Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Cardiologist
Kings' College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The Princess Royal University Hospital
Farnborough Common
BR6 8ND
Research interests
Dr. Khwanda has contributed significantly to the field of cardiology through his involvement in academic research and publishing. Between 2010 and 2015, he was the local Co-Investigator for two major clinical studies, IMPROVE-IT and Protect-PACE, both of which have advanced our understanding of cardiovascular diseases and treatments. His research work has also led to contributions in peer-reviewed journals, where he has published frequently on a range of cardiology topics.
In addition to his research, Dr. Khwanda authored a chapter in the Oxford Textbook of Heart Failure (2022).
Personal interests
Clinical Interests:
Heart Rhythm Disorders
Chest Pain
Heart Failure
Heart Valve Disease
Heart Rhythm Disorders
Preventive Cardiology
Preoperative Cardiology Risk Assessment
Echocardiography and Stress Testing
(Additional) Languages spoken
Publications
09/04/2024
Pituitary apoplexy leading to stress-related cardiomyopathy and ischaemic stroke A rare finding
May 2022
Chapter 11 "Iatrogenic Heart Failure" o f the Oxford Textbook o f Heart Failure 2'� edition
Stuart D Rosen and Ahmad Khwanda
July 2019
Paper: Cardiovascular effects o f psychotic illnesses and antipsychotic therapy
Sandra Howell, Ekaterina Yarovova, Ahmad Khwanda and Stuart D Rosen
Heart 2019 Dec; 105(24): 1852-1859. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-312107
September 2017
Paper: The Impact of Cardiac Radiation Dosimetry on Survival After Radiation
Therapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
S. Vivekanandan, D.B. Landau, N. Counsell, D.R. Warren, A . Khwanda, S.D. Rosen, E.
Parsons, Y. Ngai, L . Farrelly, L . Hughes. Hawkins, J.D. Fenwick Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Sep 1;99(1):51-60. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.04.026.Epub 2017 Apr 27
January 2016
Abstract: Cardiotoxicity and cardiac substructure dosimetry in dose-escalated lung
radiotherapy. S Vivekanandan, N Counsell, A Khwanda, SD Rosen, E Parsons, Y Ngai, L
Farrelly, L Hughes, M Hawkins, D Landau, J D Fenwick
June 2015
Paper: Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes
N Engl J Med. 2015 Jun 18;372(25):2387-97. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1410489. Epub 2015
Jun 3. Collaborators section
February 2015
Abstract: ECG Abnormalities i n Patients on Antipsychotic Medication: More to It
than OT Prolongation.
Ahmad Khwanda, Stuart D Rosen, Alan Cohen, Tom Wong
November 2014
Paper: Introducing Integrated Care: Potential Impact o n Hospital Cardiology Clinic
Ahmad Khwanda, Kevin O'Gallagher, Madalina Garbi, Stefan Karwatowski, Edward
British Journal o f Cardiology June 2015. B r J Cardiol 2015;22:75-7
December 2013
Clinical Case:
http://www.escardio.org/communities/EACVI/education/echo-box/valvular/clinical-
case/Pages/Tissue-mitral-valve-prosthesis-carly-failure.aspx
Garbi M , Khwanda A
February 2011
Abstract: How d o trainees learn in a journal club setting? Results o f Nominal Group
Technique study.
Aza Abdulla, Ahmad Khwanda
The Association for Medical Education i n Europe.
January 2011
Abstract: The Role o f Thyroid Dysfunction i n Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure
The Endocrine Society's 93 annual meeting. Boston June 6 " 2011.
July 2010
Paper: Oxygen saturation response to exercise in healthy pregnant women: a simple
protocol and normal range.
Edward Langford, Ahmad Khwanda, Kate Langford
Obstetric Medicine. 2010; 3: 65-68
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