Andrew Goddard

Sir Andrew Francis Goddard (born 8 November 1967) is a British consultant gastroenterologist. He was the president of the Royal College of Physicians of London from 2018 to 2022. His clinical interests include inflammatory bowel disease, bowel cancer screening, iron deficiency anaemia, and Barrett's oesophagus. He was awarded a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree by the University of Cambridge in 1997. His MD involved research into the treatment of Helicobacter pylori, and his thesis was titled "Factors influencing antibiotic transfer across the gastric mucosa". Goddard became a consultant gastroenterologist at the Royal Derby Hospital in 2002.

He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 2005. During his tenure, he oversaw the establishment of RCP North, a new northern headquarters for the college based in Liverpool. This included signing a £27.5 million rental contract for a 25-year lease from 2020 of a half-share of the Spire building. He was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to health and social care. His citation highlighted his key achievements as the annual workforce census of physicians, the establishment of the Faculty of Physician Associates, and support for wellbeing of doctors. He ended his term in September 2022 and was succeeded by cardiologist Sarah Clarke: geriatrician David Oliver had won the April election to succeed Goddard but chose to withdraw from the presidency in July for personal reasons.