Services provided by the department
- Full echocardiography service
- Dedicated coronary care unit with centralised monitoring and dedicated image intensification
- TTE and TOE Holter monitoring
- Computer assisted exercise
- Electrocardiography
- Joint cardiology/cardiac surgery clinic
- Coronary angioplasty AND Coronary angiography
- Cardiac rehabilitation service
- Permanent pacemaker follow-up including bi-ventricular pacing for heart failure
- Pacemaker clinic; Ambulatory and Event ECG recording
- Electrophysiological studies and ablation
- ICD implantation and follow-up
- Combined ”Funny Turns” clinic with Dr D Barnes, monthly
- Grown Up Congenital Heart Clinic as required, Wed pm (2-3 clinics a year)
- Direct Access to Resting ECG
- Cardiac risk management / secondary prevention and rehabilitation service
Our Clinical Team
The consulting team in the department are:
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Dr A BALTABAEVAConsultant Cardiologist
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Dr Gareth BARNESConsultant Cardiologist
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Dr Ian BEETONGMC: 4241267 Consultant Cardiologist Trans-oesophageal/trans-thoracic echocardiography |
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Dr Zhong CHENGMC: Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist Heart rhythm disturbances |
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Dr David FLUCKGMC: Consultant Cardiologist Medical Director of the Trust |
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Dr Mark GALLAGHERGMC: 430765 Consultant Cardiologist Complex cardiac ablations for AF, VT, SVT |
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Dr Adam JACQUESGMC: 4421836 Consultant Cardiologist Coronary angiography and angioplasty, stents |
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Dr Riyaz KABAGMC: 4113887 Consultant Cardiologist Director for Research and Development |
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Dr Khaled MALLEKConsultant Cardiologist
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Dr Sumeet SHARMAGMC: 6061683 Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Clinical Director Cardiology Services |
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Dr Peter WILKINSONGMC: 1417997 Consultant Cardiologist Divisional Director for Acute for Acute Medicine / ED |
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Dr Mark WILLIAMSGMC: 4417804 Consultant Cardiologist Cardiology Lead undergraduate teaching |
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Dr K YAZJIConsultant Cardiologist
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Specialist Nurses
Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals offer a comprehensive, cardiac risk management / secondary prevention and rehabilitation services.
Cardiac patients are seen by our team of nurse specialists, who then follow them through their recovery period.
Patients receive individual advice and are invited to attend our outpatient programme which includes education, risk factor management, clinical assessment, relaxation and a graduated and individual supervised exercise programme.
