Top Cardiologists In London

Cardiology is the study and treatment of disorders of the heart and the blood vessels. A person with heart disease or cardiovascular disease may be referred to a cardiologist.
Cardiology is a branch of internal medicine. A cardiologist is not the same as a cardiac surgeon. A cardiac surgeon opens the chest and performs heart surgery.
A cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases of the cardiovascular system. The cardiologist will carry out tests, and they may some do procedures, such as heart catheterizations, angioplasty, or inserting a pacemaker.
Heart disease relates specifically to the heart, while cardiovascular disease affects the heart, the blood vessels, or both.

Cardiologists

Specialists in cardiology are called cardiologists. Some of the strategies used by cardiologists to combat cardiovascular diseases include coronary artery bypass surgery, percutaneous coronary intervention, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting. Cardiologists also may diagnose cardiovascular disorders using blood tests, cardiac stress tests, echocardiography or electrocardiography or computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
The training required to become a cardiologist involves more than 10 years of studying internal medicine and specialized programs.
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The Top Ten
1 Dr Boon Lim - Consultant Cardiologist

Dr. Boon Lim was voted best cardiologist in London UK by colleagues in 2017. He provides personalised patient care, tailored to your needs and works in the NHS based at Hammersmith Hospital, a renowned academic teaching hospital, and also as a private cardiologist in Harley Street in central London.

Dr. Lim is able to see you at several locations for your convenience, where you can expect to receive world-class care. Consultation starts with a history and thorough understanding of your needs and often fears, and his empathetic style, and clear decision-making, underscored by expert knowledge in his field, give patients the assurance and confidence that they are receiving an exceptional healthcare experience entirely focussed on the patient’s concerns.
Furthermore, Dr Lim is dynamic, going against the traditional model of private healthcare with frequent or annual checks. He would much rather help you get back to full health, and thereafter to discharge you completely with ...more

2 Dr Francesco Lo Monaco

Dr Francesco Lo Monaco is a cardiologist currently based in West Middlesex Hospital. He graduated with honours from the University of Pavia (Italy) in 1997 and undertook specialist cardiology training in 2003. Until 2006, Dr Lo Monaco worked as a cardiologist at San Donato Hospital before moving to the USA to take up a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cardiology (2006-2009) in New York. In New York, Dr Lo Monaco received an American Degree in Medicine and completed his US medical exams (USMLE).

3 Dr Sayan Sen

Dr Sen is an Internationally recognised Consultant Cardiologist at the Hammersmith Hospital. He is a Co-Founder of One Heart Clinic; a state-of-the-art private cardiac diagnostic unit based on Harley Street. Dr Sen also practices privately at the Hammersmith Hospital, The Wellington Hospital and the BUPA Cromwell Hospital.
Dr Sen has expertise in General and Interventional Cardiology. He has a special interest in the management and assessment of coronary artery disease and cardiac valve disease. Dr Sen is often invited to lecture and train cardiologists from around the world and perform certain procedures 'live' to audiences at International Cardiology Conferences.

4 Dr Nitha Naqvi

Dr Nitha Naqvi is a Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist based in London, UK. Graduating from Guys & St Thomas Medical School, London she obtained first class honours BSc degree in experimental pathology before going on to complete her MBBS degree and again receiving an honours award for obstetrics and gynaecology.

5 Dr Sukhjinder Nijjer

Dr. Nijjer is an award winning Cardiologist who has an international reputation in coronary physiology. He works a Consultant Cardiologist at both the Hammersmith Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Foundation NHS Trust. He is a Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Imperial College London. He undertakes his private practice at 66 Harley Street, BMI Syon Clinic, the BUPA Cromwell Hospital and the Wellington Hospital. He also see patients at the private facilities at the Hammersmith Hospital and Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.

6 Dr Saqib Chowdhary

Dr Saqib Chowdhary is a top cardiologist based in the Greater Manchester area, who specialises in coronary intervention (stents), hypertension, valvular disease, TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) and heart attacks. He is considered a national expert in the use of imaging within coronary arteries to improve the outcome of both stenting and angioplasty. Dr Chowdhary qualified from St Thomas' Hospital, London and continued to train in cardiology at both Midlands hospitals and in Canada. In 2003 Dr Chowdhary was awarded the prize of Young Investigator of the Year by the British Cardiac Society. He has been a consultant since 2006 and is also an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Manchester.

7 Professor Giovanni Di Salvo

Professor Giovanni Di Salvo is an experienced consultant cardiologist based at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London. Professor Di Salvo trained in Italy, where he completed both a Master's and PhD in his field of expertise, cardiology. He has worked in numerous locations around the world, including Naples, where he still has a strong connection, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and London. At the leading edge of developments in echocardiology, Professor Di Salvo's specialties include paediatric cardiology, cardiomyopathy, 3D echo, and transoesophageal echocardiography. Due to his expertise, Professor Di Salvo has lectured extensively, with teaching positions in the Second University of Naples, the Al Faisal University in Saudi Arabia, and at the Imperial College of London. He has written and published over 175 research papers, featured in the European Heart Journal, and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, among many more.

8 Dr Gerald Carr-White

Dr Gerald Carr-White is a leading London consultant cardiologist. He specialises in conditions of the heart, including heart failure, inherited cardiac diseases and valvular heart disease. Dr Carr-White is clinical lead for both cardiology and heart failure, and inherited diseases at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, leading one of the largest inherited cardiac disease and heart failure services in the UK. He has helped develop regional and national guidelines and service specifications for NHS England and is currently the vice president for Cardiomyopathy UK, helping run patient education events across the country. Alongside his clinical work, Dr Carr-White is a reader in heart failure and inherited diseases at King's College London, and lectures both nationally and internationally. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in medical journals, and has been granted several million pounds in research grant income.

9 Dr Amanda Varnava

Dr Amanda Varnava is a leading cardiologist and a highly experienced consultant based in London. In addition to managing patients with chest pain, palpitations, and hypertension, Dr Varnava offers specialist services for patients with inherited heart problems (cardiomyopathies, channelopathies and sudden cardiac death), athletes requiring cardiac sports screening, and heart disease in pregnancy. Dr Varnava established the Inherited Cardiac Conditions specialist clinic at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare Trust and leads the Pregnancy and Heart Disease Service at Watford General Hospital. She is an expert in sports cardiology and one of the few national experts in this field. Dr Varnava sees many athletes (both professional and amateur) and is the cardiologist to a number of professional football teams including Arsenal, Watford, and Fulham FC. Dr Varnava qualified from Oxford University and then St Bartholomew's Hospital with triple honours. She then undertook ...more

10 Dr David Brull

Dr David Brull is a London heart specialist and leading Consultant Cardiologist with wide experience in treating all aspects of adult heart disease. His specialist interest is in the treatment of coronary artery disease through percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty and stenting). Dr Brull was appointed Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer to the Whittington Hospital and Heart Hospital, University College Hospitals in October 2003 and became Cardiology Clinical Lead at The Whittington in 2011. Following his appointment in 2003, Dr Brull played an integral part in setting up the Primary PCI (heart attack) Service based at Heart Hospital UCLH, providing immediate access and round the clock treatment for heart attack patients throughout North and Central London.