Professor Howick is the inaugural Director of the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare, where his mission is to ensure that all healthcare consultations include a dose of empathy. Before moving to the University of Leicester, he worked in the University of Oxford’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, where he was co-founder of the Oxford Empathy Programme. He holds a degree in Engineering from the Ivy League university, Dartmouth College, and graduate degrees from The London School of Economics and the University of Oxford. He is also a member of the Sigma Xi honors society.
He recently founded the Global Network for Empathy in Healthcare, aiming to infuse empathy into every healthcare consultation. With over 250 peer-reviewed publications and three books, including the Amazon #1 bestseller Doctor You, he is a recognized authority in evidence-based healthcare. His work has earned awards from the British Medical Association, European Society for Person-Cantered Care, and the University of Oxford.
Professor Howick’s expertise is widely sought after; he has appeared on BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and NPR, and his research was featured in a BBC Horizon Documentary that had 2 million viewers. He regularly speaks at high-profile events, delivering keynote lectures and workshops for corporations, NGOs, and academic audiences, inspiring change in healthcare practices worldwide.
He is an international rowing champion and holds a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal.