The position of Field Marshal Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the

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was established in 1973 with funding provided by the

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(BHF) as a memorial to Field Marshal

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, the first president of the foundation. It was the first professorship to be established by the BHF. The professor is a member of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, which is part of the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University, and is expected to conduct teaching and research, together with clinical duties as agreed. The professorship is associated with a professorial

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. The people to have held the position are: *

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1973–94 *

Hugh Christian Watkins Hugh Christian Watkins (born 7 June 1959) is a British cardiologist. He is a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, an associate editor of '' Circulation Research'', and was Field Marshal Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Universit ...

1994–2013 *

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2014 onwards

References

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