Dr Sachin KhambadkonePaediatric cardiology in Central London
Professional statement
Dr Sachin Khambadkone is a leading senior consultant in paediatric and adolescent cardiology and specialises in echocardiography and interventional cardiology. He works in the NHS as chief of cardiology at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, and is an honorary associate professor at University College London. Dr Khambadkone is recognised as a world expert in his field and a key opinion leader in UK, Europe and US and is often sought to provide a second medical opinion to patients, families and other cardiologists from within UK, and internationally. He practices privately at The Portland Hospital and International and Private Patients, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.
Dr Khambadkone has extensive training in general paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric cardiology. With his clinical experience of over 30 years, he is an expert in diagnosing and treating all aspects of cardiac problems including heart murmurs, chest pain, palpitations, syncope (fainting), heart failure, and management of simple and complex structural heart conditions. Dr Khambadkone also specialises in problems of adolescence including chest pain, screening for sporting activities, fainting, postural orthostatic hypotension syndrome (POTS) and assessing long term outcome after treatment of congenital heart disease.
Dr Khambadkone was part of the pioneering team that introduced pulmonary valve replacement procedure without open heart surgery. This was recognised as a landmark innovation in treatment of congenital heart disease that has now expanded the use of valve repair and valve replacement procedures in children and adults. He was one of the first Proctor or Trainer for implantation of the Melody valve, and he was instrumental in setting up training programmes in several paediatric cardiology centres in UK, Europe and Asia. In addition to interventional procedures such as balloon angioplasty, closures of holes in the heart, stent angioplasty, and valve implantations, he takes a keen interest in introducing novel techniques and devices in the field of congenital cardiology. Additionally, as a result of his overseas experience, he has expertise in managing acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic valvular heart diseases, considered a rare expertise in UK.
Dr Khambadkone has over 120 publications and book chapters in leading scientific journals and textbooks.
Dr Khambadkone has extensive training in general paediatrics, neonatology and paediatric cardiology. With his clinical experience of over 30 years, he is an expert in diagnosing and treating all aspects of cardiac problems including heart murmurs, chest pain, palpitations, syncope (fainting), heart failure, and management of simple and complex structural heart conditions. Dr Khambadkone also specialises in problems of adolescence including chest pain, screening for sporting activities, fainting, postural orthostatic hypotension syndrome (POTS) and assessing long term outcome after treatment of congenital heart disease.
Dr Khambadkone was part of the pioneering team that introduced pulmonary valve replacement procedure without open heart surgery. This was recognised as a landmark innovation in treatment of congenital heart disease that has now expanded the use of valve repair and valve replacement procedures in children and adults. He was one of the first Proctor or Trainer for implantation of the Melody valve, and he was instrumental in setting up training programmes in several paediatric cardiology centres in UK, Europe and Asia. In addition to interventional procedures such as balloon angioplasty, closures of holes in the heart, stent angioplasty, and valve implantations, he takes a keen interest in introducing novel techniques and devices in the field of congenital cardiology. Additionally, as a result of his overseas experience, he has expertise in managing acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic valvular heart diseases, considered a rare expertise in UK.
Dr Khambadkone has over 120 publications and book chapters in leading scientific journals and textbooks.
Clinics
The Portland Hospital - part of HCA Healthcare
Central London, 205, 209 Great Portland St, London, W1W 5AHMedical insurances accepted
Credentials
Professional experience
- 39 years of experience
- Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Cardiologist, The Portland Hospital (present)
Subspecialties
- Interventional cardiology
- Advanced echocardiography and imaging
Education
- CCST Paediatric Cardiology, Royal College of Physicians, London (2004)
- MRCP Paediatrics, Royal College of Physicians, London (1997)
Teaching posts
- Honorary Associate Professor, University College, London
Publications and conferences
- Dr Sachin Khambadkone has participated in and published numerous publications which can be found on ResearchGate
Prizes and awards
- Clinic Lead for Transition in Cardiology, Transition Clinic, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Languages spoken
- English
- Hindi
Registration number: 4725602
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- Thank you dr Khambadkone. We felt reassured and calm after the appointment. We recommended dr Khambadkone to any parent, he is professional, competent and has a great attitude towards children.
- We were seen quickly and efficiently after I contacted his secretary on a Thursday evening, he saw us on Friday. Dr Khambadkone was good at explaining everything to me and my 14 year old son and was through and reassuring. I would definitely recommend.
- Excellent treatment from Dr. Khambadkone. He was excellent with my 5yr old daughter! Highly recommend!
- Excellent experience with Dr Khambadkone. Reassuring and friendly manner. My baby was calm during her heart scan and the results were delivered in a clear and detailed way.
- I truly appreciate the competence and professional approach of Dr Sachin Khambadkone towards serving the ailing community. He and his team are super friendly and ready to help when contacted.
- We are very fortunate that we were able to get the consultation from Dr. Khambadkone. It is very difficult to express our feelings in words. He took time and compassionately provided a very detailed analysis of the test reports of my son. We are very thankful to him.
- Both of our sons have/are under the care of Dr Khambadkone. We have found him to be one of the most professional, kind and compassionate consultants we have ever met. His bedside manner is faultless with clear explanations of diagnoses and plans going forward. We have full trust is Dr Khambadkone and can’t recommend him more highly.
- I had an extremely pleasant experience with Dr. Sachin Khambadkone. We went to him to get some cardiology tests done for my kid. He very patiently explained to me the procedure he was going to follow, and once the tests were done, took time to explain the results in full details.
- Dr Sachin Khambadkone was a true professional with my 4m old. He made sure we were kept informed with every detail, in a manner that helped us understand the diagnosis and what the treatment plan was. This transparency and calmness, as first time parents really reassured us.
- Dr Sachin Khambadkone Is outstanding Cardiologist and excellent bed side manner . He has been wonderful with our 3 year old son .