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Program-At-A-Glance

Steffen E. Petersen, MD, PhD, MSc, MPH, FSCMR

Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine
Queen Mary University of London
London, England, United Kingdom

Steffen Petersen is a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London and a Consultant Cardiologist at Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust. He is the Director of the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre (interim). He is the Immediate Past President of the European Society of Cardiology's (ESC) European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). He holds an MBCHB and MDRES equivalent (Dr med.) from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany, a DPHIL (OXON) from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, an MPH from Harvard School of Public Health and an MSc from the London School of Economics. He is level 3 certified for cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). He has been actively involved in cardiovascular magnetic resonance since 1998, and he reports over 1000 cardiac adult MRI scans each year. Professor Steffen Petersen is a leading international authority in cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging, whose work has transformed the field through pioneering innovation, global collaboration, and inclusive leadership. As a clinical academic, he has driven major advances in population-level imaging science, artificial intelligence (AI) in cardiovascular diagnostics, and evidence-based policy, with a commitment to equitable, high-quality care. He was awarded the SCMR Gold Medal in 2025.

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