Dr Tristan Ramcharan

Dr Tristan Ramcharan is a highly skilled and experienced consultant paediatric and sport cardiologist who works in the world-renowned cardiac unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He specialises in treating heart problems in children, from newborns to young adults, and has expertise in advanced imaging techniques including trans-thoracic echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), stress echocardiography, and cardiac CT. His practice is centred on a family-centric approach that prioritises understanding the needs of both children and their parents. Dr Ramcharan’s empathetic communication style and clear explanations make him an excellent choice for anyone seeking treatment for their child's heart condition. He is confident in managing a wide range of heart problems in children, including heart murmurs, chest pain, palpitations, fainting and POTS. He has a particular interest in exercise induced symptoms - including chest pain, dizziness, palpitations and fatigue.

As well as paediatrics, Dr Ramcharan is passionate about sport, exercise, and cardiac rehabilitation. He has an MSc in Sport Cardiology, graduating with Distinction from St George's University London in 2022. He can conduct cardiovascular screening to detect potential causes of sudden cardiac death in young athletes and those involved in competitive sports. As a recognised expert in paediatric sport cardiology, he has been appointed as the paediatric cardiologist to the English Football Association’s sport cardiology expert panel.

During a consultation with Dr Ramcharan, he will undertake a detailed history and cardiovascular examination of your child, including checking their height, weight, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation levels. He may also perform a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and an ultrasound (echocardiogram) to assess the rhythm, electrical activity, structure, and function of the heart. These tests would incur an additional charge.

Furthermore, he is an active researcher with over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals, covering both congenital, acquired heart disease and sport cardiology. He was the author of one of the first articles to be published internationally on Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID (MIS-C/PIMS-TS). He regularly presents at international conferences on his niche interests of cardiac imaging and paediatric sport cardiology. Dr Ramcharan is an honorary senior lecturer in Sport Cardiology and module lead for the MSc in Sport Cardiology at City St George's, University of London. 

He also works closely with European colleagues, as the CT Liaison officer for the Imaging Working Group of the AEPC (Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology). He is also the paediatric advisor to the Sports and Exercise Cardiology Nucleus of the EAPC (European Association of Preventive Cardiology).

Dr Ramcharan is highly respected and loved by his patients, and is the patron of the "Young at Heart" charity, which supports families of children with heart conditions at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

Dr Ramcharan has been recognised by Doctify with the "Outstanding Patient Experience" Badge for three consecutive years from 2024-2026, as a special recognition for being in the top 10% of clinicians, and as a symbol of his outstanding care as one of the best in his field. He has over 270 verified 5* reviews, with "professional", "friendly", "clear communication", "dedication" and "reassuring" being consistent themes.

Dr Ramcharan looks after patients from around the UK, with patients regularly travelling several hours to see him. Once you get in contact, Dr Ramcharan will explain the private process, how to make an appointment, what details are needed and for insured patients, what information you will need to get from your insurance to get pre-authorisation. All tests are done as an all-in-one consultation with results provided instantly, and if necessary a follow-up plan laid out.

Recent publications over the past year:

1) The grey zone before pulmonary valve replacement in repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a paediatric perspective on the 2024 American Heart Association scientific statement. Cardiology in the Young. 2026-10-01 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1017/S1047951126124202. Contributors: Nujin Ulug Murt; Tristan Ramcharan

2) Technical Limitations and Error Propagation in the 3D Printing Pipeline for Congenital Heart Disease: An Integrative Review – A Narrative Synthesis. 2026-09-29 | DOI: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyag170. Contributors: Ayush Balaji; Sinling Tiffany Yu; Nabil Hussein; Tristan Ramcharan; Benjamin Pinkey; Antonio Fratini; Adrian Crucean

3) Prevalence and significance of anterior T-wave inversion in elite football players in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026-09-17 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2026-112060. Contributors: Kentaro Yamagata; Silvia Castelletti; Tee Joo Yeo; Gherardo Finocchiaro; Sarandeep Marwaha; Raghav T Bhatia; Dan Augustine; Michael Bowes; Paul Clift; Robert M Cooper, Antoinette Kenny, Tracey Keteepe-Arachi, David Oxborough, Kiran Patel, Dhrubo Rakhit, David Ripley, Tristan Ramcharan, Georgina K Stebbings, Amanda M Varnava, John Walsh, Zaheer Yousef, Charlotte M Cowie, Jamie S McPhee, Jonathan A Drezner, Sanjay Sharma, Aneil Malhotra.

4) Childhood Liver-Related Abnormalities After Fontan Completion: Evidence from a 20-Year Tertiary Centre Cohort. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-09-10 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1007/s00246-026-04466-y. Contributors: Dinula Gomes; Youssef Sadek; Esther Poole; Adrian Crucean; Girish Gupte; Tristan Ramcharan

5) Pediatric Cross-Sectional Cardiac Imaging in Europe: Current Status, Disparities, and
Potential Solutions: A Survey from the Association for European Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) Imaging Working Group. Pediatric Cardiology. 2026-08 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1007/s00246-025-04027-9. Contributors: Tristan Ramcharan; Arno Roest; Inga Voges; Massimiliano Cantinotti; Heynric Grotenhuis; Almudena Ortiz Garrido; Giulia Pasqualin; Giovanni Di Salvo; Sylvia Krupickova; György Róth et al.

