Best Cardiologists in Westminster, London, UK

Dr Michael Papadakis is a Reader (Assoc. Professor) in Cardiology and an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, currently working for St George’s, University of London and St George’s University Hospitals. His clinical interests are cardiovascular disease prevention, sports cardiology, inherited cardiac conditions, heart failure, cardiac MRI scans and echocardiography. His research interests are sports cardiology, inherited cardiac conditions, prevention of sudden cardiac death, and cardiac imaging.

Dr Papadakis obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Imperial College School of Medicine, London in 2001. He was awarded a Medical Doctora from King’s College, London in 2014. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians since 2007 and was awarded a Fellowship with the European Society of Cardiology in 2016. He is the chair of the section of Sports Cardiology and Exercise of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC). Dr Papadakis' many years of clinical experience and his role in education make him an expert in his field.

Dr Papadakis is credited with over 80 publications in scientific peer-reviewed journals and numerous presentations in national and international conferences. He has contributed to a number of projects as an expert, including the creation of the Sports Cardiology core curriculum, the creation of the international ECG criteria for an athlete’s evaluation and exercise recommendations in individuals with heart disease. In 2016 he launched a novel MSc programme in Sports Cardiology, the first postgraduate qualification of its kind.

Dr Pavlidis is a Consultant Cardiologist at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation

Trust. He is an Interventional Cardiologist who specialises in the investigation and treatment of coronary artery disease. He undertook training in interventional cardiology at St Thomas' and the London Chest Hospitals.

Dr Pavlidis has a particular interest in complex coronary interventions and percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions. He also consults on a wide range of other conditions including palpitations, valvular heart disease, hypertension, dyslipidaemias and heart failure.

He is actively involved in clinical research with a specific interest in the areas of preventive and interventional cardiology. He completed his PhD thesis on primary dyslipidaemias and he has authored a number of peer-reviewed publications and book chapters.

Dr Wright is a consultant cardiologist at Guys and St Thomas' NHS Trust and The Heart Rhythm Clinic specialising in the management of atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardias. He is an expert in radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and complex cardiac mapping technologies. He has published over 100 scientific papers and books and is regularly asked to speak at major international meetings. He regularly performs 'live' Atrial Fibrillation ablation cases to teach European electrophysiologists.

Dr Wright trained at University College London after being selected for the prestigious MB PhD programme. He specialised in cardiology and electrophysiology. Following training at Oxford, The Hammersmith and St. Mary's, he spent two years at the world-renowned arrhythmia centre in Bordeaux, with Prof Haissaguerre, Jais and Hocini. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Dr Rajdeep Khattar qualified at the University of Southampton Medical School, before his specialist training in cardiology in North West London.

This included three years of clinical research in the fields of:

• cardiovascular imaging
• ischaemic heart disease
• hypertension
• heart failure.

This was followed by comprehensive training in both advanced echocardiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.

He joined Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust from Manchester Heart Centre. He is a consultant cardiologist and is also an honorary clinical senior lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.

Dr Oliver Guttmann studied at Cambridge and University College London, graduating with a first-class BA (Hons) in Neuroscience and merit in Medicine. He became a member of the Royal College of Physicians before completing his training in cardiology at the Heart Hospital, London Chest Hospital and the Barts Heart Centre. He obtained his MD (Res) for research in atrial fibrillation and stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at University College London.

Dr Guttmann now works as a Consultant Cardiologist at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. He consults in general adult cardiology and has a special interest in chest pain management and coronary interventions. Dr Guttmann also treats all patients with suspected or confirmed cardiomyopathies and has particular expertise in myocarditis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Dr Guttmann also offers telephone and video consultations.

Dr Guttmann also takes an interest in research and has published articles on inherited inflammatory heart disease, risk stratification in cardiomyopathy and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention. 

He is the Clinical Lead of the Coronary Care Unit at Barts Heart Centre. He also edits proposals for Cochrane Heart and is a member of the working group on pericardial and myocardial disease of the European Society of Cardiology and the Finance Committee of the British Cardiovascular Society.

Dr Lim is an experienced and dynamic electrophysiologist and cardiologist specialising in heart rhythm disturbances, pacing and syncope. He performs ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, both simple and complex and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. 

Dr Lim has a special interest in mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation and is currently actively researching techniques for modulating the autonomic nervous system to treat atrial fibrillation and vasovagal syncope. 

