Henry Marsh is a neurosurgeon and author of Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery
December 2022
Snapshot of 2022
After a long career in brain surgery, I’m trying my hand at making doll’s houses
Henry Marsh
To my surprise I don’t miss neurosurgery now I’ve retired, but still find joy in making things with my hands, says Henry Marsh
August 2022
How brain surgeon Henry Marsh went from doctor to patient: ‘I blurted out the question we all ask – how long have I got?’
For years, the author and neurosurgeon dismissed symptoms of prostate cancer. Then he finally got the diagnosis he’d been avoiding …
December 2017
The surgeon who signed patients’ livers was silly, not criminal. The law is an ass
Henry Marsh
Physicians like me walk a tightrope between compassion and detachment. Recklessly threatening them with the courts does more harm than good, says neurosurgeon and author Henry Marsh
July 2017
Reformation 2017
Henry Marsh: ‘It seems the present government is content to let the NHS slowly wither’
In a series to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, neurosurgeon Henry Marsh calls for a royal commission on the funding of healthcare
January 2017
2017 the year ahead
2017’s big ideas – part two: from a northern Labour party to fighting cancer
Jess Cartner-Morley is wearing Statue of Liberty green, Angela Hartnett hails the rise of regional bistros and TED’s Chris Anderson has a new vision for the future
April 2016
If patients come to harm in this NHS strike, it will be on Jeremy Hunt’s head
Henry Marsh
I was against their action. But now I understand why junior doctors are so desperate. The health service is not safe in the government’s hands
January 2016
Book of the day
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi review – thoughtful and poignant
A dying surgeon contemplates his mortality and his vocation in this moving, astute farewell
October 2015
The biggest victim of a doctors’ strike would be trust in the medical profession
Henry Marsh
Industrial action could end up furthering the government’s ideologically driven plans for the NHS
September 2014
The British brain surgeon who joined the fight against corruption in Ukraine
Doctor and acclaimed author Henry Marsh had worked in Kiev for more than 20 years – then found himself in the middle of a revolution
