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Professional statement
Dr Anna Marciniak is a highly reputable and experienced consultant cardiologist who specialises in echocardiogram, valvular heart disease, heart valve surgery, hypertension, palpitations, heart failure, coronary heart disease, cardiac MRI, and coronary CTscanning. She currently practises at Spire St Anthony's Hospital.
Dr Marciniak successfully completed a master's degree in cardiac imaging at the Catholic research university in the Belgian city of Leuven, KU Leuven, in 2004, before going on to impressively obtain a PhD four years later in valvular heart disease imaging from St George's University of London.
Dr Marciniak also possesses quite the substantial amount of expertise in cardiac imaging techniques, chest pain, angina, stroke, heart attack, low blood pressure, palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and arrhythmia.
She is a current member of the European Society of Cardiology.
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Medical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 22 years of experience
- Consultant Cardiologist, Spire St Anthony's Hospital (present)
Subspecialties
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
Professional memberships
- European Society of Cardiology
- British Society of Echocardiography (transthoracic accreditation)
Education
- FESC Fellow of European Society of Cardiology (2015)
- MRCP (UK) (2010)
Publications and conferences
- Mending the broken valentine heart: a case report. Marwaha, Bhatia R, Papadakis M, Marciniak A. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022
- A. Marciniak, K. Glover, R. Sharma. Prevalence of valvular heart disease in community patients with suspected heart failure in UK. BMJ Open. 2017 Jan 27;7(1).
Prizes and awards
- Best Moderated Case - Winner of the Award Competition at Euro CMR awarded by European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, Prague, Czech Republic (2017)
- High Score Abstract: The prevalence of valvular heart disease in community patients with suspected heart failure. Euro Echo Imaging, Istanbul, Turkey (2013)
Languages spoken
- English
Registration number: 6111103
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- I’ve had one session with Dr Anna so far and have been very impressed. She is professional, extremely knowledgeable, and provided excellent advice. I’m looking forward to continuing the process and getting to the bottom of the issue with her help.
- Everyone was so kind, thank you I was seen in St George’s hospital, not St Antony’s
- An excellent and stress free consultation with Anna - thank you !
- The procedure went very smoothly
- Dr Marciniak is excellent in every respect and I feel lucky to have her supporting me when necessary. She has a very good manner, listens to your concerns, explains matters clearly and is proactive. She has been extremely helpful in assisting me and I would thoroughly recommend her.
- Dr. Anna is an excellent friendly cardiologist who is clearly skilled and gifted in her manner of explaining potentially uncomfortable situations in a very soothing manner. An excellent professional
- Patient focussed and hugely professional doctor.
- Dr Anna Marciniak is a completely efficient friendly expert in her field that makes you feel comfortable in perhaps uncomfortable surroundings / situations and makes the process easier and understandable