John Camm is Professor of Clinical Cardiology at St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK, and Imperial College, London. His interests include cardiac arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, stroke prevention, anticoagulation, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac pacemakers, and risk stratification in post-myocardial infarction, heart failure and cardiomyopathy patients.
Professor Camm graduated from Guy’s Hospital, London and pursued a career in cardiology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, before moving to St George’s in 1986. He was elected Chair of Medicine in October 1990. Professor Camm is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London, Edinburgh and Glasgow), The Academy of Medical Sciences, the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the Heart Rhythm Society, the European Society of Cardiology, the European Heart Rhythm Association. He is President of the Arrhythmia Alliance, Founder and Trustee of the Atrial Fibrillation Society, Trustee of the Drug Safety Research Unit, President of the European Heart Rhythm Society, Editor-in-Chief of European Heart Journal – Case Reports and Clinical Cardiology, Editor of the European Heart Journal, editorial board member of a further 15 journals, and Editor of the European Society of Cardiology Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine and ESC CardioMed.
Professor Camm has been involved in the production of numerous guidelines, including the ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation and the NICE guidelines for the treatment of unstable angina and non-ST elevation ACS. He has authored or co-authored over 1300 papers.
Professor Camm is a recipient of several honours including Queen’s Honorary Physician for his work in setting up and contributing to the medical protection of the Queen and the Royal Family over a period of 25 years, and Commander of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem for his contribution to teaching and service in the St. John Ambulance Brigade.
Professor Camm is the recipient of the European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal and the British Cardiovascular Society Mackenzie Medal.