Nilesh is Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the Cardiac Centre, Glenfield Hospital Leicester. Between 2016-2023, he also served as Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, overseeing the BHF’s research funding and medical activities.
Previously, Nilesh was Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester (2003-2016) and Director of the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Unit in Cardiovascular Diseases (2009-2016).
Nilesh is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and was an inaugural NIHR Senior Investigator. His awards include a Platinum Clinical Excellence from the NHS, the Mackenzie Medal of the British Cardiovascular Society and the Gold Medal of European Society of Cardiology. He was knighted for services to Medicine and Medical Research in the 2015 New Honours List.
Outside of his clinical and academic activities, Nilesh serves as a Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
