Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham

British surgeon

Date of Birth: 07-May-1960

Place of Birth: Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

Profession: writer, author, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ara Wardkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham, (Armenian: ??? ??????? ?????; born 7 May 1960) is an Iraqi-British surgeon, academic, and politician. Lord Darzi is an internationally preeminent academic surgeon and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London, specialising in the field of minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery, having pioneered many new techniques and technologies.
He has become strongly identified with trying to change the National Health Service (NHS) in England and is recognised internationally as an advocate for applying innovative reforms to health systems globally.Until resigning the whip in July 2019, Darzi sat as a Labour member of the House of Lords, but now sits as an independent peer.