Professor Riyaz Patel

Professor Riyaz Patel is a highly respected consultant cardiologist based in London. He is widely renowned for his expertise in family history of heart deseases, preventive cardiology and cardiac screening and also specialises in cholesterol management, lipid disorders and heart check up.

Professor Patel qualified in medicine with distinction from King’s College London in 2001, having previously been awarded a first class honours degree in psychology from UniversityCollegeLondon. After undergoing further clinical training in London and attaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians, he began a specialist cardiology research fellowship based at Emory University, Atlanta, USA. After returning to the UK, he completed his medical doctorate at Cardiff University in 2012 and was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust the following year. Additional to his expertise and many years’ experience in treating general cardiological conditions, Professor Patel is also a highly esteemed specialist in advanced echocardiography testing, having attained accreditation by the British Society of Echocardiography, the European Society of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular CT. He is also an elected fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and the European Society of Cardiology. Since 2015, Professor Patel has also been appointed as a consultant cardiologist at Barts Health NHS Trust, where he established and continues as clinical lead of the cardiovascular disease prevention service. He sees private patients at Welbeck in central London.

In addition to his work as a consultant cardiologist, Professor Patel is at the forefront of advanced medical research as a British Heart Foundation appointed clinical scientist and Professor of cardiology at University College London. He is widely renowned for his work in the field, regularly publishing high profile research articles which appear in esteemed peer-reviewed academic journals. He is also frequently invited as a guest speaker at key international conferences, including those of the European Society of Cardiology. Professor Patel also holds several key strategic leadership roles in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and chairs the East London CVD Prevention Group. He additionally acts as a clinical advisor for the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE).