Professor Tarvinder Dhanjal

Background

Professor Dhanjal is the substantive Professor of Cardiology at the University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School) and a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW). He provides private care at the Circle/BMI Meriden Hospital (Coventry), Nuffield Warwickshire Hospital (Leamington Spa) and the Circle/BMI Priory Hospital (Edgbaston, Birmingham).

Prof. Dhanjal is trained in all aspects of cardiac arrhythmia management including catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), ventricular tachycardia (VT), atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, SVT and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. He also implants pacemakers & defibrillators including biventricular cardiac resynchronisation devices. His specialist interest is ablation of complex arrhythmias especially AF and life-threatening VT. He is a recognised global key opinion leader and frequently travels abroad to assist operators in complex cases.

Training

Prof. Dhanjal qualified with first class Honours from the University of Birmingham having been awarded the Queen's Scholaship in 2000. He continued his training at high profile centres in Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Paris.  He was awarded a prestigious British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship and he gained his PhD in 2007. He was subsequently awarded a Clinical Lectureship at Guy's & St Thomas’ Hospital, London where he completed his training in heart rhythm management (electrophysiology).

Prof. Dhanjal was awarded a two year advanced electrophysiology fellowship at the renowned Henri Mondor Hospital in Paris and was appointed as a Consultant in 2014.

Scope of Practice

Prof. Dhanjal works within the NHS for 2.5 days per week and works as a clinical academic for 2.5 days per week.  His primary goal is to provide a world class standard of care utilising both his clinical and research expertise which allows him to apply the latest global evidence and cutting edge technologies for his patients. This includes radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation and pulsed field ablation technologies.

Prof. Dhanjal manages all arrhythmias within his NHS and private practice.  He leads the Ventricular Tachycardia service at UHCW.

Prof. Dhanjal has various proctoring contracts which allows him to help colleagues around the world with complex arrhythmia cases.  He has operated in Prague, Paris, Doha, Greece and the USA to date. He has been invited on several occasions to perform 'live cases' during international conferences.

Prof. Dhanjal is the founding Professor of Cardiology at Warwick Medical School having been competitively appointed in 2023. He leads the Heart Rhythm Research Group including a team of Associate Professors, Post-doctoral fellows and PhD students. His research focuses on the complex arrhythmias ventricular tachycardia (VT) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Publications can be found at the following link: Tarvinder dhanjal - Search Results - PubMed (nih.gov)

Prof. Dhanjal has presented at several national and international conferences. He has received several awards and media recognition for his research and clinical work.

Special interests

Cardiology / Arrhythmia (Electrophysiology) / Atrial Fibrillation. Ablation (cautery) of complex heart rhythm abnormalities including atrial fibrillation (AF) and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Implantation of simple and complex pacemaker and defibrillator devices.

• Arrhythmias
• Palpitation
• Ventricular ectopics
• Atrial ectopics
• Chest pain
• Breathlessness
• Heart Failure
• Syncope
• Blackouts
• Atrial fibrillation (AF)
• Atrial Flutter
• SVT
• VT
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
• Cardiac electrophysiology studies
• AF ablation (PVI)
• SVT ablation
• Flutter ablation
• Simple and complex cardiac ablation
• Implantable cardioverter defibrillators
• Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy (Biventricular Pacing)
• Pacemaker implants
• Injectable Loop Recorder Implants
• External Cardioversion
• Internal Cardioversion
• Stroke prevention in AF
• Heart problems
• Angina

Personal interests

Prof. Dhanjal enjoys spending time with his family and enjoys a number of sports including; cricket, skiing, diving, football, and rugby.