Dr Mark Specterman : Cardiology

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Dr Mark Specterman

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Specialises in

Electrophysiology

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About me

Dr Mark Specterman is a Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist and Senior Lecturer at St George's Hospital, London. He manages patients covering all areas of Cardiology but as a Cardiac Electrophysiologist, he is also a subspecialist in managing and treating patients with arrhythmias like SVT and AF (heart rhythm disturbances). He is also an expert in the management of patients with Inherited Cardiac Conditions and/or Family History of Sudden Death where he works as part of a world-renowned team at St George's. This includes patients with cardiomyopathy (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy) and ion channel disorders (Long QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, Catecholaminergic Polmorphic VT). As part of this work Dr Specterman is co-chair of the South London Inherited Cardiac Conditions (SLICC) network.
Dr Specterman completed medical training at Imperial College London in 2005 and went on to specialise in Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology at The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre and Barts Heart Centre, London. His procedural expertise includes cardiac device implantation such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) together with ablation of arrhythmia.
Dr Specterman was awarded a prestigious Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship at Queen Mary, University of London and Barts Heart Centre London to investigate mechanisms and drug targets for atrial fibrillation via scientific laboratory-based techniques. He now continues research at St George's, University of London alongside his clinical work. This research investigates the mechanisms of arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease) and inherited cardiac conditions in the search for new anti-arrhythmic therapies and methods of risk stratification of sudden death. As such he is at the forefront of world-leading treatment and research in this area of expertise.

Areas of interest

Chest pain; Palpitations; Breathlessness; Blackouts (syncope); Hypertension; Hypercholesterolaemia; Cardiovascular Risk Management; Arrhythmia; Atrial Fibrillation (AF); Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT); Ventricular Tachycardia (VT); Pacemaker Implantation; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation; Biventricular (CRT) Device Implantation; Implantable Loop Recorder (ILR) Implantation; Electrophysiological Studies; Ablation; Inherited Cardiac Conditions; Family History of Sudden Death; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiac Ion Channel Disorders; General Cardiology

Medical secretaries

Yehia Mohamed
Battersea Power Station Turbine Hall B Level 1 London SW11 8DD
020 7046 2839
Specterman.admin@lips.org.uk

About me

Current NHS consultant posts held

Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist,
St George’s Hospital, London

Research interests

Arrhythmia, Sudden Death, Genetics

Publications

Minopoli TC, Canu A, Maritsa D, Tardo D, Halim K, Sriskandarajah R, Petrone A, Casian M, Dei LL, Abioye D, Knott K, Bunce N, Specterman M, et al., Disease Progression in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Longitudinal Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Mar 13:zwag130. doi: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwag130. Epub ahead of print.

MacLachlan H, Bhatia R, Raju H, Mellor G, Androulakis E, Basu J, Behr ER, Chandra N, Chatrath N, Dhutia H, D'Silva A, Fyyaz S, Gati S, Malhotra A, Marwaha S, Miles C, Millar L, Prakash K, Kondapally Seshasai SR, Sheikh N, Specterman M, et al., Cardiac Screening for Conditions Associated With Sudden Cardiac Death: Yield, Interventions, and SCA/SCD Incidence in 104,369 Young Individuals. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Feb 24;87(7):756-768. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.11.049.

Ahmed O, Li A, Zazai I, Bajpai A, Zuberi Z, Norman M, Leung L, Specterman MJ, et al.,
Clinical outcomes of pulsed field versus radiofrequency ablation, incorporating posterior wall isolation, in persistent atrial fibrillation. Open Heart. 2026 Feb 4;13(1):e003798. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2025-003798.

Griffiths RLM, Walsh R, Futema M, Specterman M, Behr ER. Brugada Syndrome: an exemplar for the genomic basis of sudden death. Eur J Hum Genet. Published online 2025:1-10.

Brown R, Macrohon-Sabaitue S, Specterman M, Asimaki A. Multisystemic, Possibly Familial Sarcoidosis Ameliorated by an mTOR Inhibitor. JACC Case Rep. 2025;30(14):103633.

Scrocco C, Ben-Haim Y, Ensam B, Aldous R, Tome-Esteban M, Specterman M, et al., The role for ambulatory electrocardiogram monitoring in the diagnosis and prognostication of Brugada syndrome: a sub-study of the Rare Arrhythmia Syndrome Evaluation (RASE) Brugada study. Europace. 2024;26(5):euae091.

Specterman MJ, Aziz Q, Li Y, Anderson NA, Ojake L, et al.,. Hypoxia Promotes Atrial Tachyarrhythmias via Opening of ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2023 Aug 30:e011870.

Specterman MJ, Behr ER. Cardiogenetics: the role of genetic testing for inherited arrhythmia syndromes and sudden death. Heart. 2023 Feb 23;109(6):434-441.

Specterman M, Aziz Q, Finlay M, Nobles M, Anderson N, Ng K-E, Schilling R, Tinker A. K�ATP channels as a drugable target for inappropriate sinus and ectopic atrial tachycardia. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2016; 45(3):278

My qualifications & training

Qualifications

PhD in Cardiac Electrophysiology Queen Mary University of London, UK: 2019
Membership of The Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Physicians, London, UK 2009
MBBS Imperial College London, School of Medicine 2005

Additional training

Cardiology / Subspecialist Training in Cardiac Electrophysiology & Devices The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, Essex 2019
Clinical Training Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology & Devices Barts Heart Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London 2020
Medical Research Council Clinical Research Training Fellowship / PhD in Cardiac Electrophysiology The William Harvey Heart Centre, Queen Mary University of London – 2018

GMC registration

Reference number 6130970

Affiliations / memberships

Panel Member South London Cardiovascular Operational Delivery Network

My private practice

Practice hours

Practice
Day
Hours
Appt Bookings

Bupa Canary Wharf, 50 Bank Street London E14 5NT
Thursday
16:30 - 18:00
020 7046 2839

Welbeck 1 Welbeck Street London W1G 0AR
Tuesday
18:00 - 20:00
020 7046 2839

Welbeck 1 Welbeck Street London W1G 0AR
Friday
13:00 - 17:00
020 7046 2839

Welbeck 1 Welbeck Street London W1G 0AR
Saturday
10:00 - 12:00
020 7046 2839

Post treatment communication

Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.

In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details

020 7046 2839

Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)

Procedures completed

K6115
Insertion of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator with subcutaneous leads (subcutaneous ICD) - ()
K6010
Cardiac pacemaker system introduced through vein (dual chamber) - ()
K5810
Diagnostic intracardiac electrophysiological study (including characterisation of intracardiac conduction and any testing of anti-arrhythmic drug efficacy by programmed stimulation) - ()

Welbeck London ()

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