Special clinical interests
Coronary artery disease
Investigation and treatment of chest pain
Investigation and treatment of shortness of breath
Investigation and treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure)
High cholesterol and lipid disorders
Statins and other lipid lowering drugs
Assessment of cardiovascular risk
Prevention of heart attack and stroke
Management of patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors
Assessment of patients with a family history of early cardiovascular disease
Non-invasive assessment of coronary and cerebrovascular disease
Research interests:
Professor Halcox leads an active translational vascular research program in Cardiff University and collaborates with leading academics across the UK and Europe. His work is published regularly in major peer-reviewed journals and has generated grant income in excess of £2.5 million.
Areas of particular interest include:
Non-invasive arterial imaging
Initiation and progression of arterial disease
Endothelial function and dysfunction
Endothelial progenitor (stem) cells
Endothelial injury and regeneration
Vascular inflammation and ageing
Arterial disease in diabetes
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Erectile Dysfunction
Genetic influences on arterial disease
Role of the P2Y12 receptor in endothelial and platelet biology
Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical trials in: Coronary artery disease; CVD prevention
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Professor of Cardiology, Cardiff University
Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospital of Wales Cardiff
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
British Atherosclerosis Society
Director of Cardiovascular Research Group- Cymru (the Welsh cardiovascular research network).
National Institute for Healthcare Research UK Clinical Research Collaboration (Representative for Wales on Cardiovascular Speciality Group)
www.ukcrc.orgFellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Member of the British Atherosclerosis Society
Member of the American Heart Association Council on Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
Year of first medical qualification:
1991
Contact Details
Telephone number to make private appointments
029 2073 6011
More about Prof Julian Halcox
Professor Halcox is a clinician scientist with a special interest in vascular biology and cardiovascular disease prevention. He is a Consultant Cardiologist at the University Hospital of Wales with an academic base in the Wales Heart Research Institute in the Cardiff University School of Medicine.
A graduate of the University of Cambridge, he trained in cardiology at The London Chest, St. Bartholomew’s and University College London Hospitals also spending 3 years as a Visiting Scientist in the US National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
He is an international leader in the field of preventive cardiovascular medicine and has been involved in the development of European as well as local guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. He is an active member of several national and international specialist associations, review boards and industry clinical advisory boards and lectures regularly on topics related to vascular biology, cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention of cardiovascular disease at local, national and international meetings.
As a general cardiologist Professor Halcox cares for patients with all types of cardiovascular disease, but has particular expertise in the investigation and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol as well as advanced cardiovascular risk assessment and prevention of heart attack and stroke.