Professor Mark Taubert

Elected: 2024

Area(s): Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine & Mathematics

Specialist Subject(s): Medicine - End of Life Care

Clinical Director for Palliative Medicine & Honorary Professor, Cardiff University, Velindre University NHS Trust

Professor Taubert’s focus is palliative care, using new media in clinical settings and decision making towards the end-of-life. He is the founder of TalkCPR.com and chairs a national steering group that aims to improve understanding on advance care planning. He has delivered an international Ted Talk on subtleties in language that are relevant to palliative care, and his projects have been featured on BBC News, the Guardian, CNN, Al Jazeera and the Washington Post.