Matt Thompson

Professor Matt Thompson qualified from Cambridge and St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical Schools. He trained in vascular surgery in Leicester and in Adelaide, and obtained his research degree as a Wellcome Training Fellow. He was a Hunterian Professor and won the gold medal in the Intercollegiate Fellowship Examination. He was a Consultant Surgeon in Leicester before moving to his current position as Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Services at St George’s Hospital and the Professor of Vascular Surgery at St George’s Vascular Institute. He has a clinical interest in the treatment of complex aneurysmal disease and St George’s Vascular Institute has one of the largest endovascular aortic practices in the UK. His research interests are in translational aspects of vascular biology, evolution of endovascular technology and outcomes analysis. At present, he is Honorary Secretary of the British Society for Endovascular Therapy and is leading a review into the delivery of Cardiovascular Services in London.