Richard Hobbs
Preventive Cardiology
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
About
Richard Hobbs works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Richard Hobbs is the Mercian Professor of Primary Care at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. He serves as Director of the Oxford Institute of Digital Health and previously headed the department from 2011 to 2024. His research includes cardiovascular clinical trials and he chairs the European Primary Care Cardiovascular Society.
Research focus
Stroke Prevention in Atrial FibrillationHeart Failure Diagnosis and ManagementHypertension Self-ManagementCardiovascular Disease PreventionAtrial Fibrillation Screening
Impact
1,147 pubs · 106,814 cites · h-index 111
Training
MB ChB
University of Bristol
1977
Affiliations
Work Experience
Mercian Professor of Primary Care
University of Oxford · 2022 - Present
Director, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences
University of Oxford · 2011 - 2024
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
University of Oxford · 2019 - 2025
Head of Department
University of Birmingham · 1985 - 2011