Ted Lankester

Member Bio

I started my professional life as a Family Doctor in London, but my twin interests are global health, and travel medicine. These led me and my family to work in North India for eight years where I was involved in pioneering a model of community care in remote communities as well as being involved in the health care of travellers and expatriates.

I co-founded the medical charity InterHealth in 1989 where I work as Clinical Director of a team of 23 health professionals providing integrated travel medicine services to more than 200 organisations

I lecture on global health and travel medicine and am also a writer. This has included various text book chapters on expatriate health and a 400 page manual on community based health care; also two popular health books for travellers.

I am a Founder Fellow of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Medicine and Surgery of Glasgow, and am on the Leadership Council of the International Society of Travel Medicine where I founded and chair the Interest Group on the psychological health of travellers.

I have trekked extensively in the Himalayas, led a scientific expedition, and done the overland trip from London to India/Nepal on 3 occasions"