Professor Loftus trained as an academic vascular surgeon in Leicester and moved to St George’s, London to help develop a regional vascular surgery programme. He is now a Professor of Vascular Surgery at St George’s, University of London.

Professor Loftus developed special interests and a large personal experience in the management of entrapment conditions, especially thoracic outlet and popliteal entrapment syndromes. He also has extensive experience in minimally invasive treatments of varicose veins and other vascular conditions.

Professor Loftus is a Past-President of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Society for Endovascular Therapy, and the President-Elect of the European Society of Vascular Surgery. Current national roles include Chair of the UK National Vascular Registry Project Board, Deputy-Chair of the National Clinical Reference Group for vascular surgery, Council member and Caldicott Guardian of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
 

Recent and current appointments

• Consultant Vascular Surgeon, St George's NHS Foundation Trust
• Professor of Vascular Surgery, St George's, University of London
• Past President, Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• President-Elect, European Society of Vascular Surgery

Publications lectures and teachings

• Published over 250 papers across a broad field of vascular surgery, including thoracic outlet syndrome, popliteal entrapment and varicose veins.
• Run a clinical research programme at St George’s
• co-author of the 2018 European Guidelines for the management of aortic aneurysms and 2022 guidelines on the management of thoracic aortic aneurysms
• Co-editor of the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice, ‘Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Editor of the best-selling vascular surgery textbook in the UK and has written numerous book chapters and leading articles in vascular surgery.

Society memberships

• Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland; European Society of Vascular Surgery; British Medical Association