He has published numerous articles on treatment for syncope and is frequently invited to speak at National and International meetings to share his experience in helping treat patients with syncope - he is also rated one of the best educators and teachers by his trainers at Imperial College. 

Dr Lim was voted by peers as top doctor in Cardiology in the UK in 2017 and 2018 by peers. 

https://www.topdoctors.co.uk/top-doctors-awards/2017

He is frequently rated highly by all his patients, and reviews can be seen directly on 

https://www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/dr-phang-boon-lim

More information can be found on :

https://drboonlim.co.uk

Professor Peters is a highly qualified and educated heart specialist (cardiologist) working in the London area. He is accredited in both cardiology and general medicine.In 1991, he took a three-year British Heart Foundation (BHF) Research Fellowship to complete his MD at Imperial College, London. He undertook Post-Doctoral Research at Columbia University, New York, USA in 1992-3, and continues to hold a Faculty Professorial appointment at Columbia.

Professor Peters is a general cardiologist with special interest in heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias), and their treatment with invasive procedures (ablations) and device implantation.

Nicholas Peters was appointed Professor of Cardiology, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at St Mary’s Hospital and Imperial College in 1998 and following the merger of St Mary’s, Hammersmith and Charing Cross Hospitals with Imperial College is now working at both St. Marys and Hammersmith sites within Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Dr Ozkor is a clinical director and speciality lead running a busy NHS practice - he regularly sees patients with a wide range of common cardiac problems. He is also an appointed Consultant Cardiologist. He sees patients privately at a number of locations, including OneWelbeck Heart Health.

He is a specialist in complex coronary treatments such as balloon angioplasty and stenting. He also specialises in radial access procedures and regularly performs an intervention to vein grafts and left main stems. He has experience in the use of interventional adjuncts such as thrombectomy devices, distal protection and rotational atherectomy as well as the interpretation of IVUS and pressure wire data. 

Dr Ozkor has an interest in putting patient safety first, has run multiple audit projects and run major clinical governance projects. 

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Professor Riyaz Patel is a consultant cardiologist and clinical academic working at UCLH and Barts Health NHS trusts and at University College London (UCL). He graduated from King’s College London in 2001, completing specialist training as a cardiologist in 2013, before being elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the European Society of Cardiology in 2018. Having trained and worked across major teaching hospitals in London and the USA, he is highly experienced in general medicine and all general cardiology conditions, with a focus on advanced cardiac imaging and premature coronary artery disease. He is widely regarded among colleagues as an expert diagnostician, taking on challenging or difficult to diagnose cases.

Professor Patel is also a scientist holding a prestigious fellowship from the British Heart Foundation and is a Professor of Cardiology at UCL. He leads research into the causes of heart disease, with a focus on cardiovascular risk and ​the genetics of coronary disease. He chairs global initiatives and consortia in this field with a track record of research funding and high-profile research publications.

Clinically, Professor Patel sees and manages patients with all cardiology problems, including chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, high blood pressure, dizziness and blackouts among others, in both outpatient and acute settings. He is a recognised international specialist in advanced cholesterol management including familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), being one of only a handful of cardiologists in the UK with this expertise. In addition, in line with his research expertise, he investigates and manages patients with possible genetically driven coronary artery disease, including premature heart disease or those who are well but have a strong family history of early heart disease. Professor Patel founded and leads a new cardiovascular prevention service at the Barts Heart Centre, a service modelled on those available in the USA at centres such as the Mayo Clinic, to serve the local population of East London and Essex.

Finally, Professor Patel is also a fully accredited specialist in advanced echocardiography, which includes stress (exercise and pharmacological) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), as well as cardiac and coronary CT angiography. 

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Dr Ramzi Khamis is a consultant cardiologist and Clinical Director of Cardiology and Cardtiothoracic Surgery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust with a joint academic appointment as a senior clinical lecturer in cardiology at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. As well as general cardiology, Dr Khamis is sub-specialised in interventional cardiology.

As well as general and interventional cardiology, Dr Khamis has a deep interest and is a leader in the research field of cardiovascular risk stratification. He and his research team work on the innovative development of interventional cardiology technologies for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, which is the leading single cause of death globally. He also runs the high risk atherosclerosis and cardio-immune clinic at Imperial. Dr. Khamis sits on international cardiology journal editorial and international cardiology meeting boards, and is regularly invited to speak in national and international forums on research, training and public health aspects for cardiovascular medicine.

To make an appointment contact Dr. Khamis’ PA, Miss Laura Chandler on pa@ramzikhamis.com or call 0207 164 6339.