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Specialises in

• General cardiology

• Interventional cardiology

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Dr Qasim has a high level of expertise in general and interventional cardiology. He trained in the UK and was awarded an interventional fellowship in Milan with a world-leading team developing new techniques and research. He remains active in research and the development of training and education programs for doctors globally.

Dr Qasim graduated from the University of Cambridge, with prizes and awards for research and clinical medicine. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology in Cambridge, Birmingham and London .

He returned to Cambridge to complete a PhD in cardiovascular stem cell biology. He has published papers in peer reviewed journals on a range of interventional and general cardiology subjects. Dr Qasim remains active in cardiology research and is a senior investigator for a number of clinical trials.

Dr Qasim is also founder of the global MedShr network that supports medical education for over one million doctors around the world.

He has worked as a Consultant Cardiologist in London for over 15 years and has previously been an NHS Clinical Director.

Areas of interest

Angiography; angiogram; cardiac catheter; cardiac catheterisation; left and right heart catheter.

Interventional cardiology; angioplasty; stent implantation; as an alternative to bypass surgery. Procedures performed from the femoral artery or radial artery route.

Radial artery; femoral artery; brachial artery; pressure wire; fractional flow reserve; intravascular ultrasound; optical coherence tomography; IVUS; FFR; OCT;

General cardiology; coronary artery disease; ischaemic heart disease; heart rhythm; atrial fibrillation; AF; SVT; ectopics; VT; extrasystoles; heart failure; CCF; LVF; pulmonary hypertension; cor pulmonale; oedema; angina; heart attack; myocardial infarction; acute coronary syndrome; aortic stenosis; aortic regurgitation; mitral regurgitation; valve disease; infective endocarditis.

Chest pain; shortness of breath; palpitations; dizziness; fatigue; dyspnoea; chest tightness; chest discomfort; pre-syncope; syncope; loss of consciousness; collapse; cardiac arrest.

Medical secretaries

• Secretary to Dr Asif Qasim
• Cleveland Clinic London 24 Portland Place London W1B 1LU
• 020 3423 7500
• qasima@ccf.org