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Dr Amanda Varnava is a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist based in London and Watford. She currently practices as a Consultant at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and also sees patients privately at a number of locations in London and Watford.

She completed her primary medical degree at St Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London in 1990. She completed her specialist training in cardiology at a number of London's top cardiology centres, including St George's Hospital, the London Chest Hospital and the Royal Brompton Hospital.

Dr Varnava also completed research in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and genetics and was awarded an MD. She gained specialist expertise in inherited cardiac conditions and sudden death syndromes and later established the Inherited Cardiac Conditions service at Imperial College London.

In her current posts, Dr Varnava treats patients with a wide range of conditions, including: heart failure, inherited heart conditions, hypertension, coronary heart disease, cardiomyopathies and channelopathies. She also has expertise in sports cardiology and regularly evaluates sports people and athletes as well as performs pre-participation screenings for a number of premiership football clubs.

Dr Varnava is also the lead for the Pregnancy and Heart Disease service for West Hertfordshire where she sees pregnant women with known and suspected heart disease.