Hugh Edward Montgomery OBE (born 20 October 1962) is an English professor of medicine and the director of the Centre for Human Health and Performance at University College London.
[9][10] Montgomery was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to intensive care medicine and climate change.
[11] Montgomery is an established and outspoken critic of people taking public healthcare risks during the Coronavirus pandemic.
During the UK's second wave of COVID-19 cases, in interviews with the BBC Radio 5 Live and Channel 4 news, Montgomery strongly criticized the public for not practising social distancing and wearing masks, declaring them as "having blood on their hands".
He’s written & lectured extensively on the subject; has briefed policymakers (inter)nationally; and co-leads the UCL MSc module on Climate & Health.
He sits on University College London's 'Climate Change' Grand Challenge Steering Committee, and co-leads Sustainability for the UK Intensive Care Society.
He is a keen snorkeller and mountain walker, and has climbed in the Himalaya (Cho Oyu, 8201m, 2006; Pumori), the European Alps, and the Andes (Aconcagua, 6997m).