Dr. Abhishek Joshi

Dr Abhishek Joshi is a cardiologist based in London and currently works at Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, part of Barts Health NHS Trust. He is a Cardiology Registrar and Cardiac Imaging Fellow with a subspecialist interest in cardiac imaging and interventional cardiology. He also serves as a Clinical Research Training Fellow with the British Heart Foundation.

Dr Joshi obtained a BA in Philosophy, Psychology and Physiology from the University of Oxford in 2003 before completing a fast-track medical degree (BMBCh) at St Hugh’s College, Oxford in 2008. He later completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Science at King’s College London in 2019. His doctoral research investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease and was conducted as a collaborative project between King’s College London and Barts Heart Centre.

As part of his ongoing research work, Dr Joshi was awarded a British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Training Fellowship. His research focuses on understanding how individual differences in platelet biology may influence the risk of heart attacks, using advanced proteomic techniques at the James Black Centre.

Dr Joshi began his clinical career as a Clinical Support Worker at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2003 and 2004. After qualifying in medicine, he completed his Foundation Training with the South Thames Foundation School, working at Hastings and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital between 2008 and 2010. He then undertook Core Medical Training in the South London Deanery between 2010 and 2012 before progressing into specialist cardiology training at Barts Heart Centre, where he has worked as a Cardiology Registrar since 2012.

In addition to his clinical and academic roles, Dr Joshi has contributed to professional leadership within cardiology. He served as President of the British Junior Cardiologists’ Association from 2018 to 2020, representing and supporting cardiology trainees across the United Kingdom.