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Specialises in

• Cardiac CT/MRI

• General cardiology

Offers

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

About me

Professor Dan Augustine is a consultant cardiologist. He practices at several private hospitals in Bath / Bristol and London.

He qualified in 2002 from St Bartholomews and the Royal London Medical School and completed his cardiology training in the South West of England.
Dan before undertaking a research fellowship at the University of Oxford and gained an MD(Res). He has speciality expertise in general cardiology, sports cardiology and cardiac imaging.

Dan has held national roles within the British Society of Echocardiography (BSE) and has also sat on a number of advisory NHS panels. This has included being the lead for a number of national guidelines implemented into NHS trusts. Dan was elected president of the BSE in 2023.

General cardiology
Dan is the author and editor of several national and international cardiology textbooks. This, in combination with his role for the BSE and NHS, means that he stays up-to-date with contemporary practice, using the latest evidence and guidelines. It allows Dan to give a modern and expert opinion on a wide range of cardiological presentations including:
• Chest pain
• Breathlessness
• Heart murmurs, valve disease
• Heart risk factor management (such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure)
• Heart rhythm symptoms (palpitations, atrial fibrillation)
• Episodes of altered consciousness (blackouts or near blackouts)

Cardiac Imaging
Dan has expertise in echocardiography (heart ultrasound scans) and cardiac MRI.

Sports Cardiology

Dan is one of the first cardiologists in the UK to have completed a Masters degree in Sports Cardiology (2019). Dan provides expert cardiac sports advice, screening and assessment of symptoms to those of all abilities. He currently works with a number of local sports teams including as cardiologist for Bath Rugby and Bristol Rugby.

Nationally, Dan is one of the 12 cardiologists on the Football Association Advisory Panel. He has worked with lots of professional-club and international athletes and also helps to advise those with underlying cardiac conditions (e.g. after a heart attack or those with heart failure) to improve their exercise capacity and provide tailored exercise prescription.

Dan was one of the authors of the National guidelines on the screening of sports participants, published in 2025. This was a joint position paper from the British Society of Echocardiography and the charity Cardiac Risk In The Young.

Areas of interest

Valvular heart disease; Heart failure; hypertension; chest pain assessment; sports cardiology; exercise prescription; palpitations; blackouts or altered consciousness.

Medical secretaries

• Melinda Ziff
• Medicalsec Services Ltd 2 Henge Close Adderbury Banbury OX17 3GA
• 01225 962201
• profaugustinepa@medicalsecservices.co.uk