Nick Curzen 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 is currently President of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS), 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.