184:. and has received 11 national and international awards. His work has ranged from the development and application of gene-environment interaction studies (reporting the 'first gene for human physical performance'), to population genetic studies (being amongst the first to identify signatures of selection for high altitude amongst Tibetans) and work in artificial intelligence. He was research lead for the 2008 Xtreme Everest research expedition. He co-chairs the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, having co-chaired several previous commissions on the subject.
170:. He obtained a 1st Class BSc degree in 1984 in neuropharmacology and cardiorespiratory physiology, before qualifying as a medical doctor in July 1987 from the Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of London. He was awarded the prize as most outstanding student during this time. In 1997, he was awarded his higher research degree (MDRes) for work on paracrine renin-angiotensin systems. He now directs the UCL centre for Human Health and Performance. He has authored nearly 500 research papers in journals such as
236:. He was appointed London Leader by Greater London Authority’s Sustainable Development Commission; has attended many of the international ‘COP’ negotiations; founded the children’s climate education ‘Project Genie’; and co-led the ITV documentary on Floods and Climate Change (2020). He was awarded the OBE in 2022 in part for his work on climate change and health. In 2024, he founded the non-profit
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Montgomery is an established and outspoken critic of people taking public healthcare risks during the
Coronavirus pandemic. He aired his concerns publicly during the first wave of COVID-19 infections both in the UK and Australia. During these televised interviews he answered questions and issued
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Montgomery has been awarded the title of London Leader by the London
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Fox, K. M.; EURopean trial On reduction of cardiac events with
Perindopril in stable coronary Artery disease Investigators (2003). "Efficacy of perindopril in reduction of cardiovascular events among patients with stable coronary artery disease: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled,
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232:. 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
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Himalaya (Cho Oyu, 8201m, 2006; Pumori), the European Alps, and the Andes (Aconcagua, 6997m).
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