| Area of Practice | General Adult Cardiology (16 years and above) |
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| Specialist Interests | Ischaemic Heart Disease Coronary Artery Disease Heart Valve Disease Heart Failure Cardiac Arrhythmia |
Professional Profile
Dr Bhatia is a Consultant Cardiologist (appointed in 2009) and Clinical Governance Lead for Specialist Medicine, Tunbridge Wells Hospital.
Formal training: Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London; Imperial College School Of Medicine & Science; The Hammersmith Hospital, London; The Royal Brompton Hospital, London; and The Harefield Hospital, London.
Qualifications: BSc (Hons) – 1991; MBBS (London, 1994); PhD (Imperial College, 2001); FRCP (London, 2012).
General scope of work: All aspects of general adult acute and elective cardiology; teaching of doctors, cardiology trainees and nurses at all levels.
Dr Bhatia has up to two NHS outpatient clinics per week, weekly clinical sessions in complex echocardiography and stress echo, and inpatient and elective TOE as required.
Specialist expertise
All aspects of modern cardiac ultrasound imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of heart disease (including contrast echocardiography, stress echo, TOE and 3D echocardiography). CT coronary angiography.
Ambition: to build and develop a nationally accredited centre of excellence in echocardiography, stress echo and TOE. To continue to partake in and lead clinical research projects (e.g. Trial Principal Investigator) that can eventually lead to improvements in healthcare e.g. new medicines for heart disease.
Secretary contact details
01892 633545
Cardiology Secretaries: mtw-tr.cardiology-tun@nhs.net