Chris Gale

Chris Gale is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Co-Director of the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics at the University of Leeds with a wealth of experience in medicine and research.



Presently, Chris is Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Leeds General Infirmary where he practices clinical cardiology with particular interests in general cardiology, post myocardial infarction survivorship and chronic heart failure. In 2024, Chris was commissioned by the UK Public Inquiry into Covid-19 to serve as the Independent Expert for Cardiovascular Disease for the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Systems in the 4 Nations of the UK (Module 3). Chris co-chair’s The Lancet Regional Health – Europe Commission on Inequalities and Disparities in Cardiovascular Health.



Chris’ research incorporates the efficient use of observational and randomised data to deliver population-based studies of cardiovascular quality of care and clinical outcomes. He leads a research active group at the Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds. He is the recipient of many major research awards and has published over 350 research manuscripts in peer reviewed journals including JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, EHJ amounting to nearly 100,000 citations, and has a large following on social media.



Chris is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and member of the British Cardiovascular Society. He is founder and past co-Chair of the National Institute for Clinical Outcomes Research (NICOR) Research Board, University College London, and has been a member of the UK nationwide heart attack register (Myocardial Ischaemic National Audit Project, MINAP) Academic and Steering Groups for over a decade. Chris also holds international leadership positions which harmonise with his clinical academic interests. He is Deputy Editor of European Heart Journal Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.