Dr. Kausik Ray, BSc (Hons)
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MBBS / international)
London, United Kingdom · Telehealth in 0 states
Professor of Public Health and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Imperial College London, with more than 280 peer-reviewed publications in preventive cardiology, cholesterol and lipid management, diabetes and hypertension. Sees private patients at London Medical in the Harley Street area, with virtual consultations available.
About Dr. Kausik Ray, BSc (Hons)
Updated Sep 20, 2026Prof. Kausik Ray is a cardiologist in London who focuses on preventing heart disease and on treating cholesterol and lipid problems (lipidology). He is Professor of Public Health in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Imperial College London and directs the Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. He also works as an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist with Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and sees private patients at London Medical and Phoenix Hospital Group.
Much of his work involves clinical trials and research leadership. He is Deputy Director of the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Head of Commercial Trials, and Director of ICTU-Global. He is also Chief Clinical Officer and Head of Trials for Discover-NOW and the NIHR ARC national lead for cardiovascular disease.
He has held senior roles in cholesterol medicine. He was elected President of the European Atherosclerosis Society, serving a four-year term from January 2021, and is now Immediate Past President. He chairs the World Heart Federation Cholesterol Roadmap, founded a global registry for familial hypercholesterolaemia (an inherited high-cholesterol condition), and co-authored the editorial accompanying the 2025 focused update of the ESC/EAS cholesterol guidelines. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 2023.
Listings describe his clinical areas as cholesterol and lipoproteins, diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease prevention.
- Medical training
- MB ChB from the University of Birmingham Medical School in 1991, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. radcliffecardiology.com
- Research degrees
- MD from the University of Sheffield in 2004 and an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge in 2007. esc365.escardio.org
- Professional fellowships
- Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh, the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, and a member of the British Cardiovascular Society. phoenixhospitalgroup.com
- Academy of Medical Sciences
- Elected a Fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2023, listed in the official fellows directory. acmedsci.ac.uk
- European society president
- Elected President of the European Atherosclerosis Society, serving from January 2021 for four years after a year as President-Elect. imperial.ac.uk
- Cholesterol guideline work
- Co-authored the editorial published in Atherosclerosis that accompanied the 2025 focused update of the ESC/EAS dyslipidaemia (cholesterol) guidelines. atherosclerosis-journal.com
- Clinical trials leadership
- Deputy Director of the Imperial Clinical Trials Unit, Head of Commercial Trials and Director of ICTU-Global; also Chief Clinical Officer and Head of Trials for Discover-NOW. phin.org.uk
- NHS and private practice
- Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with private clinics listed at London Medical and Phoenix Hospital Group. londonmedical.co.uk
- Areas seen in clinic
- A Bupa consultant listing describes his practice as covering cholesterol and lipoproteins, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular prevention. finder.bupa.co.uk
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia registry
- Founded the European Atherosclerosis Society Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Studies Collaboration, a global registry, and spent about ten years on the EAS consensus panel for European guidelines. phoenixhospitalgroup.com
Worth knowing
- His entry on the UK General Medical Council specialist register was not retrieved during this research, so registration details were not independently confirmed. Patients can check directly at gmc-uk.org. phin.org.uk
- His name appears in at least one official directory as 'Kausik Kumar-Ray', which may make records harder to match. acmedsci.ac.uk
Sources: kausikray.com · linkedin.com · linkedin.com · radcliffecardiology.com · phin.org.uk · esc365.escardio.org · phoenixhospitalgroup.com · acmedsci.ac.uk. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
London Medical
49 Marylebone High Street
London W1U 5HJ · United Kingdom
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