Jonathan Van-Tam

Sir
Jonathan Van-Tam
MBE FRCPath FRSB FMedSci
Van-Tam in 2017
Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England
In office
2 October 2017 – 31 March 2022
Serving with Jenny Harries (June 2019 – March 2021)[1]
Aidan Fowler (since 2020)[2]
Preceded byJohn Watson
Personal details
Born
Jonathan Stafford Nguyen Van-Tam

(1964-02-02) 2 February 1964 (age 60)[3]
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Children3
RelativesNguyễn Văn Tâm (grandfather)
Nguyễn Văn Hinh (uncle)
EducationBoston Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Nottingham (MBBS, BMedSci, DM)
ProfessionPublic health physician[4]
AwardsChristmas lectures (2021) David Attenborough Award (2023)
NicknameJVT[5]

Sir Jonathan Stafford Nguyen Van-Tam (born 2 February 1964)[3] is a British physician specialising in influenza, including its epidemiology, transmission, vaccinology, antiviral drugs and pandemic preparedness.

After hospital work, Van-Tam was involved variously as a university lecturer and within the pharmaceutical industry. Van-Tam became a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England on 2 October 2017. He played a very significant part in the UK's response to the Covid-19 pandemic which started in 2020[6] as one of two deputies.[7] In May 2023 he joined Covid-19 vaccine maker Moderna as a consultant.[8]

  1. ^ "Professor Chris Whitty". GOV.UK. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Dr Aidan Fowler". GOV.UK. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Nguyen-Van-Tam, Prof. Jonathan Stafford". Who's Who. A & C Black. 2021. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U293192. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "General Medical Register". General Medical Council. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "'Didn't hurt a bit - thanks JVT!': Matt Hancock gets AstraZeneca jab from Professor Jonathan Van-Tam". ITV News. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ Turner, Lauren (13 January 2022). "Jonathan Van-Tam to leave role as deputy chief medical officer". BBC News.
  7. ^ Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Aidan Fowler GOV.UK Retrieved 13 February 2021
  8. ^ Kollewe, Julia (18 August 2023). "Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2023.