Prof. John McMurray

OBE, BSc, MB, ChB (Hons), MD, FRCP, FRSE, FMedSci, FESC, FACC, FAHA, FJCS, FHFA, FHFSA, FBSH

Prof McMurray is currently Professor of Medical Cardiology and an honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow.

Prof McMurray’s primary research interests are in heart failure and the cardiovascular consequences of diabetes and chronic kidney disease, with a focus on clinical trials. He is, or was, the principal investigator, member of the executive committee or steering committee member for several large trials in his areas of interest including the completed CHARM-Added, CORONA, I-Preserve, EMPHASIS-HF, PARADIGM-HF, ATMOSPHERE, Harmony-Outcomes, PARAGON-HF, GALACTIC-HF, DAPA-HF, DAPA-CKD, DELIVER and the ongoing FINEARTS-HF trial. He is widely published, is a member and former chair of several guideline committees and is an editorial board member for several journals.

Professor McMurray was awarded an (honorary) OBE in 2019 by Her Majesty the Queen, in recognition of his services to cardiovascular research. In 2020 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). He is a Board member of the ESC and Chairperson of the Programme Committee for the annual congress.