Irene J. Higginson OBE is a British professor, head of department and the director of King's College London's Cicely Saunders Institute.[1]

Higginson has a medical degree from the University of Nottingham.[2]

Higginson is the director of the Cicely Saunders Institute, at King's College London, the world's first purpose-built institute of palliative care.[2] She was appointed an OBE in 2008 for services to medicine.[2]

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  1. ^ "King's College London - Professor Irene J Higginson". Kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Prof. Irene J. Higginson OBE | Congress". Worldcancercongress.org. Retrieved 8 March 2017.