Shitij Kapur is a medical doctor and administrator. He has served as the 21st president and principal of

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public university, public research university in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of George IV of the United Kingdom, King George IV ...

since 1 June 2021. Previously, he was the dean of the Faculty of Medicine Dentistry and Health Sciences and assistant vice-chancellor (health) of the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

from 2016 to 2020.

Early life and education

After graduating from

AIIMS New Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS New Delhi), is a public medical research university and hospital in New Delhi, India. The institute is governed by the AIIMS Act, 1956 and operates autonomously under the Ministry of He ...

in 1988, Kapur did his residency training in psychiatry at the

University of Pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of seventeen undergraduate and graduate schools and colle ...

. Kapur was a professor of psychiatry at the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university whose main campus is located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by ...

from 2001 to 2007. From 2007 to 2016, he was the dean and head of school at the

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a centre for mental health and neuroscience research, education and training in Europe. It is dedicated to understanding, preventing and treating mental illness, neurological co ...

(IoPPN) at

, He is the currently the Vice-chancellor and President of

. He succeeded acting president and principal Evelyn Welch on 1 June 2021.

University appointments

Kapur became president and principal of King's College London in June 2021, replacing Sir Edward Byrne AC and interim principal Evelyn Welch. Prior to his current position, he was dean and assistant vice chancellor (health) at the University of Melbourne from 2016 to 2020 and the executive dean and professor of psychiatry at

until 2016. Prior to that Kapur was a professor of psychiatry at the

. While there, he served as the vice-president for research at the

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH, pronounced , ) is a psychiatric teaching hospital located in Toronto and ten community locations throughout the province of Ontario, Canada. It reports being the largest research facility in Can ...

. From 2001 to 2007, he was a Canada Research Chair at the

References

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