In Memoriam - Professor Carlton A. W. Evans PhD FRCP MBE

Carlton Evans – 8 November 1965 - 2 December 2025

The Faculty of Medicine mourns the passing of Professor Carlton Evans, who died on 2 December 2025. A distinguished scholar and physician, Carlton dedicated his career to advancing global health and improving the lives of people in vulnerable communities, as well as being a highly regarded clinical colleague.

As Professor of Global Health, he founded and led the Innovation for Health and Development (IFHAD) research group, based in Lima, Peru. Under his guidance, the team of healthcare professionals developed and evaluated innovative strategies to reduce poverty, improve health and prevent tuberculosis in resource-constrained settings.

While Carlton's early work focused on tangible interventions to improve diagnosis and reduce transmission of infectious diseases affecting the poor, in particular tuberculosis, his later research became more directed to behavioural and socio-economic interventions. The catastrophic costs of living with tuberculosis, including the cost of attending clinics and taking medications which are faced by patients and their families, had a considerable global impact on patient outcomes and on poverty. His most recent work, the CRESIPT Trial (Community Randomised Evaluation of the Socioeconomic Intervention to Prevent TB), explored the impact of socioeconomic interventions in addition to standard tuberculosis care.

Carlton helped cultivate equitable partnerships between Imperial College London, the NGO Asociacíon Benefica Prisma, and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Peru whilst collaborating widely with Ministries of Health, the WHO global TB program,  Johns Hopkins University,  and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He also served as an honorary consultant physician at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, contributing to the Infectious Diseases service for over 20 years.

Beyond his professional achievements, Carlton was known for his enormous generosity, enthusiasm and unwavering commitment to mentor and support the next generations of scientists. His guidance shaped and influenced the careers of many undergraduates, master's, pre-doctoral students and fellows, in addition to countless clinicians across the world. His academic contributions and his efforts to nurture UK–Peru mentorship were recognised in the Queen’s 2021 New Year’s Honours List with an International MBE.

Carlton leaves us with a legacy of scientific excellence and dedication to global health rooted in respect and equality. He will be deeply missed by colleagues, collaborators, and the many communities whose lives were touched by his work.