Dr Nickolaos Pantazopoulos

Professional statement

Dr Nickolaos Pantazopoulos is a highly respected consultant cardiologist based in London. He specialises in chest pain, palpitations and hypertension and is also renowned for his expertise in breathlessness, echocardiogram and cardiac CT scanning.

After qualifying in medicine from the University of Queensland in 1994, Dr Pantazopoulos completed further training as a hospital intern in Brisbane, Australia. Following this, he was appointed as a doctor in the Greek Armed Forces and served within acute emergency air retrieval services operating in the islands of Greece. On completion of his specialist training in cardiology at the University of Athens, he pursued subspecialty training in cardiac CT at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA. He also gained further subspecialty experience in stress echocardiography and cardiac catheterisation at St George's Hospital, Sydney, Australia. In 2006, he was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and was awarded fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology in 2008. Dr Pantazopoulos is also an appointed fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. He sees private patients at several locations in London.

Dr Pantazopoulos has held a number of senior positions throughout his esteemed career and currently serves as clinical chair of the Syon Clinic and is cardiology clinical lead for BUPA Health Clinics. Additionally, he is a leading name in medical education and has been an honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College London since 2008. He also served as director of clinical studies at the Imperial College London School of Medicine for several years. Dr Pantazopoulos’ extensive academic publications appear in peer-reviewed journals. In 2013, he was awarded with a Level 3 Clinical Excellence Award by West Middlesex University Hospital in recognition of his world class patient care and practice.