John Douglas Pickard FRCS FMedSci (born 21 March 1946) is a British professor emeritus of neurosurgery in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences of University of Cambridge.
He is the honorary director of the National Institute for Health Research's Healthcare Technology Cooperative (HTC) for brain injury.
His research focuses on advancing the care of patients with acute brain injury, hydrocephalus and prolonged disorders of consciousness through functional brain imaging, studies of pathophysiology and new treatments; as well as focusing on health, economic and ethical aspects.Pickard is an emeritus professorial Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, having retired as a professorial fellow and director of studies in medical sciences.
He served as president of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons from 2006 to 2008.