- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General cardiology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr Stewart qualified as a consultant cardiologist and general physician in September 2003, having trained at the Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton and at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. After 21 years in the Royal Navy he became an NHS consultant in Portsmouth in 2005. His NHS practice covers all aspects of general cardiology with extensive experience in pacemaker implantation and follow up , Echocardiography including transoesophageal echocardiography invasive and non invasive cardiac investigations.
Dr Stewart’s NHS work extends into his private practice where he consults for all aspects of general cardiology including: chest pain, heart murmurs and valvular disease, palpitations, dizziness and blackout, shortness of breath, heart failure and hypertension and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
He has extensive in cardiac pacemaker device implantation and has particular interest in cardiac ultrasound examination by the transthoracic and transoesophageal route. He performs coronary angiography by both femoral and radial route
He is chairman of the Portsmouth Hospitals Formulary and medicines committee and he is an advisor to the British National Formulary on the pharmacological treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Dr Stewart id the Royal College of Physicians Clinical tutor for Portsmouth Hospitals
Areas of interest
Palpitations and Investigation of loss of consciousness and Collapse;
Atrial fibrillation assessment and treatment with Direct Current Cardioversion;
Single and Dual Chamber Cardiac Pacemaker Implantation and follow up;
Investigation of Shortness of Breath and Management of Heart Failure:
Valvular Heart Disease (Heart murmurs and assessment with Transthoracic and Transoesophageal Echocardiography;
Hypertension management;
Stroke Risk Reduction;
Chest pain assessment; Coronary Angiography.
Medical secretaries
- Carol Longland
- Spire Portsmouth Hospital Bartons Road HAVANT PO9 5NP
- 023 9245 6050
- Carol.Longland@spirehealthcare.com
- Kate Bayne
- Department Of Cardiology Queen Alexandra Hospital Southwick Hill Road Cosham PORTSMOUTH PO6 3LY
- 023 9228 6000
- 023 9228 6092