Dr Kalpa De Silva

GMC: 6103405

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Expert in:

Coronary heart disease

Clinics

London Bridge Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
London Bridge Hosp, 27 Tooley St, Central London, SE1 2PR

Credentials

Professional experience

22 years of experience
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, One Heart Clinic, London (present)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, London Bridge Hospital (present)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Spire St Anthony's Hospital (present)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London (2020-present)
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol Foundation NHS Trust (2018-2020)

Subspecialties

24 hour blood pressure monitor
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Atherosclerosis
Atrial fibrillation
Calcium coronary score
Cardiac MRI
Cardiac catheterisation
Cardiac shock wave therapy (CSWT)
Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
Cardiovascular disease
Cardioversion
Chronic total occlusions
Complex PCI
Complex coronary angioplasty
Congestive heart failure
Coronary artery disease
Coronary physiology
Coronary stent insertion
Dizziness
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Endomyocardial biopsy
Exercise ECG
Exercise stress test
Heart attacks (myocardial infarction)
Heart scan
High blood pressure
High-risk PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention)
Hypertension
Intra-coronary imaging and physiology
Intravascular ultrasound
Lipid management
Low blood pressure
Microvascular angina
Multi-vessel coronary disease
Myocardial perfusion scan
Palpitations
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Pressure wire study (coronary angiography)
Rotablation (coronary arteries)
Shortness of breath
Stent insertion (percutaneous coronary intervention)
Ultra-low contrast PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention)
Unstable angina
Valvular heart disease

Education

MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, St. Bartholomew's & The Royal London School of Medicine (2004)
MRCP, Member of the Royal College of Physicians (2007)
PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Cardiovascular Medicine, King's College, University of London (2014)
FRCP, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (2020)
FACC, Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (2020)

Teaching posts

Honorary Senior Lecturer, King’s College London (2020-present)
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Translational Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Bristol (2018-2020)

Positions in organisations

Interventional Cardiology training committee member, Royal Society of Medicine
‘Careers in Cardiology’ course co-chair, British Cardiac Society & Royal College of Physicians

Publications and conferences

Dr De Silva's publications for King's College London can found here
Dr De Silva's publications can be found on ResearchGate

Prizes and awards

TCT (Transcatheter Therapeutics) International Fellow Winner (2016)
EAPCI Young Interventional Fellows Award, EuroPCR (2017)
Sri Lankan Heart Association (SLHA) Research Award (2017)

Languages spoken

English

Registration number: 6103405

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