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Chair
Imperial College NHS Trust
St Thomas’ Hospital
Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Past BCIS Trainee Representative
EAPCI Young National Ambassador – UK
Wessex Interventional Cardiology Fellow
King’s College London
New Cross Hospital
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
As a West Midlands trainee I trained extensively at three busy cardiothoracic centers including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton and the University Hospital North Midlands. These regional centers are well-known for their excellence both in patient care and cardiology training. I served as a Locum Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at New Cross Hospital before moving on to a fully funded Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Disease fellowship in the United States which I was awarded after a competitive selection process. In the busiest cath lab of USA, I worked along with Drs Valentin Fuster, Samin Sharma, Anapoorna Kini, George Dangas and Roxana Mehran. Here I trained in structural heart disease interventions including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, MitraClip, balloon mitral and aortic valvoplasty, ASD/PFO/Paravalvular leak closure and alcohol septal ablation. This was in addition to extensive training in complex coronary interventions including routine use of percutaneous ventricular assist device, rotational and orbital atherectomy, CTO, vein graft and bifurcations intervention as well as use of iFR/FFR and intracoronary imaging (IVUS/OCT).
Basildon Hospital
Consultant Cardiologist, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre
Royal United Hospital, Bath
I have been a Consultant Cardiologist for 15 years with a specialist interest in complex angioplasty. I work full time at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) NHS Foundation Trust in Bath, and live in Bristol.
I am a high volume operator (to date I have performed over 3,300 stenting procedures and 6,500 diagnostic angiograms) and do >95% through the radial artery. I use intracoronary imaging and/or pressure wire physiology to guide my procedures in over 85% of cases, in line with current evidence.
I am strongly engaged with governance and quality improvement to ensure that teams work effectively to provide the best patient care possible.
I am the Cardiology Specialty Tutor at the RUH and am closely involved with the teaching and education of sixth formers, medical students and doctors at all stages of their training. I was the Treasurer for the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) and have been closely involved with BCIS for over 10 years on the Training and Education Group and BCIS Council. I am the Local Principal Investigator for several national and international research studies which helps me keep up to date and helps support this important aspect of medicine.
Outside work, I am a keen sportsman and cycle, swim and run regularly. I have run many half and full marathons, cycled London to Paris and participate in Sportives most years. Last year I completed the Outlaw half distance triathlon. This year I completed the Dragon Devil ride in Wales. I have 5 children and spend as much time as possible with them, supporting their busy social and sporting lives.