Neil Poulter

Professor Neil Poulter is a distinguished academic at Imperial College London, serving as Professor of Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine. He has held leadership roles, including co-Director of the International Centre for Circulatory Health (since 2004) and Founding Director of the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit (since 2010). His career spans groundbreaking hypertension research in Kenya, epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and extensive clinical trials management.

• Education: MBBS (University of London, 1975), MSc in Epidemiology (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 1986), FRCP, F Med Sci.
• Non-academic role: Honorary Consultant Physician and Epidemiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust since 1986.

Research expertise focuses on cardiovascular disease prevention, with key contributions to hypertension management, dyslipidaemia, ethnic disparities in CVD, and large-scale clinical trials like ASCOT and LEADER. His work bridges clinical medicine, epidemiology, and public health.

Scientific leadership includes:

• Chief Investigator of the May Measurement Month global blood pressure campaign
• President of the British Hypertension Society (2003-2005)
• President of the International Society of Hypertension (2016-2018)

Honors and recognition:

• Elected NIHR Senior Investigator (2008) and Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow (2009)
• Thomson Reuters/Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (2008-2024)

Publications: Over 700 peer-reviewed articles, including collaborations on national/international guidelines.