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Dr Fakhar Khan is a prominent London cardiologist, specialised in the field of heart rhythm disorders. He divides his time between various top London hospitals and sees patients to fit pacemakers, defibrillators, and other devices. A Cambridge graduate, he completed his studies in Oxford and London. He has written numerous peer-reviewed articles, is a member of many prominent associations and is an accomplished, patient orientated consultant.

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Dr Boon Lim is one of London's leading cardiologists and electrophysiologists. He specialises in heart rhythm disturbances, pacing and syncope at Imperial College and at his Harley Street clinic. He leads the established Imperial Syncope Diagnostic Service at Hammersmith Hospital and is frequently invited to national and international meetings to share his experience. He has a special interest in the mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) and is highly-skilled at using modern 3-D mapping technologies. Dr Lim was awarded several prestigious prizes during his medical training at Cambridge University where he obtained a double First Class Honours Degree. He has continued his passion for education and research serving as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College where he supervises several PhD students. Dr Lim is very actively engaged in all aspects of research with a particular interest in developing the best techniques for treating atrial fibrillation. He is invited to speak both nationally and internationally to discuss his findings and to teach other physicians about the best techniques for complex mapping and ablation of atrial fibrillation and other complex arrhythmias. He leads a very active syncope research team based at the Imperial Syncope Diagnostic Unit and is looking to improve healthcare delivery for patients through use of effective online education to help improve the quality of life for patients across the UK.   

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Dr Syed Ahsan is a leading cardiologist based in London who has won and been nominated for many awards in his field. Having trained in various prestigious centres in London, Dr Ahsan is highly experienced in all areas of cardiology with a specialist interest in heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias).  He also sees patients with collapse, chest pains, shortness of breath and high blood pressure.  His NHS practice is based at Barts Heart Centre, one of the largest cardiac units in Europe, where Dr Ahsan is one of the lead clinicians for atrial fibrillation (AF). He perfoms catheter ablation procedures for AF and other heart rhythm disorders and is an expert in implanting all kinds of cardiac devices such as pacemakers, defibrillators and resynchronisation devices. Dr Ahsan is known for his patient-centred approach, ensuring that his patients are always fully aware and comfortable with the consultation and treatment process. From his clinics across London, Dr Ahsan offers treatment for all aspects of adult cardiology and heart rhythm disorders. 

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Professor Melvin Lobo is a pioneering cardiovascular specialist, based in London. He is considered a global thought leader for his work as a specialist in all forms of blood pressure disorders, including hypertension, hypotension, variable blood pressure, postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) and fainting disorders. He has been involved in a number of important clinical studies of device-based therapies for these conditions. His group has been involved in novel treatments (some of the first in humans) to help patients with these diagnoses. To help with the diagnosis and management of complex circulatory conditions, he began the Barts Autonomic Laboratory in 2012 staffed with experts in neurophysiology and haemodynamics. Professor Lobo is director of the renowned Bart's Blood Pressure Clinic in London, which has been recognised as a Hypertension Centre of Excellence by the European Society of Hypertension. The centre has become the premier UK centre for trials of device-based therapy of hypertension. He is a specialist advisor to NICE on interventional therapy of hypertension, and has authored UK and European guidance on renal denervation. Alongside his clinical work, Professor Lobo is also an NHS Reader in Cardiovascular Medicine Bart's and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and has contributed to a number of peer-reviewed articles for medical journals.

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Dr Michael Mullen is a consultant cardiologist based in London. He is recognised, internationally, for his expertise in the treatment of structural heart disease, with 20 years of experience in this field. His private practice is based at the Harley Street Clinic and Barts Heart Centre, where he is the clinical lead for structural heart intervention. His areas of clinical expertise include percutaneous aortic valve replacement, MitraClip repair of mitral regurgitation, device closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) and other bespoke interventions  for structural heart abnormalities. He has played a key role in the development of many new technologies for the treatment of these conditions and their introduction into clinical practice in the UK, including TAVI, MitraClip and suture closure of patent foramen ovale. Dr Mullen has a broad research portfolio and is frequently invited to give lectures and live demonstrations at national and international conferences.  

