Cardiovascular imaging
CT-led phenotyping of coronary artery disease, plaque, inflammation and the vessels beyond the lumen.
Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging
Seeing more.
Changing outcomes.
Professor Michelle C Williams is an internationally recognised clinician-scientist turning advanced medical imaging into earlier detection, sharper risk prediction and better prevention.
MBChBPhDBScBAFRCRMRCPFSCCT
Edinburgh, Scotland
Working across borders
Working across borders
CT · MRI · PET
From a coronary artery to a whole-body scan, her work finds meaning in the image—then carries that insight into clinical practice.
Core expertise
Imaging across
modalities. Thinking
beyond them.
Multi-modality
Connecting CT, MRI and PET to build a richer, clinically useful view of disease.
Machine intelligence
Applying machine learning, radiomics and advanced image analysis to extract reproducible imaging biomarkers.
Whole-person insight
Extending analysis beyond the heart to the lungs, blood vessels, body composition and incidental cardiovascular risk.
CT coronary angiogram
SCOT-HEART imaging
Landmark impact · SCOT-HEART
Evidence that
changed practice.
Professor Williams was instrumental in SCOT-HEART, serves on the steering committees of SCOT-HEART and SCOT-HEART 2, and is leading SCOT-HEART Evolution. The programme showed how CT coronary angiography can change diagnosis and treatment—and deliver a sustained reduction in heart attacks.
10years of
follow-up
follow-up
3major trial
programmes
programmes
International reach
One focus.
A global field.
Leadership, research and education connecting Edinburgh with collaborators and clinical communities across Europe, North America and the wider world.
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Leadership & collaboration
University of EdinburghProfessor · research lead
British Heart FoundationFellowship & data science leadership
European radiologyESR EIBALL Chair · ESCR Executive
RSNADeputy Editor · RCTI
Cedars-Sinai, Los AngelesVisiting Project Scientist
International programmesIAEA-linked nuclear cardiology research · INCAPS
Career profile
Clinical insight.
Scientific range.
Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging
University of Edinburgh · Honorary Consultant Radiologist, NHS Lothian
British Heart Foundation–supported investigator
Advancing multi-modality imaging, data science and cardiovascular prevention
Imaging leadership across societies
Past President, BSCI · ESCR Executive Committee · SCCT Board · ESR EIBALL Chair
Visiting Project Scientist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles · collaborative AI and coronary plaque research
Deputy Editor
Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging · Radiological Society of North America
“Many heart attacks occur without prior symptoms. Early identification and preventive treatment could save countless lives.”
Professor Michelle Williams · On the next chapter of SCOT-HEART
Selected research themes