Edward Thomas Bullmore (born 27 September 1960) is a British neuropsychiatrist, neuroscientist and academic. Since 1999, he has been Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and was Head of the Department of Psychiatry between 2014 and 2021. In 2005, he became Vice-President of Experimental Medicine at GlaxoSmithKline while maintaining his post at University of Cambridge.
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Early life
Bullmore was born on 27 September 1960 to Jeremy Bullmore and Pamela Bullmore (née Green). His sister is the actress and screenwriter Amelia Bullmore. He was educated at Westminster School, London. He studied clinical medicine at Christ Church, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. He then continued his medical training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He graduated from its Medical College with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB BS) degrees.
Career
Bullmore began his medical career as an academic rather than a physician. From 1987 to 1988, he was a lecturer in medicine at the University of Hong Kong. He then returned to England, where he began training in his chosen specialisation as a Senior House Officer in psychiatry at St George's Hospital, London. After a year, he moved to Bethlem Royal Hospital and Maudsley Hospital, both specialist psychiatric hospitals in London, where he was Registrar in psychiatry.