Dr. Andrew Vanezis

Dr Vanezis is an interventional cardiologist who prides himself on delivering high quality, timely and patient centred care. His NHS practice is at the Trent Cardiac Centre in Nottingham where he is the catheter laboratory lead. He sees patients privately at both the Spire and The Park Hospital in Nottingham. 

He treats coronary artery disease with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using state of the art technology and adhering to contemporary evidenced based practice. His particular interest is treating complex disease including chronic total occlusions (arteries that have been blocked for a long period of time). He performs more than 98 percent of all such procedures through the wrist and has very low complication rates. He has been invited to perform complex angioplasty cases live at national meetings and has taken part in guideline changing clinical research trials.

As well as treating coronary artery disease and chest pain, Dr Vanezis also offer investigations and management for breathlessness, swollen ankles, heart failure, dizzy spells, faints/blackouts, palpitations, microvascular angina, coronary spasm, arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, autonomic dysregulation syndromes such as POTS as well as offering ‘heart check-ups’.

He grew up in London and Glasgow and obtained his medical degree from the University of Edinburgh and his PhD from the University of Leicester. He spent a year at the CK Hui Heart centre in Edmonton, Canada where he obtained a fellowship in complex coronary intervention. Dr Vanezis has published widely in the field of ischaemic conditioning and has designed and run clinical trials. His research profile can be found at www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrew-Vanezis

Dr Vanezis has a passion for medical education and training the next generation of doctors as well as allied healthcare professionals. He was voted “Best Interventional Cardiology Trainer” for 2023 by the British Junior Cardiovascular Association (BJCA). In the quest to better treat patients with refractory angina, Dr Vanezis has setup the first Coronary Sinus Reducer Device service in the East Midlands (a novel treatment for patients with severe angina where stents and/or bypass surgery are no longer an option; see shockwavemedical.com for more details). He has introduced full catheter lab based assessment for patients with suspected microvascular angina (INOCA/ANOCA) and coronary spasm. He has also recently developed a simulation programme within the catheter labs in Nottingham to improve team working and clinical skills for all staff which has received excellent feedback and recent won an award at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Emerging Leaders Programme. In addition he is a faculty member of the Academy of Forensic Medical Sciences (AFMS) and an Advance Life Support (ALS) instructor. 

He is married to a busy local GP. He is a keen gardener and enjoys running and playing tennis. He is also an avid reader and enjoys travelling and cooking.