6) Diagnostic yield of borderline ECG changes and ectopic beats in football players. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026-08-13 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2026-111868. Contributors: Kentaro Yamagata; Jonathan A Drezner; Dan Augustine; Michael Bowes; Paul Clift; Robert M Cooper; Antoinette Kenny; David Oxborough; Kiran Patel; Dhrubo Rakhit,  David Ripley, Tristan Ramcharan, Georgina K Stebbings,
Amanda M Varnava, John Walsh, Zaheer Yousef, Charlotte M Cowie, Jamie S McPhee,
Sanjay Sharma, Aneil Malhotra  

7) Outcomes of cardiovascular screening in professional female football players. British
Journal of Sports Medicine. 2026-08-10 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111459. Contributors: Kentaro Yamagata; Sanjay Sivalokanathan; Gherardo Finocchiaro; Raghav T Bhatia; Dan Augustine; Michael Bowes; Daniel Broman; Paul Clift; Robert M Cooper; Antoinette Kenny,  Ritan Mehta, David Oxborough, Michael Papadakis,
Kiran Patel, Dhrubo Rakhit, David Ripley, Tristan Ramcharan,
Georgina K Stebbings, Amanda M Varnava, John Walsh, Zaheer Yousef,
Jamie S McPhee, Charlotte M Cowie, Sanjay Sharma, Aneil Malhotra 

8) Applications of speckle tracking echocardiography in paediatric and congenital heart disease: an expert consensus paper from AEPC Imaging Working Group. European
Heart Journal - Imaging Methods and Practice. 2026-07-02 | Journal article.
DOI: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyag132. Contributors: Massimiliano Cantinotti; Tristan Ramcharan; Dan Mihai Dorobantu; Colin McMahon; Almudena Ortiz Garrido; Margarita Brida; Giulia Pasqualin; Francesca Raimondi; Beatrice Bonnello; Jaroslaw Meyer-Szary et al.

9) The Right Heart of Elite Male and Female Cyclists: A Comparative Study of Cycling
Disciplines. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2026-07-01 |
Journal article. DOI: 10.3390/jcdd13070303. Contributors: Max Knights; Aneil
Malhotra; Robert Cooper; Shaun Robinson; Tristan Ramcharan; Joseph Maxwell;
Jersusalem Fekadu; Camille S. L. Galloway; Florence Place; Keith George et al.

10) The Ross Operation in Children—What Is the Long-Term Fate of the Autograft? Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2026-07-01 | Journal article. DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivag176. Contributors: Nabil Hussein; Tristan Ramcharan; Joseph George; Natasha E Khan; Timothy J Jones; Phil Botha

11) Can Exercise Training Enhance the Functional Capacity and Diastolic Function in
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction? A Systematic Review and
Meta-analysis in the East Asian Population. International journal of heart
failure. 2026-06-25 | Journal article. DOI: 10.36628/ijhf.2026.0003.
Contributors: Desandri DR; Qhabibi FR; Ramcharan T; Nikoletou D; Papadakis M

12) M Cantinotti, G Di Salvo, Inga Voges, Francesca Raimondi, Arno A W Roest,
Emanuela Valsangiacomo Buechel, Jan Sunnegardh, Tristan Ramcharan,
Werner Budts, Henrik Brun, Anna Sabate-Rotes, Kai Thorsten Laser, Ulrike
Herberg, Misha Bhat, Gabriela Doros, Peter Olejnik, Markku Leskinen, Jaroslaw
Meyer-Szary, Andriana Anagostopoulou, Diala Khraiche, Almudena Ortiz Garrido,
Owen Miller, Heynric B Grotenhuis, Martin Koestenberger, Beatrice Bonnello,
Margarita Brida, Colin J McMahon. Organization of paediatric and congenital
echocardiography laboratories and governance of echocardiography services and
training in Europe. A Statement of the EACVI of the ESC, the AEPC, and the ESC
Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease. - European Heart
Journal-Cardiovascular Imaging, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf373

13) M Stiefel, J O'Driscoll, H Brito da Silva, T Ramcharan, Michael
Papadakis. Effects of Endurance and Resistance Training on Cardiovascular
Outcomes and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced
Ejection Fraction: A Structured Narrative Review.. Journal of Functional
Morphology and Kinesiology, 2025, 10(4), 483; https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk10040483

14) A Roa-Bautista, J Stock, T Ramcharan, P Mikrou. Atrial fibrillation
in a paediatric athlete. - BMJ Case Reports CP, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2025-266306

15) Oxborough D, George K, Cooper R, Bhatia R, Ramcharan T, Zaidi A, Gati S,
Prakash K, Rakhit D, Robinson S, Stuart G, Forster J, Ackrill M, Augustine D,
Malhotra A, Papadakis M, Castelletti S, Pettemerides V, Ring L, Kenny A,
Baggish A, Sharma S. Echocardiography in the cardiac assessment of young
athletes: a 2025 guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography
(endorsed by Cardiac Risk in the Young).. Echo Res Pract. 2025 Mar 14;12(1):7.
doi: 10.1186/s44156-025-00069-0