Professor Peter Sever

Peter Sever is Professor of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Consultant Physician, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.Professor Sever is a past President of the British and Irish Hypertension Society and the European Council for Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Research and National Institute for Health Research (UK), Senior Investigator 2014-19. In 2010, he was presented with the Astra-Zeneca Award from the International Society for Hypertension for his contribution to the clinical pharmacology and therapy of arterial hypertension. In 2021, he was bestowed the Imperial College Medal in recognition of meritorious service to the College.Professor Sever was Past Joint Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and Co-chief investigator of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes trial. He has authored over 500 peer review publications. Professor Sever’s research interests include the pathophysiology of vascular disease, the evaluation of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy and the impact of multiple risk factor intervention for the prevention of cardiovascular disease.