Professor Bryan Williams OBE MD FMedSci

Professor Bryan Williams OBE MD FMedSci

Chief Scientific & Medical Officer

British Heart Foundation

Bryan joined the BHF in 2023. He oversees one of the largest funding portfolios for academic cardiovascular research portfolios globally. He has 40 years’ experience in the NHS where he works as a Consultant Physician with a specialist clinical interest in hypertension in which he is recognised as a world leading authority.

Bryan is currently Chair of Medicine at University College London and was formerly Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Biomedical Research Centre. As Director of Research at UCLH he oversaw one of the most complex clinical trial programmes in the NHS (2012-2023).

He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and in the 2023 Clarivate listings was recognised as one of the worlds' most influential scientists in his field. He has published extensively in major medical and scientific journals and has contributed to many pivotal clinical trials in hypertension and cardiovascular medicine.

Bryan is a Trustee for Blood Pressure UK and In2Science, a charity supporting mentoring for talented young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds to increase their chances to study science at the UK’s leading universities.

He was awarded an OBE in the 2024 New Year’s honours list, for his services to medicine.