Stephen Black

Stephen is a consultant vascular surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He is a professor of venous surgery at King's College London. He is the:

• research and development co-lead for cardiovascular services (cardiology, cardio-thoracic and vascular surgery)
• the site lead for surgery at St Thomas' Hospital

His main clinical interest is the treatment of venous disease. He has established one of the largest services in Europe for the treatment of short- and long-term deep venous disease and superficial venous disorders.

His basic medical training was in South Africa (University of the Witwatersrand). He moved to the United Kingdom in 2001. He completed a doctor of medicine (MD) degree at St Mary's Hospital and Imperial College London in 2006. In 2011 he received the fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery. He was became a professor of venous surgery in 2020.

He is the programme director for:

• the European Venous Forum Hands on Workshops (EVF HOW)
• the Charing Cross Vascular Symposium venous programme

He was the venous tutor for European Society of Vascular Surgery (ESVS) from 2014 to 2018 and was an examiner for the Fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery.

He has lectured and published extensively on the treatment of short- and long-term deep vein thrombosis, the treatment of superficial venous disease and other areas of vascular surgery and education. He is currently the editor in chief for Vascular and Endovascular Review and on the editorial board for International Angiology.

He is the global and UK principal investigator for a number of ongoing trials and actively involved in research to improve the treatment of patients with venous disease. He has been involved a number of 'first in man' procedures.