Andy Wakefield is a physician, author, and filmmaker. He graduated as Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1985 and was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in 2001. He has published over 150 original scientific articles, books, book chapters, and invited scientific commentaries.
In the pursuit of links between childhood vaccines, intestinal inflammation, and neurological injury in children, he lost his job in the Department of Medicine at London’s Royal Free Hospital, his country, career, Fellowships, and his medical license.