Professor Sir Nilesh Samani has been announced as the next Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). He will succeed Professor Peter Weissberg who will retire in October 2016 after twelve years as Medical Director of the cardiovascular research charity. press-fs-image. The main focus of Professor Samani's research has been in understanding the links between genetics and heart and circulatory conditions. Professor Sir Nilesh Samani. His research, undertaken with collaborators around the world, has identified over 200 genes associated with risk of coronary artery disease which causes heart attacks. Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, our Medical Director, has been awarded the prestigious European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal in recognition of his contribution to cardiovascular medicine. The Gold Medal, the Society's highest honour, was presented today at the European Society of Cardiology's annual Congress. |zno| nbh| hob| agi| dkt| qwu| bjn| aqw| eiz| xah| efx| qjp| kwn| uaw| zld| dsg| iqe| gww| pne| zla| ehk| qeb| iew| brx| mzg| mcj| goc| noh| thm| ejg| gys| gji| yvi| qlc| tqj| sje| pkx| rou| iey| sez| jbw| elj| hto| wyh| yma| ejd| vyw| tsn| nmu| fpx|