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Specialises in

• Interventional cardiology

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Dr Zoe Astroulakis was appointed a full time Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at St George's University of London Medical School immediately following completion of her specialist training in September 2012. After accepting an exciting opportunity to live and work in Athens, whilst maintaining a working relationship with St George's and continuing her established private practice, she has now returned to London where she undertakes regular general cardiology clinics at St George's for the NHS as well as a busy private practice.

She was born and brought up in central London, and was educated at the Grey Coat Hospital Girls' School, Westminster where she was Head Girl, and graduated from University College London Medical School with MBBS in addition to a First Class Honours BSc in Cell Pathology.

She undertook her cardiology speciality training at high profile London teaching hospitals including King's College hospital, the Royal Free, the Heart and the London Chest hospital where she completed sub-speciality training in interventional cardiology.

Her research into the effects of stem cells in ischaemic heart disease post myocardial injury has been presented at the American Heart Association. She was one of three shortlisted for the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Investigator of the Year award. She has published in high impact clinical journals for which she continues to serve as a peer reviewer. She holds a PhD awarded by King's College London in 2011.

As well as being a highly regarded general cardiologist, assessing, treating and advising on a plethora of conditions, she undertakes coronary angiography and angioplasty (PCI) procedures via the radial (wrist) artery, proven to be much safer than the conventional femoral (groin) approach, as well as allowing patients to mobilise immediately afterwards. She is a highly skilled operator using the latest technologies to assess and treat coronary arteries (optical coherence tomography, pressure wire studies, drug coated balloons and bio-resorbable scaffolds) ensuring that her patients are offered the very latest evidence-based therapies.

She is the founding Director of the Regional Cardiac Simulation Training programme in SW London, working in collaboration with the British Cardiovascular Society, as well having served as the Cardiac Intervention and Regional Lead for Cardiology for the Acute Coronary Syndromes (Heart attack care). She holds multiple awards for Excellence in Teaching both of postgraduates and undergraduates, and for Excellence in Clinical Leadership, and holds the 2016 Excellence in Teaching award for her contribution to the division of Medicine at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

She has led the London Ambulance Service's Advanced Paramedic Practitioners degree course in the management of emergency heart attack patients in the hospital setting.

She serves an Instructor of Advanced Life Support (ALS) on behalf of the Resuscitation Council of the United Kingdom.

Dr Zoe Astroulakis' continues to receive outstanding patient reviews/ ratings which can be viewed at: www.Iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/dr-zoe-astroulakis

NHS Hospitals:
St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Private Hospitals:
The New Victoria Hospital, Kingston Upon Thames
Spire St Anthony's, Cheam

Areas of interest

Investigation of chest pain; Risk assessment with family history heart disease; Prevention of heart disease; Palpitations, Elevated cholesterol levels, High Blood Pressure, Shortness of breath, Heart Failure; Coronary artery disease and Angina; Coronary angiography; Coronary Angioplasty; Post heart attack care and rehabilitation; Women's cardiac health: peri-menopause/ menopause.

Medical secretaries

• Deborah Squire
• St George's Hospital Blackshaw Road LONDON SW17 0QT
• 07595 727104
• debsquire247@aol.com