Professor Nicholas Curzen
BM (Hons) PhD FRCP
Nick Curzen is Professor of Interventional Cardiology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton and a Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in coronary artery and aortic valve intervention at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is also currently President of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS).
He qualified from Southampton University School of Medicine with Honours in 1987 and obtained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1990. In 1996 he was awarded his PhD from Imperial College London for a basic science thesis involving vascular pharmacology and molecular biology. His clinical training was at Southampton University, Royal Bournemouth, Royal Brompton, London Chest and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals.
Nick was President of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) until the end of his tenure in January 2023, having served as Chair of the Research & Development Committee (2017-9), as well as Education Officer for BCIS (2005-7) & its Honorary Secretary (2011-5). He is on the Executive Committee and Council for the British Cardiovascular Society Nick has served as a co-opted member of the Specialist Advisory Committee at the Royal College of Physicians between 2005 and 2007 and has represented the UK on a pan European Training Committee at the EAPCI. Nick was an invited expert on heart attack at the Prime Minister’s Directive Unit in 2004 and has been an Expert Advisor on behalf of BCIS, British Cardiovascular Society and Royal College of Physicians to NICE appraisals of acute coronary syndromes, Prasugrel, Ticagrelor, FFRCT and pressure wire in the last few years. He has acted as clinical lead for the acute coronary syndromes and stable angina components for the Map of Medicine Project at the Royal College of Physicians 2009 to 2011. He is on the Scientific Committee & International Council for the TCT, the largest interventional cardiology conference in the world. He has been an invited member of faculty for a wide range of national and international scientific meetings.
Professor Curzen has published over 320 peer review papers in the medical literature, 18 book chapters and has edited 4 cardiology books, the latest of which was the Oxford Textbook of Interventional Cardiology.
Nick is currently Chief Investigator for 2 multicentre randomised trials in the UK: RIPCORD 2 & FORECAST. He has raised over £4m in grant income in the last couple of years. Currently research projects include novel imaging methods for myocardial ischaemia and scar, coronary physiology, platelet function testing in cardiac and stroke medicine, computer models for TAVI valve replacement https://futureworlds.com/carena-healthcare/.
In November 2010 Nick came top of a national poll of interventional cardiologists published in the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1332126/Whos-best-surgeon-unblocking-arteries-Which-plumber-experts-choose-perform-risky-op.html
Professor Curzen has two children, is a keep fit fanatic and loves mountains, especially in Snowdonia.
To see Professor Curzen's media coverage including newspaper coverage, television and radio interviews please click here and search for relevant news coverage blogs. To see a television interview on a recent groundbreaking trial please see here.
To contact secretary please click here.
Nick Curzen is Professor of Interventional Cardiology in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Southampton and a Consultant Cardiologist with a special interest in coronary artery and aortic valve intervention at Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust. He is also currently President of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS).
He qualified from Southampton University School of Medicine with Honours in 1987 and obtained Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in 1990. In 1996 he was awarded his PhD from Imperial College London for a basic science thesis involving vascular pharmacology and molecular biology. His clinical training was at Southampton University, Royal Bournemouth, Royal Brompton, London Chest and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals.
Nick was President of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) until the end of his tenure in January 2023, having served as Chair of the Research & Development Committee (2017-9), as well as Education Officer for BCIS (2005-7) & its Honorary Secretary (2011-5). He is on the Executive Committee and Council for the British Cardiovascular Society Nick has served as a co-opted member of the Specialist Advisory Committee at the Royal College of Physicians between 2005 and 2007 and has represented the UK on a pan European Training Committee at the EAPCI. Nick was an invited expert on heart attack at the Prime Minister’s Directive Unit in 2004 and has been an Expert Advisor on behalf of BCIS, British Cardiovascular Society and Royal College of Physicians to NICE appraisals of acute coronary syndromes, Prasugrel, Ticagrelor, FFRCT and pressure wire in the last few years. He has acted as clinical lead for the acute coronary syndromes and stable angina components for the Map of Medicine Project at the Royal College of Physicians 2009 to 2011. He is on the Scientific Committee & International Council for the TCT, the largest interventional cardiology conference in the world. He has been an invited member of faculty for a wide range of national and international scientific meetings.
Professor Curzen has published over 320 peer review papers in the medical literature, 18 book chapters and has edited 4 cardiology books, the latest of which was the Oxford Textbook of Interventional Cardiology.
Nick is currently Chief Investigator for 2 multicentre randomised trials in the UK: RIPCORD 2 & FORECAST. He has raised over £4m in grant income in the last couple of years. Currently research projects include novel imaging methods for myocardial ischaemia and scar, coronary physiology, platelet function testing in cardiac and stroke medicine, computer models for TAVI valve replacement https://futureworlds.com/carena-healthcare/.
In November 2010 Nick came top of a national poll of interventional cardiologists published in the Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1332126/Whos-best-surgeon-unblocking-arteries-Which-plumber-experts-choose-perform-risky-op.html
Professor Curzen has two children, is a keep fit fanatic and loves mountains, especially in Snowdonia.
To see Professor Curzen's media coverage including newspaper coverage, television and radio interviews please click here and search for relevant news coverage blogs. To see a television interview on a recent groundbreaking trial please see here.
To contact secretary please click here.