 Lund in 2020 | |
| Born | 9 May 1953 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University College London |
| Thesis | Inferior meatal antrostomy : fundamental considerations of design and function (1987) |
Dame Valerie Joan Lund (born 9 May 1953) DBE FRCS is a British surgeon and emeritus Professor in Rhinology at University College London. Lund has worked on endoscopic endonasal surgery and studies sinonasal conditions She was elevated from CBE to DBE in the 2024 New Year Honours.
Early life and education
Lund studied medicine at the University of London and Charing Cross Hospital.[1] She completed her Master in Surgery in 1986 and was elected to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1993.[2] She was made a member of council in 1994, and eventually chaired the Woman in Surgical Training Committee.[1]
Research and career
Lund studies sinonasal conditions.[3] She has extensively developed endoscopic sinus surgery, and believes that precision medicine will improve patient outcomes during sinus surgery.[4][5] She developed the Lund-Mackay score that can be used to better understand rhinosinusitis.[6]
In 2008, artist Jane Brettle painted a portrait of Lund for the Hunterian Museum.[1] Alongside her clinical duties, Lund served as President of ENT UK from 2012 to 2015.[7]
Awards and honours
- 2008 Commander of the Order of the British Empire[8]
- 2009 German Academy of Science Leopoldina[8]
- 2017 Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons[9]
- 2018 Master of the British Academic Conference in Otorhinolaryngology[8][10]
- 2018 Elected Honorary Member of the European Rhinologic Society[11]
- 2024 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[12][13]
Select publications
- Wytske J Fokkens; Valerie J Lund; Joachim Mullol; et al. (1 March 2012). "EPOS 2012: European position paper on rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps 2012. A summary for otorhinolaryngologists". Rhinology. 50 (1): 1–12. doi:10.4193/RHINO50E2. ISSN 0300-0729. PMID 22469599. Wikidata Q83792713.
- V J Lund; D W Kennedy (1 September 1997). "Staging for rhinosinusitis". Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 117 (3 Pt 2): S35-40. doi:10.1016/S0194-5998(97)70005-6. ISSN 0194-5998. PMID 9334786. Wikidata Q41614415.
- Lund VJ; Kennedy DW (1 October 1995). "Quantification for staging sinusitis. The Staging and Therapy Group". The Annals of otology, rhinology & laryngology. Supplement. 167: 17–21. ISSN 0096-8056. PMID 7574265. Wikidata Q71777919.
References
- 1 2 3 "Six Women Surgeons: Portraits by Jane Brettle". Hunterian Museum. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Professor Valerie Lund FRCS". surgicat.rcseng.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Valerie Lund – Biography – Semon Lectures". Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ Novel treatments & sinus surgery, retrieved 31 December 2023
- ↑ "Cummings Otolaryngology - 7th Edition". shop.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ↑ Glick, Yaïr. "Lund-Mackay score | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "ENT UK Annual Report and Financial Statements". 2017.
- 1 2 3 UCL (7 September 2015). "Spotlight on Professor Valerie Lund". UCL Ear Institute. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Citation for Prof. Valerie J. Lund, CBE, MB, BS, FRCS, FRCSEd". ACS. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "In conversation with Professor Valerie Lund CBE". ENT & Audiology News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "Honorary member 2018 Valerie Lund" (PDF). 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ UCL. "UCL staff and alumni recognised in New Year Honours". UCL News. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ↑ "UCLH people recognised in King's New Year Honours list". University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 31 December 2023.