- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General cardiology
- Interventional cardiology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Nijjer is an award-winning Consultant Cardiologist working at both the Hammersmith Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Foundation NHS Trust (West Middlesex Hospital site). Dr Nijjer practices privately at the One Heart Clinic at 68 Harley Street, London, W1G 7HE. You can learn about his practice and about heart related problems on his website: https://drnijjer.com
Dr Nijjer also sees patients at the Cromwell Hospital, the Syon Clinic and Bishops Wood Hospital. He frequently performs procedures at the Hammersmith Hospital, The Cromwell and The Wellington Hospital. He performs specialist cardiac procedures including coronary angiography, coronary physiological assessment, intravascular imaging and coronary angioplasty. He performs complex coronary interventions including those requiring advanced techniques such as Laser and Rotabalation and takes referrals from other Cardiologists and Interventional Cardiologists. Dr Nijjer is the Lead for the Cardiac Catheter Labs at the Hammersmith Hospital. He is an internationally recognised expert in coronary physiology and the assessment of coronary blood flow including the assessment of microvascular angina, vasospasm and myocardial bridging. Dr Nijjer also places internal heart monitoring devices for those patients with fast or racing heart beats. In patients with slow heart beats, he may insert pacemaker devices.
Dr Nijjer has expertise in Cardiology with subspeciality expertise in coronary intervention. He is a specialist in assessing patients with chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, dizziness, faints, and ankle swelling.
Dr Nijjer is an expert in the management of coronary artery disease, including acute myocardial infarction (heart attacks). He performs coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty (stenting) and he also implants pacemakers. He is an expert in the use of coronary physiology and intravascular imaging to guide and optimise​ the treatment of heart arteries.
Dr Nijjer also has expertise in anti-platelets medications and has been invited as a speaker at International conferences. He also has expertise in the use of CT coronary angiography to help diagnose patients efficiently and without the need for invasive procedure.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and is the Immediate Past President of Cardiology at the Royal Society of Medicine. He has also been the past Communications Lead for the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society.
He has a PhD awarded by Imperial College London in coronary blood flow and the use of Stenting to treat complex blockages. His PhD research work has been published in major Cardiology journals and contributed to the development of a clinical tool used in thousands of patients around the world. He has presented his research at the leading cardiology conferences around the world, including the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) and EuroPCR. In addition to winning many prizes he was a Gold Medal finalist at the Royal Society of Medicine Gold Medal 2015 and and a finalist for BCIS Young Investigator 2015.
He has over 100 high impact publications (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Nijjer+S), including the European Heart Journal, the Journal of American College of Cardiology, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Lancet. Dr Nijjer has designed and lead research studies and contributed to major international studies that have changed the way Interventional Cardiologists practice around the world.
Areas of interest
Chest tightness; Chest pain; Angina; reduced exercise tolerance; Palpitations; Shortness of breath; dizziness; ischaemic heart disease; heart attack; pacemakers; Coronary intervention; Coronary artery disease; Stenting; Stents; Balloon angioplasty; Drug-coated balloons; Pressure wire; iFR; FFR; intravascular imaging; IVUS; OCT; Heart failure; Arrhythmia; Cardiac valvular disorders; TAVI; aortic stenosis; assessment for valve replacement; Hypertension; treatment of high blood pressure; Hypercholesterolemia; control of cholesterol; risk factor management
Medical secretaries
- General Enquires
- One Heart Clinic 68 Harley Street London W1G 7HE
- 020 3983 8001
- 07767 683308
- 020 3070 0800
- enquiries@oneheartclinic.com
- Jessica Edmunds (PA)
- One Heart Clinic 68 Harley Street London W1G 7HE
- 020 3983 8001
- 07767 683308
- 020 3070 0800
- jessica@oneheartclinic.com
- Tracy Harvey (Administration Manager)
- One Heart Clinic 68 Harley Street London W1G 7HE
- 020 8057 3202
- 020 3070 0800
- tracy@oneheartclinic.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Ester Avagliano at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Dr Elizabeth Ashley at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Dr Jonathan Simon at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Dr Thomas Pickworth at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Dr Maria Eugenia D'Andrea at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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Dr Sukhjinder S Nijjer has worked with Dr Gudrun Kunst at the following hospitals:
- Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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K6581
Coronary angioplasty following angiography with fractional flow study on the same day, +/- insertion of stent - femoral or brachial access - (5-50)
Cromwell Hospital (5-50) Hammersmith 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) - (5-50)
Hammersmith Hospital (1-5) Cromwell Hospital (5-50)
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AA963
Coronary angioplasty following angiography with fractional flow study on the same day, +/- insertion of stent - radial access - (1-5)
Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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X5020
External cardioversion - (1-5)
Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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K5050
Coronary angioplasty following angiography with intravascular ultrasound on the same day, +/- insertion of stent - femoral or brachial access - (1-5)
Cromwell Hospital (1-5) Hammersmith Hospital (1-5)
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K5040
Rotablation of coronary vessel(s) percutaneous transluminal rotational atherectomy (PCRS) +/- insertion of stent - (1-5)
Hammersmith Hospital (1-5)
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K6513
Adult cardiac catheterisation - radial access (including coronary arteriography/catheterisation of right/left side of heart/contrast radiology) - (1-5)
Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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K6010
Cardiac pacemaker system introduced through vein (dual chamber) - (1-5)
Cromwell Hospital (1-5)
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AA962
Coronary angioplasty following angiography with intravascular ultrasound on the same day, +/- insertion of stent - radial access - (1-5)