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Professor at King's College London
Martin has published over 150 academic papers across military medical subjects. Recent works include:
Bundy, G., & Bricknell, M. (2025). Assessing the responses of the armed forces of NATO member states to the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Military Health
Bricknell, M., & Bergman, B. P. (2025). Two Hundred Years of British Army Casualties and Statistics. British Journal for Military History
Beardmore, C., Bricknell, M., Kelly, J., & Lough, F. (2024). ‘Commentary—A Military Health Care Ethics Framework’. Military Medicine
Lieutenant General (Rtd) Professor Martin CM Bricknell is Professor in Conflict, Health and Military Medicine at King’s College London where he builds a focus for research into civil-military relations in global health systems. Prior to this he served 34 years in the UK Defence Medical Services, culminating his service as the Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces. He undertook operational tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans with multiple additional overseas assignments. In 2010 and 2006, he held senior Medical Adviser appointments in the NATO ISAF mission. He commanded 22 Field Hospital in 1999-2002.
He was awarded the Companion of the Order of Bath, the Order of St John and the US Bronze Star during his military service. He has trained as a general practitioner and is an accredited specialist in both Public Health and Occupational Medicine. He holds two doctorates and 3 master’s degrees. He is especially interested in how organisations learn, care pathways in military healthcare, and the political economy of health in conflict.