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Professor Nicholas Peters is an esteemed London cardiologist based at London Cardiovascular Clinic on Harley Street. He is an expert in electrophysiology, arrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms), and device implantations, such as pacemakers. As Professor of Cardiology and Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Imperial College London, he is well regarded as one of the best in his field. Professor Peters graduated from the University of London, before training at several London teaching hospitals. He is accredited in both cardiology and general medicine. He was awarded an MD after completing a three.year British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship at Imperial College. He also undertook post-Doctoral research in the USA, at Columbia University, New York, where he continues to hold the position of Adjunct Professor. Professor Peters' research is widely published, and he sits on several boards and committees for various organisations. He is also co-founder of the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society.

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Professor Jamil Mayet is a leading cardiologist based at the prestigious London Cardiovascular Clinic on Harley Street and heads the West London Cardiac Centre at Hammersmith Hospital. He specialises in cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment including high blood pressure and imaging of the heart. He is also known for his expertise in assessing the heart during pregnancy and before operations.  He has been cardiologist to the England football team and premier league football clubs, screening the hearts of players before competition. He is a founding member of the International Centre for Circulatory Health at the Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College. Professor Mayet is a highly trained and experienced specialist. He graduated from the University of Dundee, before completing a research fellowship in the Cardiovascular Consequences of Hypertension at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London. He went on to train in clinical cardiology at St Mary's and the Royal Brompton Hospitals, as well as being awarded an MBA from Edinburgh Business School. A prolific researcher, Professor Mayet has published over 200 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests include developing new technologies to assess and treat conditions of the heart and arteries, the development of atherosclerosis, and the physiology of coronary flow and blood pressure, among others. He lectures both nationally and internationally on many different facets of cardiology.

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Dr Iqbal Malik is an outstanding cardiologist based at London Cardiovascular Clinic on Harley Street. He specialises in angioplasty, TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation), and closure of holes in the heart, such as atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO).  A highly qualified and experienced specialist, Dr Malik graduated from Cambridge and trained in London. He completed a PhD in vascular biology at the Hammersmith Hospital, where he was appointed as a consultant in 2003, and is now the lead for structural heart disease as well as the Heart Attack Centre (HAC) program. Dr Malik is actively involved in research, particularly into coronary artery disease and structural heart disease. He has been involved in conducting many clinical trials, and was a founding member of the International Centre for Circulatory Health (ICCH) - a centre of research excellence at Imperial College London.

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Professor Martin Cowie is a leading London cardiologist, who holds a special interest in adult cardiology, heart failure, and complex cardiac diseases. His research interests include implantable devices (such as pacemakers and defibrillators, and the CardioMEMS monitor), new drug therapies and devices for heart failure, remote monitoring and digital health, and respiratory disease in patients with cardiac problems. He is often asked to give second opinions on cardiac diagnoses and treatment. Professor Cowie studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. His post-graduate training was in London at University College London, the Middlesex Hospital, and Imperial College London. He has been a consultant cardiologist for more than 20 years. He has worked extensively with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on its work in atrial fibrillation and heart failure, and since 2016 has been a Non-Executive Director of that standard setting body. Professor Cowie has published more than 300 scientific papers, with his work being cited in the scientific literature more than 50,000 times. He has also contributed to a number of book chapters and textbooks. Professor Cowie’s research studies have been published in journals that include The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, The British Medical Journal and the European Heart Journal. He is the clinical and research lead for the Heart Failure Group at the Royal Brompton Hospital (Sydney Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6NP), where his NHS and private practices are based.

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Dr Sen Sankar is a leading cardiologist based in the Wirral, who specialises in adult congenital heart disease and cardiac imaging such as MRI, CT and echocardiogram. Dr Sankar completed his cardiology and general medicine specialist training in Wales and completed a post-CCT fellowship in adult congenital heart disease and cardiac MRI at Southampton University Hospital. He has the unique experience of working in the best healthcare systems in the world, including the Cleveland Clinic, which is a renowned cardiothoracic centre. Dr Sankar has held various leadership roles in developing cardiac imaging services, congenital heart disease service and clinic governance and audit lead. He has management certification from Harvard Business School, Boston USA and certification from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, USA.

