Andrew Nicolaides - Biography#

Professor Andrew Nicolaides is a graduate of the Pancyprian Gymnasium (Nicosia) and Guy's Hospital Medical School (London University 1962), and a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons England, and the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (1967).

His higher surgical training was in Oxford University, Kings College Hospital Medical School and St Mary's Hospital Medical School, London. He was awarded the Jacksonian prize by the Royal College of Surgeons England in 1972 for his work on the prevention of venous thromboembolism and obtained the degree of MS (Master of Surgery) in 1976.

He was the Professor of Vascular Surgery at the Imperial College School of Medicine (St Mary's Hospital) and Consultant Vascular Surgeon at St Mary's Hospital from 1983-2000 and Medical Director of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics from 2001-2004. His research group is known internationally ifor their contributions to areas which include noninvasive vascular screening and diagnostic investigation, early detection and prevention of cardiovascular and venous disease. His research is now directed towards the genetic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, identification of individuals at risk and the development of effective methods of prevention, especially stroke.

He is Past-President of the International Union of Angiology and Past-President of the Section of Measurement in Medicine of the Royal Society of Medicine.

He has received many awards and honorary memberships from many scientific societies. He was Editor-in-Chief of International Angiology and is on the Editorial Board of many vascular journals. He is Professor Emeritus at Imperial College and was an examiner for MS and PhD degrees for London University. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of European Venous Forum and Foundation. He is Chairman of the Cyprus Cardiovascular Disease Educational and Research Trust (CCDERT) and Medical Director of the Vascular Screening and Diagnostic Centre in Cyprus. He is Honorary Professor of Surgery at the University of Nicosia Medical School and founder member of the newly formed Cyprus Atherosclerosis Society. He has trained over 200 vascular surgeons who are practicing all over the world; fifteen of them are holding prestigious Chairs as professors in vascular surgery.

He is co-author of over 900 original papers and editor of 14 books.