Brian Hurwitz

Brian Hurwitz is a Professor with significant academic appointments at University College London (Institute of Neurology Queen Square), University of Hong Kong (Faculty of Medicine and School of Humanities), and University of Sydney (Centre for Value, Ethics and Law, Faculty of Medicine).

His research spans multiple domains:

• Clinical medicine and Primary Health Care
• Ethics, law, and medical humanities
• Medical history and historical neurology
• Narrative medicine and clinical storytelling
• Epistemology of medical knowledge

Hurwitz's scholarly work examines how narrative structures shape medical reasoning, patient care, and knowledge production. His research integrates humanities perspectives with clinical practice, exploring topics from Graeco-Roman medical traditions to contemporary issues in evidence-based medicine. He investigates how anecdotes function within medical discourse and how literary representations influence clinicians' professional development and decision-making processes.

Hurwitz has received significant recognition including:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (1996)
• Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2001)
• George Abercrombie Medal for outstanding contributions to general practice literature (2011)
• Fitzpatrick Lecturer designation (2011)

His editorial leadership includes serving as Associate Editor for the Journal of Public Health since 2012 and as Editorial board member for Clinical Medicine since 2005. Hurwitz has directed or collaborated on numerous research projects, including Wellcome Trust-funded work on dementia narratives and Mellon Foundation-supported studies on literature's impact on clinicians. His academic engagement extends to visiting fellowships, including at Green Templeton College, Oxford in 2013.