- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General cardiology
- Interventional cardiology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Savio D’Souza is a Consultant Cardiologist with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and based at Darent Valley Hospital Dartford. He holds Honorary Consultant Cardiologist positions at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London and William Harvey Hospital Ashford, Kent.
He contributes to the 24 hour Kent-wide Primary Angioplasty service based at William Harvey Hospital. His sub-speciality interest is non-invasive CT-coronary angiography imaging in assessment of cardiac chest pain. Dr D’Souza has held Interventional Cardiology Fellowships in Central Manchester and London’s Brompton Hospitals and attained extensive experience with national and international accredited operators.
He graduated in Medicine from the Goa Medical College/ University of Bombay in India and then progressed to his post-graduate training in the UK in Yorkshire and the Southeast. Academically, Dr D’Souza is conferred with a Doctorate in Medicine from the Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London for his pioneering work in endorsing the protective role of B-type natriuretic peptide in ischaemic pre-conditioning of the heart. He has a large number of publications to his credit and in high impact factor journals.
Dr D’Souza sees all general adult cardiology patients including high blood pressure, palpitations and heart failure and has a specialist interest in the assessment of chest pain, coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty).
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face consultations have now resumed but a telephone consultation remains optional. Please do follow local measures if in place to protect us all.
Areas of interest
Chest discomfort;
Angina;
Heart attacks;
Palpitations;
High blood pressure;
Blackouts;
Breathlessness;
Performs coronary angiography and angioplasty via the wrist
Medical secretaries
- Rhonda McHugh
- Department Of Cardiology Darent Valley Hospital Darenth Wood Road DARTFORD DA2 8DA
- 07818 542096
- 07818 542096
- rhonda.mchugh@circlehealthpartners.co.uk
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (5-50)
Darent Valley Hospital (5-50)
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AA959
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of coronary artery(ies) with stent insertion - radial access - (5-50)
Darent Valley Hospital (5-50)
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K6513
Adult cardiac catheterisation - radial access (including coronary arteriography/catheterisation of right/left side of heart/contrast radiology) - (1-5)
Darent Valley Hospital (1-5)
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K6582
Adult cardiac catheterisation - radial access (including coronary arteriography/catheterisation of right/left side of heart/ contrast radiology) - with pressure wire (including fractional flow reserve measurement) - (1-5)
Darent Valley Hospital (1-5)
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AA961
Coronary angiography proceeding to angioplasty on the same day, +/- insertion of stent - radial access - (1-5)
Darent Valley Hospital (1-5)