As the treatment of heart conditions becomes increasingly specialised, heart surgeons and cardiologists tend to focus their expertise in one area. For example, valve replacemement, stenting or atrial fibrillation. Patients will naturally feel more comfortable knowing that their heart consultant specialises specifically in their complaint or diagnosis - and is an acknowledged expert in this area. In order to find out what the consultants specialise in treating you need to start by looking at the senior teaching hospital consultants e.g. University College London Dr Oliver Segal, Brompton & Harefield Hospital, Dr Mark Mason, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Dr Julian Collinson, and University College London Hospital, Dr Anthony Chow.
Total Health asks each Teaching Hospital Consultant Cardiologist to answer the same question: Q2: What is your own area of special interest and why this?
Mr Inderpaul Birdi
Dr Mark Mason
Dr David Brull
Dr Oliver Segal
