Cardiology
What we do
King’s Cardiology service provides a full range of adult heart care, including:
- Invasive and non-invasive diagnostic procedures
- State-of-the-art cardiac interventional treatments (coronary, structural and electrophysiological)
- Outpatient services that include community outreach.
We provide both planned (elective) and emergency care for a large regional population. This includes the UK’s first 24/7 primary angioplasty service for heart attack patients, a life-saving alternative to clot-busting drugs. It involves having a tiny balloon inserted under local anaesthetic and then inflated to clear the blocked artery carrying blood to the heart.
Our service also specialises in new treatments for heart valve disease, including transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). This minimally invasive surgery is a lower risk procedure for high risk patients and enables them to go home quicker.
In addition, we have a large and active research programme investigating many aspects of heart disease.
The department has close links with the Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic (RACPC) and the Heart failure and Cardiac health and rehabilitation services.
Location
Suite 6, First Floor, Golden Jubilee Wing, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS
Contact Details
- Outpatient appointments: 020 3299 4480
Conditions we treat
We specialise in:
- General cardiological conditions
- Ischemic heart disease – all modalities of coronary angioplasty/stenting including a state-of-the-art primary PCI service and predominantly radial procedures
- Valvular heart disease – we specialise in minimally invasive techniques and have one of the largest transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) programmes in the UK
- Heart failure – including liaison with community specialist nurses
- Inherited (genetic) heart muscle disease
- Stroke prevention – PFO closure
- Cardiac electrophysiology including arrhythmia, device implants and syncope.
What is required before referring a patient
Some diagnostic tests may be needed before an initial consultation. We will send you details of those required, where relevant.
Booking a patient at King’s
GPs should refer via NHS e-referral (e-RS) wherever possible.
Other ways to refer
Routine Referrals
Other healthcare professionals can email routine referrals to [email protected] detailing clinical history and any relevant diagnostic results.
Emergency Referrals
GPs: to make an urgent referral, use NHS e-Referral and state that the referral is urgent.
For emergencies, referrers can speak directly with the on-call registrar by calling King’s switchboard on 020 3299 9000, bleep 111.
Referral forms
| Title | File Size | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) and Device clinic referral form | 64 KB |
Key Clinical Staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Mohammad Albarjas | Consultant Cardiologist and PRUH Cardiology Clinical Lead |
| Dr George Amin-Youssef | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Dan Bromage | Locum Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Jonathan Byrne | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Mr Francis Castaneda | Cardiology Nurse Specialist - ACS |
| Miss Anamaria Cerghedean | Cardiac Physiologist |
| Mx Rui Da Silva Mota | Chief Echocardiographer |
| Dr Antonio de Marvao | Consultant |
| Dr Para Dhillon | Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist |
| Ms Virginia Dhlangamandhla | Cardiology Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| Mr Michael Dodkin | ACS NURSE Specialist |
| Dr Nick Gall | Consultant Cardiologist (Electrophysiology) |
| Mr Mohammad Iftekar Gogah | Heart Failure Nurse Specialist |
| Dr James Harrison | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Jonathan Hill | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Steve James | Lead for Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing |
| Dr Ravi Kamdar | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Matteo Lancioni | Consultant |
| Dr Ed Langford | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Prof Philip MacCarthy | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Mx Callum McCutcheon | Senior cardiac physiologist |
| Prof Theresa McDonagh | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Mrs Eleanor McPhail | Deputy Head of Clinical Cardiac Physiology |
| Dr Narbeh Melikian | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Francis Murgatroyd | Consultant Cardiac Electrophysiologist |
| Dr Adam Nabeebaccus | Honorary Consultant |
| Dr Darlington Obi Okonko | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Ms Diana Galaio Pinto | Chief Echocardiographer |
| Dr Sue Piper | Consultant |
| Miss Cindy Rollock | Ward Manager |
| Dr Stefania Rosmini | Consultant |
| Dr Dan Sado | Consultant in Cardiology and Training Programme Director, South Thames |
| Dr Paul Scott | Cardiology Consultant |
| Prof Ajay Shah | Professor of Cardiology |
| Dr Bala Vuyyuru | Consultant Cardiologist |
| Dr Ian Webb | Consultant Cardiologist |