
Society Officer
The History
At its foundation in 1883 the Society was known as the Cambridge Graduates’ Medical Club. Originally any qualified member of the medical profession who was a graduate of Cambridge University was eligible to join. Nowadays any qualified member of the medical profession who has undertaken any part of their training, undergraduate or graduate, at Cambridge is eligible for membership. In addition Honorary Graduates of the University who are members of the medical profession can be invited to join.
The objects of the Society as laid down in the 'Rules of the Club' in 1883 were 'to further the interests of the Medical and Natural Science Schools of the University of Cambridge, and to promote good fellowship among its graduates.' Good fellowship of course remains a very important aim of the Society, but the furtherance of the interests of the School of Clinical Medicine now plays an increasingly important role in its function.
The inaugural meeting and dinner of the Society was held on June 27th 1883 at the Marlborough Rooms in Regent Street in London. From then until the outbreak of the 1914-18 war the annual meeting and dinner was held in London except in 1886 and again in 1911 when it was held at Gonville and Caius College. During these early years frequent Smoking Concerts were also held. No meetings and dinners were held during the 1914-18 war. The Society was revived at a dinner in April 1921 in London. Between 1924 and 1935 the annual general meeting (AGM) and dinner was held alternately in London and in one of the Cambridge colleges. No meetings were held during the 1939-45 war. The Society was again revived at a sherry party at Apothecaries' Hall in London on October 30th 1947 and since 1948 the AGM and dinner has always been held in Cambridge.
The meeting and dinner is held in a different college each year usually in early July when Cambridge is looking at its best and when the reception and AGM can be held outside in an appropriate court or garden. The evening is usually enlivened by music provided by one of the college choirs. The Regius Professor of Physic may give a short report on the Medical School and the Master of the host college may give a short talk about the college, or a guest prominent in public life may be invited to speak after dinner. Very enjoyable reunions these meetings and dinners invariably prove to be.
The Society is run by a Council which meets regularly and which consists of a President, an Honorary Cambridge Secretary (who organises the dinners), and other members who hold various roles. We are always looking for new Council members who wish to bring their energy and ideas to the Society.
The Society is focused on helping all our medical graduates. We have developed links with the University to support doctors who have a start up and need professional know-how in growing their company and concept. We have partnered with the Friends of Harvard Business School who offer scholarships to study at Harvard. We have built a platform that allow our doctors to connect with others for mentoring, careers advice and networking. We have specialist groups within the Society, eg our Health Tech Group.