Dr Karen Mcleod

Dr Karen McLeod is an esteemed Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist who provides comprehensive cardiovascular care for babies, children, and young people. Focusing on the diagnosis and long-term management of congenital and acquired heart conditions, Dr McLeod offers compassionate and individualised care tailored to young patients and their families. Her practice is built around delivering high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring families feel fully informed, supported, and reassured throughout every stage of clinical assessment and treatment.

With extensive expertise in paediatric cardiology, Dr McLeod holds a particular specialist interest in paediatric pacing and cardiac electrophysiology. Her clinical focus includes the evaluation and management of complex heart rhythm disorders, syncope, and inherited cardiac rhythm conditions. She is highly experienced in supervising specialised diagnostic procedures, such as electrocardiography, and managing therapeutic devices, including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. In addition, Dr McLeod has been instrumental in advancing digital healthcare solutions, including remote virtual pacing clinics, which enable young patients to benefit from ongoing cardiac monitoring with enhanced convenience.

Throughout her career, Dr McLeod has remained committed to clinical excellence, medical education, and research dedicated to childhood arrhythmias and inherited heart conditions. She is affiliated with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and is frequently invited to present her clinical insights at national and international medical conferences on topics surrounding arrhythmias, pacing, sudden cardiac death prevention, and device therapies. Through her research contributions and educational engagements, Dr McLeod continuously works to advance standards of care within the field of paediatric cardiology.