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Specialises in

• Cardiac CT/MRI

Offers

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

About me

Dr Laura Corsinovi is a Consultant Cardiologist in Winchester and Basingstoke with 20+ years' experience in diagnosing and treating acute & chronic heart problems such as valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and arrhythmias. She has been treating patients in the NHS for 10+ years in the North Hampshire Trust. She sees both insured and self-funded patients in her private practice.

Dr Corsinovi has a special interest in advanced cardiac imaging. She performs cardiac MRI (CMR), cardiac CT (CTCA) and echocardiography (transthoracic, stress, & transoesophageal echocardiography). Throughout her career, Dr Corsinovi has performed thousands of scans, attaining the highest International Certifications (Level 3)* in each of these highly specialised cardiac diagnostic modalities.

Dr Corsinovi is also a consultant in General Medicine and she is a strong believer in a holistic approach to patient healthcare, comprising doctor-patient trust & open communication. She works closely with the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield where she holds a Honorary Consultant Contract. She also works closely with Southampton University Hospital.

After a Bachelor's degree in Medicine, with honours, from the University of Genoa, Italy, she specialised in Cardiology, Internal Medicine & Geriatrics at the University of Turin, Italy. She completed her PhD on Heart Failure in 2008.

Dr Corsinovi came to the UK in 2014 after working at Turin University Hospital in Italy. She gained further experience at Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital before becoming a consultant at her current NHS trust in 2016.

Dr Corsinovi is a respected name in medical research, with more than 20 publications in various high impact peer-reviewed journals, and presents at national & international conferences.

Dr Corsinovi is driven by providing excellent care for all her patients and contributing to develop the future generation of healthcare professionals. As such she busies herself in teaching junior doctors of different seniority & various healthcare professionals (i.e nurses, cardiac physiologist, pharmacists). Before focusing on Medical Education, she held the role of Governance Lead of the Cardiology Department at Hampshire Hospitals. She is the Director of very successful Hands-on Echocardiography Courses, certified at national level by the British Society of Echocardiography. She is a national BSE assessor for the national certification of transthoracic echocardiography.
She is an advocate for a healthy & active lifestyle as a way to prevent diseases.

Dr Corsinovi lives with her husband, an engineer working on the development of supercars. She is passionate about different sports (swimming & skiing in particular) and she loves cooking and baking. She has been promoting several charity events.

Languages: English, Italian, French

* Level 3 International Certifications in Cardiac Imaging are: European Society of Cardiology Certification for transthoracic echocardiogram and transoesophageal echocardiogram; Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Certification for cardiac MRI: Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography for CT coronary angiography. In the last years she has performed an average of 400 MRIs, 300 CTCAs and 350 advanced echocardiograms per year.

Main Qualification summary:
2001 MD
2005 Certificate of Completion of Training, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
2008 PhD in Clinical Science, Heart Failure
2015 Certificate of Completion of Training, Cardiology
2018 & 2023 Transthoracic Echocardiography Certification, Level III, ESC (European Society of Cardiology)

Cardiac MRI certification, Level III (Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance), November 2018

Transoesophageal Echocardiography Certification, Level III (ESC European Society of Cardiology) October 2020

Cardiac CT Certification, Level III (Society of Cardiovascular Computed tomography), August 2022

Areas of interest

Consultant in all aspect of general adult cardiology:

Valvular heart disease;
Cardiomyopathies;
Coronary artery disease;
Cardiac Imaging;
Echocardiogram (Echo);
Stress Echocardiogram with Dobutamine or exercise;
Cardiac MRI (CMR);
Cardiac Stress MRI;
Transoesophageal Echocardiogram;
Cardiac CT;
CT Coronary Angiogram (CTCA);
Heart failure;
General medicine and geriatrics;
Medical research; Education; Teaching

Medical secretaries

• Magda
• Candover Clinic Aldermaston Road Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NA
• 07434 636626
• pa@drlauracorsinovi.co.uk