Andrew Nicolaides#
| Membership Number: | 7216 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BASIC AND CLINICAL TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES |
| Elected: | 2025 |
| Main Country of Residence: | CYPRUS |
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Present and Previous Positions
- 2014 - present Honorary Professor of Surgery, University of Nicosia Medical School, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 2001 - present Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery, Imperial College (St Mary's Campus), London, UK
- 2004 - present Director, Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 2001 - 2004 Chairman, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus
- 1983 - 2001 Professor of Vascular Surgery, Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College, London, UK
- 1980 - 1983 Reader in Vascular Surgery, Academic Surgical Unit, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College, London, UK
- 1977 - 2000 Honorary Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Vascular Unit, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
- 1977 - 2000 Director, Irvine Laboratory for Cardiovascular Investigation and Research, Imperial College (St Mary's), London, UK
- 1977 - 1980 Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Surgery, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
- 1974 - 1977 Assistant Director, Clinical Vascular Laboratory, St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Fields of Scholarship
- Carotid bifurcation atherosclerotic disease
- Investigation and management of chronic venous disease
- Identification of the unstable atherosclerotic carotid plaque using ultrasound
- Screening for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using ultrasound
- Stroke risk stratification in patients with asymptomatic carotid bifurcation disease
- Production and publication of guidelines on venous thromboembolism and chronic venous disease
- Non-invasive vascular investigations
- Venous haemodynamics
- Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism
Honours and Awards
- 2023 Honorary DSc awarded by University of Cyprus Medical School, Cyprus
- 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award by International Union of Angiology
- 2018 Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Phlebological Society
- 2017 Honorary Member of the Medical Academy of Slovenia
- 2016 Gold medal awarded by the St Petersburg Society of Phlebology, St Petersburg, Russia
- 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal Society of Medicine, UK
- 2012 Founder's Award of the American Venous Forum, USA
- 2000 European Venous Forum and Foundation: Elected Chairman of the Board
- 2001 - 2007 Member of European Medical Research Council
- 1998 Foundation Lecturer of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- 1997 President, Section of Measurement in Medicine, Royal Society of Medicine, UK
- 1994 Honorary Fellow of the American Venous Forum
- 1992 Honorary Fellow of the Society of Vascular Surgery (USA)
- 1972 Jacksonian Prize for research on deep vein thrombosis (Royal college of Surgeons, UK)
