Professor Channon is the Field Marshal Earl Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Head of Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford. He is an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford. He is Director of the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) and Chairs the NIHR-BHF Cardiovascular Partnership across the major UK centers. His research group investigates the biology of cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis, particularly using genetic models, and links these with clinical and translational research in coronary artery disease, through his leadership of the Oxford Acute Myocardial Infarction (OxAMI) Study.
Professor Channon served as Director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) during 2008-2018, was Deputy Head of Medical Sciences Division (Research), University of Oxford, from 2016-2021 and Director of R&D at Oxford University Hospitals from 2013-2021. He is a past Chairman of the British Atherosclerosis Society, an NIHR Emeritus Senior Investigator, and a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He plays active roles on grant funding and other committees at the MRC, British Heart Foundation, Wellcome Trust and the British Cardiac Society.
