Surgeon Vice-Admiral Philip Iain Raffaelli (born 24 November 1955 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) is a British general practitioner and Royal Naval Medical Officer. Raffaelli served as Surgeon General of the British Armed Forces until 2012.
Military career Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1976, while studying medicine at Edinburgh Medical School. Raffaelli joined the Royal Navy Submarine Service and worked as a medical officer from 1979, working for a time on submarines. In 2007, he became the head of the Royal Navy Medical Service, the Medical Director General (Naval), as Surgeon Rear-Admiral, before assuming the position of Surgeon-General on 22 December 2009, taking over from Lieutenant-General Louis Lillywhite.Royal Naval Medical Services MOD. Retrieved 13 February 2010Phillip Raffaelli MOD Retrieved 13 February 2010
Honours Raffaelli was appointed as an Honorary Physician to the Queen in 2005, and later as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. He is also a Governor of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, and an appointee to the court of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineAnnual Report 2008-2009, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) 2012 Birthday Honours Commander of the Order of St John 2009 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal 2002 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012
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