Who we are

The pioneer of aseptic surgery, Joseph Lister, performed the world’s first major elective surgery under strict antiseptic conditions.

Percy Lane Oliver established the world’s first voluntary blood donor service from King’s College Hospital.

King’s established one of the first liver units in the UK & Prof. Williams along with Prof. Calne performed the first liver transplants in the UK.

The world’s first Endomyocardial Biopsy was performed at King’s College Hospital.

The world’s first bone marrow transplant was performed at King’s College Hospital.

The UK’s first motor Neurone Disease Care & Research Centre Biopsy was performed at King’s College Hospital.

The UK’s first clinically successful Islet Transplantation in a type 1 Diabetes patient.

The UK’s first Epimacular Brachytherapy was performed at King’s College Hospital.

The world’s first Palliative Care was opened and the world’s first patient to have a heart operation was a 6-year old boy.

King’s has become the UK’s first hospital to perform Fetoscopy on babies with Spina Bifida in Utero.

King’s performed Europe’s first combined liver and bowl transplant from a live donor.

King’s launches CAR-T therapy to treat adult patients with lymphoma

King’s became the first in Europe to implant a new generation brain stimulation device to treat Epileptic Serizures.