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Open Referral network
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Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I qualified from St. Bartholomew's medical college, London in 1993. I undertook my cardiology research at the British Heart Foundation Cardiac MRI unit in Leeds, where I evaluated heart muscle thickening (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy) in patients with Hypertension using the ECG, Echocardiography and Cardiac MRI.
I trained in Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging in Leeds and Nottingham. I undertook further training in Cardiac MRI in St. Thomas' Hospital. I trained in Cardiac CT in the USA.
I am a General Cardiologist and I investigate and manage patients with chest pain, high Blood Pressure, Palpitations & dizziness, faints and Shortness of breath, valvular heart disease and cardiomyopathies.
I specialise in diagnostic cardiac imaging of the heart using Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography, Cardiac MR and Cardiac CT.
I am very active in researach as a principle investigator for several clinical trials and I have published over 60 peer reviewed articles and over 60 conference abstracts.
Areas of interest
I see patients with Chest pain, Palpitations, Shortness of breath, dizziness, faints, High Blood pressure, Valvular heart disease, Heart failure and Cardiomyopathies.
Medical secretaries
About me
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Cardiologist
Lewisham University Hospital
King's College Hospital
King's College London Cardiac MRI unit.
Research interests
Cardiac CT, Cardiac MRI and stress echocardiography
Awards received
Clinical excellence awards 5
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
Over 60 Peer reviewed articles and over 60 conference abstracts.
Courses offered to GPs
I give general cardiology talks and I have a particular interest in the clinical effectivness of cardiac CT and cardiac imaging stress tests on reducing the need for invasive investigations.
My outcomes
Outcomes (self-reported)
I regularly perform large audits of my cardiac imaging tests in my hospitals and often present the findings at conferences and publish them in cardiology journals.
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- MBBS
St. Bartholomew's Medical College, London. 1993
- MD
University of Leeds 2004
- MRCP
Royal College of Physicians 1996
Additional training
- Cardiac MRI
Leeds General Infirmary 2003
- Cardiac CT
Harbor UCLA 2008
GMC registration
Reference number 4025450
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Member of the radiation and abstract committies
SCCT 2018
Details of entry to specialist register
Affiliations / memberships
British society of Echocardiography
British society of Cardiac MR
European association of Cardiovascular Imaging
European society of Cardiology
Society of Cardiac CT
Society of Cardiac MR
My private practice
Practice hours
Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings
- BMI The Blackheath Hospital, SE3 9UD
- Tuesday
- 12:30
- 14:30
- 0808 101 0337
- BMI The Sloane Hospital, BR3 5HS
- Tuesday
- 08:30
- 10:00
- 0808 101 0337
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs
in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies
guidelines.
In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the
following contact details
0782 4567559