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Professor Gary A Ford CBE serves as Chief Executive Officer of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley (formerly Oxford Academic Health Science Network) since 2013, while holding a professorship in Stroke Medicine at the University of Oxford. He maintains active clinical practice as a consultant stroke physician at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and joined the NICE Board as a non-executive Director in 2021.
His research revolutionized stroke care through development of England's first thrombolysis protocol and the globally adopted Face Arm Speech Test (FAST) for stroke awareness. Focus areas include translational stroke medicine, healthcare innovation implementation, and NHS service transformation, with particular emphasis on rapid diagnosis systems and public health education initiatives.
Key recognitions include:
- CBE in 2013 for services to stroke medicine research
- NIHR designation as one of seven "research legends" (2018) for transforming NHS care
Dr. Ford previously directed the NIHR stroke research network (2005-2013) and served on the NIHR strategy board (2011-2023). No information regarding student supervision or research grants appears in source materials. His current leadership focuses on scaling healthcare innovations across the Thames Valley region through academic-clinical partnerships.
