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Dr Paul Kelly is a Consultant Cardiologist with over two decades of experience in the treatment and management of coronary artery disease and Interventional cardiology. He sees private patients at the Spire Wellesley Hospital.

Dr Kelly trained at Edinburgh University Medical School and had junior doctor appointments in Edinburgh, Leeds and London. Upon completion of his training, he was appointed as a Consultant Cardiologist in 1997 at Southend and London Chest Hospitals. In 2007 Dr Kelly became the Lead Cardiologist for the newly opened Essex Cardio-thoracic Centre (CTC), which he had helped to plan and develop, after which he returned to a full time clinical post in 2011 at Southend Hospital and the Essex CTC.

Dr Kelly have received comprehensive training in all aspects of adult general cardiology with a sub-specialty interest in coronary intervention (angioplasty), and was also responsible for developing rotablation services at the CTC and more recently led the development of angioplasty for chronically totally occluded coronary arteries (CTO).

Dr Kelly is currently committed to adult cardiology which includes diagnostic cardiac catheterisation, coronary angioplasty (including complex PCI - rotablation, left main stenting, CTO angioplasty), as well as implantation of permanent pacemakers.

Dr Kelly has a NHS practice at Southend Hospital (angiograms, pacemakers and out-patient clinic_ and also provide a full commitment to the on-call and in-patient service at the Essex Cardio-thoracic Centre.

In addition, Dr Kelly also contribute to the research activities within the Cardiology Department at the Essex CTC, in particular, catheter lab based projects. He is regularly invited to participate on faculty at various national and international meetings, mostly related to complex coronary intervention.

Clinical Interests

General adult cardiology including the management of coronary artery disease; Atrial fibrillation and arrhythmias; Heart failure; Cardiomyopathies; Preventative cardiology.

Interventional cardiology (coronary angioplasty with stent deployment; Complex coronary angioplasty including rotablation, angioplasty for chronic total occlusions and left main stem angioplasty);

The management of acute coronary syndromes (myocardial infarction, heart attack);

Permanent pacing for bradyarrhythmias and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation;