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

British Heart Foundation The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is a cardiovascular research charity in the United Kingdom. It funds medical research related to heart and circulatory diseases and their risk factors, and runs influencing work aimed at shaping public policy ...

(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: *

Peter Sleight Professor Peter Sleight M.D.( Cantab.), D.M. ( Oxon.) FRCP FACC (27 June 1929 – 7 October 2020)'Sleight, Prof. Peter', Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Decembe ...

1973–94 * Hugh Christian Watkins 1994–2013 * Keith Channon 2014 onwards

References

{{reflist Professorships at the University of Oxford Professorships in medicine Exeter College, Oxford 1973 establishments in England