Nick Maynard

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Professor
Nick Maynard
FRCS
Born
Nicholas David Maynard

April 1962 (age 64)
Alma mater
Board member of
Medical Aid for Palestinians (chair)
Medical career
ProfessionMedical consultant and surgeon
FieldGastroenterology
Institutions
ResearchOesophageal cancer
AwardsHumanitarian Medal (2025)
Websiteprofessornickmaynard.co.uk

Professor Nicholas David Maynard (born April 1962) is a British surgeon who works as a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon at Oxford University Hospital. He is also known for his humanitarian works in Gaza, having taken many trips to the region between 2010 and 2025.[1][2]

Early life and education

Maynard was born in April 1962.[3] He attended the now defunct Downside School in Purley and then the King's School, Canterbury.[4] He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford in 1980[2] and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Physiological Sciences in 1983. He received further clinical training at Guy's Hospital Medical School (part of King's College London and earned his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree in 1986. He earned his Master of Surgery qualification from University of London in 1993 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1997.[1]

Medical career

Before being appointed to Oxford University Hospital in 1997, Maynard had worked at various hospitals in South East England in addition to spending two years as a Senior Registrar in Melbourne before returning to Guy's Hospital.[5] As an academic, he has co-authored studies on oesophageal cancer treatment pubished across peer-reviewed journals.[6] He is a lecturer of Clinical Medicine at Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[7][8]

Humanitarian work

Maynard first visited the West Bank in 2007 and has since then taken many trips back to the region as well as to Gaza for humanitarian works. In particular, he has organised annual trips that take Oxford doctors to Palestine to train Palestinian medical students from Al Quds University in the West Bank and the Islamic University of Gaza and Al Azhar University in Gaza.[2]

A long time volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians, in 2023, he was asked by the charity to lead the UK's first Emergency Medicine Team to provide humanitarian response to the Gaza genocide.[9][10]

After returning from Gaza in January 2024, he told media of a dire humanitarian situation and the collapse of the healthcare system. Maynard has called for a ceasefire to end the violence.[8][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Also, in 2024, Maynard said that Israel was engaged in the "deliberate targeting of doctors, of nurses, and of hospitals".[18] In a 2025 interview with Sky News, Maynard said that the IDF was shooting Palestinian civilians at aid points "almost like a game of target practice".[19] He was interviewed by conservative commentator Tucker Carlson on the Tucker Carlson Show on May 28th of 2026.[20] He has written op-ed's for the Guardian,[21] and Middle East Eye.[22]

Maynard joined the trustee board of Medical Aid for Palestinians as its chair in 2025.[10]

Awards and recognition

Maynard was awarded the Humanitarian Medal by King Charles III in February 2025 for his work in Gaza.[23][24]

Personal life

Maynard resides with his wife in Oxfordshire.[8]

References

  1. "Professor Nick Maynard". professornickmaynard.co.uk.
  2. Maynard, Nick (2024). "Gaza - A War on Healthcare" (PDF). Oxford Medicine. University of Oxford. pp. 14–15.
  3. "Nicholas David MAYNARD". Companies House.
  4. Maynard, Nick (29 April 2024). "Delivering emergency care in Gaza". OKS Magazine. p. 20. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. "Surgical Grand Rounds - Mr Nick Maynard and Mr Ian Beckingham". Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  6. Publications by Nick Maynard at ResearchGate
  7. "Medicine | Corpus Christi College Oxford". www.ccc.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  8. Grylls, George (1 May 2024). "British surgeon haunted by Gaza horrors pledges to go back". The Times. Retrieved 1 May 2024. Full access available to users of The Wikipedia Library.
  9. "Frankly Speaking: British surgeon recounts Gaza 'catastrophes'". Arab News. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  10. "MAP welcomes new trustees to its board". Medical Aid for Palestinians. 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2026-06-13.
  11. "Gaza: Surgeon ready to help says moral duty trumps fear". BBC News. 13 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  12. "Healthcare Under Siege". tribunemag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  13. Patil, Anushka (22 March 2024). "Back From Gaza Hospitals, Doctors Tell Washington of Horrors Amid Cease-Fire Push". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  14. "Surgeon Describes Children Suffering "Appalling Injuries" in Gaza". Democracy Now!. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  15. "Video Surgeon in Gaza refutes 'any evidence' of Hamas operating out of hospitals". ABC News. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  16. "Medical teams withdraw from Al Aqsa hospital in Gaza | CNN". 8 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  17. Sebouai, Lilia (12 January 2024). "'The single worst thing I've seen': Top Oxford surgeon recounts horrors of Gaza hospital". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  18. Murray, Sean (5 April 2024). "Surgeon to tell Cork rally of Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of hospitals in Gaza". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 19 November 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  19. "British surgeon claims IDF shooting Gazans in specific areas - 'almost like a game of target practice'". Sky News. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  20. "Doctor From Gaza Frontlines Exposes Israeli Torture Programs and Missile Attacks on Hospitals". tuckercarlson.com. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  21. Maynard, Nick (22 July 2025). "I'm witnessing the deliberate starvation of Gaza's children – why is the world letting it happen?". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  22. "Shamefully, the UK has denied Gaza's injured children treatment in Britain. Why?". Middle East Eye. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  23. Horan, Niamh; O'Mahony, Sarah (26 May 2025). "'In Gaza, I've treated children who have been shot in the head and shot in the chest' – surgeon says". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  24. "Nick Maynard is Awarded a Humanitarian Medal by King Charles III". King's Association. 5 March 2025. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025.