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Dr Ayyaz Sultan is an experienced consultant cardiologist based in Greater Manchester and Liverpool. He treats all aspects of adult heart disease, including high blood pressure, angina, palpitations, heart failure and heart murmurs. He also specialises in interventional cardiology, and is currently the Cardiac Catheter Lab/PCI Lead at the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Sultan completed his cardiology training in Sheffield in 2013, after which he did an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He has been a consultant in the UK since 2015 and in 2016 he was appointed as an honorary senior lecturer for the University of Manchester. In this role, Dr Sultan is responsible for training junior doctors, undergraduates and cardiology registrars, and he also acts as clinical supervisor for training nurses. His key interests within interventional cardiology include the treatment of coronary artery disease, non-invasive cardiac CT, angioplasty and stenting. In fact, Dr Sultan has performed more than 4,000 angiographies and over 1,400 angioplasty procedures.

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Dr Adrian Chenzbraun is a highly-experienced cardiologist based in Liverpool, who specialises in treating a variety of cardiac conditions including angina, heart attack, valvular heart disease, rhythm disturbances and heart failure. Patients visit Dr Chenzbraun's clinic because of symptoms such as palpitations, shortness of breath, chest pain or to further manage already diagnosed cardiac conditions. Dr Chenzbraun’s subspecialty area of expertise is echocardiography and he performs stress echocardiography, advanced techniques echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography. He has trained in both Israel and the USA and he is presently Consultant Cardiologist at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital and has a private practice at Liverpool Spire Hospital.

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Professor Michael Mahmoudi is an expert consultant cardiologist based in Southampton, Woking and London. He specialises in interventional cardiology, coronary stenting, pacemakers and treating hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. With more than 20 years of experience, Professor Mahmouhdi is leading cardiologist. Graduating from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, he went on to train in Southampton and then completed his PhD in vascular biology at the University of Cambridge in 2008. Professor Mahmoudi is a senior lecturer, having taught at the University of Surrey, and currently is an associate professor at the University of Southampton. He is also a visiting professor for Georgetown University, USA. His academic research interests include vascular wall function and developing biomarkers for coronary artery disease. Professor Mahmoudi is a member of several notable associations, including the American College of Cardiology and the British Cardiovascular Society.

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Dr Ali Hamaad is a highly-skilled consultant cardiologist who has vast extensive knowledge about the majority of cardiovascular conditions. His specialist treatments involve heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias (particularly atrial fibrillation), blackouts, fainting, and syncope.   Dr Hamaad graduated from the University of Birmingham in 1999. His specialist training continued in the form of the West Midlands cardiology training programme and at the University Hospital North Staffordshire. As well as working as a consultant cardiologist at the Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust since 2010, Dr Hamaad has two private practices; one at the BMI The Priory Hospital in Birmingham and the other is Spire Little Aston, Sutton, Coldfield.  His extensive training has made him highly specialised in heart failure, pacemakers and heart rhythm disturbances, he is an expert in many procedures such as ECG (electrocardiogram) interpretation, cardiac catheterisation, echocardiography (heart scanning), as well as simple and complex pacemaker implantation.  

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Dr Khalid Khan is a consultant cardiologist and general medicine specialist whose areas of expertise are in cardiovascular medicine. He specialises in cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, angina, cardiomyopathies, and other forms of coronary heart disease, valve disease and inherited cardiac conditions as well as sudden death and high blood pressure, cardiac risk assessment and screening. He has considerable expertise in the assessment and management of patients with chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, dizziness blackouts, or loss of consciousness. Dr Khan graduated from St John’s College, Cambridge in 1994 and further trained in Newcastle, Cambridge, and Leicester. He completed his specialist training in both cardiology and general internal medicine in Liverpool. Dr Khan is an honorary lecturer at Cardiff University and a visiting lecturer at several other universities. He is involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education in the UK and abroad. He is a well established expert witness both in the UK and internationally and regularly gives evidence in civil, criminal, coroner, tribunal, and disciplinary cases as well as undertaking independent reviews for Trusts and the Health Ombudsman.

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