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A recently published paper by Emeritus Professor Sean Hughes looks at the influence John Keats\u2019s brief medical career had on his poetry. The article is based on the Keats Lecture that Professor Hughes gave at the Apothecaries Hall earlier this year, which is jointly sponsored by Kings College, the Apothecaries and the Royal College of Surgeons.<\/p>\n

John Keats\u2019s short medical career has been well documented, but what did medicine actually mean to him as a career, why did he abandon it, and what influence did it have on his life and \u2013 more importantly \u2013 his work? This article focuses on Keats\u2019s time at Guy\u2019s and St Thomas\u2019s Hospitals, looking at the surgeons he worked under and considering both why he chose not to pursue a career in medicine and why it is that this poet, above all others, resonates so with the medical profession.<\/p>\n

Professor Hughes recently received the President’s Medal from the British Orthopaedic Research Society for outstanding contribution to the field of British\u00a0orthopedic\u00a0research, which was held at Imperial on 4th September 2017.<\/p>\n

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