Professor Toby Richards is a consultant vascular surgeon and academic clinician based in London. He practises privately within HCA Healthcare UK while also holding a senior academic appointment as a professor of vascular surgery. His work combines CA Professor Toby Richards is a consultant vascular surgeon and academic clinician based in London. He practises privately within HCA Healthcare UK while also holding a senior academic appointment as a professor of vascular surgery. His work combines complex clinical care with research and leadership in vascular disease and peri-operative medicine.

Professor Richards is a vascular surgeon qualified in both the UK and Australia. He was one of the first vascular and endovascular surgeons able to undertake the full range of open and interventional / endovascular procedures. As such he can advise a holistic and informed advice with a full range of options for patients.

Professor Richards has led several international clinical trials advancing vascular surgery and performed several ‘world firsts’ pioneering advances in vascular surgery. He has been led vascular surgeon for the UCLH Hyper Acute Stroke Unit he specialised in urgent carotid interventions and ranked in the UK top 5 on the National Vascular Registry. Having performed over 1000 angioplasties and stents he has particular interest complex venous disease and DVT management, both acute DVT clot removal and stenting for chronic venous obstruction, as well as pelvic venous disease in women.

He was professor of Vascular Surgery at University College London and Consultant Vascular Surgeon at UCLH from 2008-2018 before becoming the Michael-Lawrence Brown Chair in Vascular Surgery in Perth, Australia. Also Honorary Professor of Anaesthesia at Monash University and Honorary Professor at the Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, UCL. His is internationally recognised and a regular speaker at major meetings. He has lead over $20M research funding, 45 research grants with > 20 postgraduate students. Overall; 206 manuscripts; i10 index 130, H-index 50, SciVal 2.34: >10,000 citations, with >35,000 downloads.

Professor Richards is pleased to offer a full range of services to patients with both arterial and venous disease to an international standard with cutting edge technologies and treatments
omplex clinical care with research and leadership in vascular disease and peri-operative medicine.

His clinical specialism covers the assessment and management of arterial and venous disease, including peripheral arterial disease, aortic conditions, carotid artery disease and venous disorders such as varicose veins. He has extensive experience in both open and minimally invasive endovascular procedures, with a focus on evidence-based treatment and careful patient selection. His procedural practice includes vascular imaging assessment, endovascular interventions, arterial reconstruction and the management of chronic limb-threatening ischaemia.

Alongside his surgical work, Professor Richards has a strong interest in peri-operative optimisation and blood management, particularly the diagnosis and treatment of anaemia in surgical patients. He has played a leading role in advancing patient blood management strategies, aiming to improve surgical outcomes, reduce complications and support faster recovery. This interest underpins much of his clinical and academic activity.

In his academic role, he is actively involved in research, teaching and service development at a national and international level. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, contributed to clinical guidelines and led major research programmes focused on vascular disease and peri-operative care. Through his combined clinical and academic practice, Professor Richards is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred vascular care informed by the latest research and innovation.