Surgeon at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness who has worked in Ukraine war zone receives OBE in New Year Honours
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An Inverness surgeon who has treated the injured in Ukraine's war zone has been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Andy Kent has been made an OBE for services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Kent, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Raigmore Hospital, has travelled to Ukraine on several occasions to help treat the injured following the Russian invasion.
On one occasion, he witnessed at first hand two Russian rocket attacks at both ends of the same train journey.
As well as his work in Ukraine, he has also taken part in several other missions – with UK-Med in Beirut and Eswatini, the HALO Trust in Afghanistan, with World Health Organisation in Somalia and Yemen and the Primary Trauma Care Foundation in Uganda and India.
In November, he received a Global Citizen Award at the Scottish Health Awards.
Mr Kent was appointed as a consultant trauma and orthopaedic surgeon at Raigmore Hospital in 2002.
Previously, he was an orthopaedic surgeon with the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and served around the world in various conflicts and austere environments.
He has also received other awards during his current career and his army service including a few military medals and an award from the King of Malaysia, through the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
He and his wife, Jill, have four children.
