Graham MacGregor

Graham Alexander MacGregor CBE (1 April 1941 – 1 September 2025) was a British academic who was professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary University of London.^[1]

Life and career

MacGregor was born on 1 April 1941 in St Albans, Hertfordshire.^[2][3] He trained at Charing Cross Hospital where he was taught by the distinguished nephrologist, Professor Hugh de Wardener.^[4] MacGregor's own speciality at this stage was also in kidney disease.^[4] He developed an interest in the relationship between kidney function and high blood pressure which led him to a parallel campaigning role, attempting to persuade food manufacturers to reduce the quantity of salt in factory produced food.^[5]

He founded Blood Pressure UK in 2001.^[6] More recently he became chairman of Action on Sugar.

MacGregor was also honorary consultant physician at St George's Hospital, London, and a visiting professor at St George's Hospital Medical School, London.^[4]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to cardiovascular disease.^[7]

MacGregor died on 1 September 2025, at the age of 84.^[8]

Recognition

McGregor was listed in the IoS Happy List, 2012.^{[citation needed]}