
Dr. Valentina Puntmann
MD, PhD, FRCPCardiology, General (Internal) Medicine
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About
Dr Valentina Puntmann is a board-certified cardiologist who consults at The Lister Hospital. She is an expert in the early detection and treatment of cardiac problems that can lead to heart failure and is renowned in the field of non-ischaemic inflammatory cardiomyopathies, hypertrophic and hypertensive heart disease. Dr Puntmann is deeply committed to providing comprehensive multidisciplinary cardiac treatment to patients suffering from chronic conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus or chronic infections like HIV. She is certified in adult cardiac echocardiography (BSE), cardiac MRI, and cardiac CT.
Dr Puntmann graduated top in her year from the University of Ljubljana in 1999 before completing her clinical training in the United Kingdom and Germany. She received her PhD in cardiovascular pharmacology in 2004 and went on to train in cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging at the German Heart Institute in Berlin.
Dr Putmann is passionate about medical education and is an Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College London, a Senior Lecturer at King's College London, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University Hospital Frankfurt. She is also a DZHK Principal Investigator with the German Heart Foundation.
Procedures
- Cardiac MRI
- Exercise Advice
- Lung Function / Spirometry
- Myocardial Perfusion Scan
- Heart Scan
- Video Consultation
- Echocardiogram
- ECG (Electrocardiogram)
- CT Coronary Angiogram
- Heart & Lung Health Assessments
- ECG Monitor
- Calcium Coronary Score
- 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitor
- Cardiac CT
- Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Health Assessments
- Exercise Stress Test
- Transoesophageal Echocardiogram
Special interests
- Autoimmune Diseases
- COVID and Heart
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Sjögren’s Syndrome
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
- Long COVID
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart Failure
- Pericarditis
- Heart Muscle Disease
- Chest Pain
- Breathlessness
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Palpitations
- Heart Murmurs
- Heart Attack
- Fainting
- Dyslipidaemia
- Dizziness
- Atherosclerosis
- Tachycardia
- Unstable Angina
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Low Blood Pressure
Education
2019 CCST (Board Exam), Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Germany
2011 CCST (Board Exam), Internal Medicine/Clinical Pharmacology, United Kingdom
2006 MRCP (RCP-UK)
2004 PhD (Doctor of Science); St. George’s Hospital Medical School, London
2000 Medical Licence and Professional Registration, Slovenia
1999 MD (Doctor of Medicine), University Ljubljana, Slovenia
Professional Accreditations:
British Society of Echocardiography (2006)
EACVI TTE (2018)
EuroCMR level III (since 2011)
SCMR level III (since 2011)
SCCT level II (since 2011)
Reviews
Peer recommendations

"Dr Puntmann is highly specialised in post Covid Cardiac complications and the treatment. I would highly recommend seeing her and getting specific advice about post Covid cardiac problems"
14-09-2021