- Bupa Platinum consultant
- Fee assured
- Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- General cardiology
- Interventional cardiology
About me
Dr Menown MB BCh BAO MD MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), is Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Interventional Cardiology at the Craigavon Cardiac Centre, Northern Ireland, is current President of the Irish Atherosclerosis Society and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast. His special interests include general and acute cardiology, chest pain assessment/coronary artery disease, interventional cardiology (angioplasty/stenting), electrophysiology (specifically management of atrial fibrillation), heart failure, cholesterol management and coronary prevention/risk reduction. In addition to a comprehensive acute cardiac care and outpatient service, over the last 15 years Dr Menown has undertaken among the 20% highest volumes of interventional cardiology (stent) cases in the UK.
Dr Menown received his medical degree with distinction from the Queens University of Belfast and trained in Cardiology in Belfast before completing an interventional fellowship at Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, BC, Canada. He obtained a postgraduate doctorate of medicine, the Purce medal and JD Williams prize for his research in improving early detection of acute coronary syndromes and has been elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh.
Dr Menown has been elected to serve on European Society of Cardiology expert groups of (i) Thrombosis, (ii) Acute Cardiac Care, (iii) Cardiovascular Pharmacology & Drug Therapy, (iv) Hypertension, and (v) Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology. He serves as interventional editor-in-chief of Cardiology and Therapy, cardiology editor of Advances in Therapy and is on the editorial board of Interventional Cardiology, Future Cardiology and Biomarkers in Medicine. Dr Menown is frequently invited to lecture at national and international meetings and has published over 110 papers and 150 scientific abstracts in fields including acute coronary syndromes, lipids/cholesterol, cardiovascular risk and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Areas of interest
Chest pain assessment; Angina; Myocardial infarction; Coronary heart disease; ischaemic heart disease; Interventional cardiology; Angioplasty; Coronary stenting; Hypertension; High blood pressure; High cholesterol; Lipids; Cardiac risk; Heart failure; Electrophysiology (specifically management of Atrial fibrillation); Palpitations
Medical secretaries
- Appointments - 3fivetwo
- Kingsbridge Private Hospital 3fivetwo 811-815 Lisburn Road BELFAST BT9 7GX
- 028 9066 7878
- heartconsultantsni@gmail.com
- Appointments - Hillsborough Private Clinic
- Hillsborough Private Clinic 2 Main Street HILLSBOROUGH BT26 6AE
- 028 9268 8899
- 028 9268 8811
- info@hillsboroughprivateclinic.com
- Orthoderm
- Orthoderm Clinic 2 Ballynahinch Road Hillsborough BT26 6AR
- 028 9268 0940
- appointments@orthoderm.co.uk
- Ulster Independent Clinic
- The Ulster Independent Clinic Ltd 245 Stranmillis Road Belfast BT9 5JH
- 028 9066 1212
- 028 9038 1704
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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X3510
IV sedation administered by operator - (1-5)
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BB906
ExCon - Further Discretionary Payment - (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) - (1-5)
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X5020
External cardioversion - (1-5)