- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Verified account
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Paediatric cardiology
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
Dr. D. Velasco-Sanchez studied Medicine at the University of La Laguna in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain where he graduated in 2000.
He fully trained in General Paediatrics at Sant Joan de D�u Hospital in Barcelona between 2003-2007.
His training in Paediatric Cardiology and adult and children catheter techniques was completed at three different centres, the San Joan de Deu Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, the Sainte Justine Hospital in Montreal, Canada and the Leeds General Infirmary in Leeds, United Kingdom.
Since 2015, Dr Daniel Velasco has been a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist with a special interest and expertise in treating children and adults born with heart defects using catheter-based techniques (key-hole). Initially, at the East Midlands Congenital Heart Centre in Glenfield Hospital, Leicester and, since 2019 at the Leeds Congenital Hearts Unit based at Leeds General infirmary.
Currently, he is one of the senior consultant paediatric cardiologists and cardiac catheter interventionist (Childrens and adults) at the Leeds General Infirmary Congenital Heart Centre. He is also the visiting Paediatric Cardiologist at Sheffield Children's Hospital supporting and working alongside the local group of cardiac specialised paediatricians.
Areas of interest
-Transcatheter interventions (key-hole) in Paediatric and Adult patients with congenital heart defects
- Transcatheter device occlusion of patent foramen ovale (PFO)
Medical secretaries
- Amanda Kilner
- Jackson Avenue Roundhay Leeds LS8 1NT
- 07787 179878
- 07787 179878
- amanda@pain-consultant.co.uk