Professor Roby Rakhit
BSc MD FRCP FESCCardiology
Recommended by
1 specialist
29 years of experience
18 years as a specialist
Practices worked at
St Johns Wood, London, United Kingdom, NW8 7JA774 reviews
About
Prof Rakhit qualified from Charing Cross and Westminster Medcial School (Imperial College London) with a first class honours intercalated Bsc in Pharmacology. He completed post-graduate training in cardiology and general (internal) medicine at the Hsmmersmith, Royal Brompton and St.Mary's hospitals obtaining his CCT in 2003. He was a Wellcome Clinical Research Fellow at The Rayne Institute, St.Thomas's hospital (Kings College London) completing his MD thesis on the role of nitric oxide in ischaemic pre-conditioning. He was British Heart Foundation International Fellow at the Swiss Cardiovascular Centre Bern completing an advanced clinical and research fellowship in interventional cardiology. He was appointed to consultant interventional cardiologist at the Royal Free hospital in 2004. As a senior consultant he has held leadership roles including clinical director of cardiology and is currently the divisional director of CardioVascular Services. He has been actively involved in teaching and research at UCL having supervised a number of MD and PhD fellows. In 2020 he was appointed to honorary professor of Cardiology in the Institute of Cardiovascular science, UCL.
Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments
- CT Coronary Aniogram
- Pacemaker Implantation
- 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitor
- Calcium Coronary Score
- Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardioversion
- CT Coronary Angiogram
- ECG (Electrocardiogram)
- ECG Monitor
- Echocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Test
- Angioplasty
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Stent Insertion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Heart Attack
- Heart Murmurs
- High Blood Pressure
- Valcular Heart Disease
Medical procedures
- 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitor
- Angioplasty
- CT Coronary Angiogram
- Calcium Coronary Score
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Angiography
- Coronary Stent Insertion
- ECG (Electrocardiogram)
- ECG Monitor
- Echocardiogram
- Exercise Stress Test
- Pacemaker Surgery
- Video Consultation
Special interests
- Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
- Angina
- Atherosclerosis
- Bradycardia
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Dizziness
- Heart Attack
- Heart Murmurs
- High Blood Pressure
- Loss of Consciousness (Syncope)
- Palpitations
- Unstable Angina
Education
BSc (1st Class Hons Pharmacology), MBBS
Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, Imperial College London 1991
MD
Rayne Institute, St.Thomas's Hospital, Kings College London 1998
FRCP
Swiss Cardiovascular Centre, 2000
FESC
European Society of Cardiology 2019
Peer recommendations
Recommended by 1 doctor for:
1
Cardiology
Dr Jaydeep Sarma
Cardiology
05-10-2020
Exceptional cardiologist with a wide range of skills across general and interventional arenas. A stellar record as both a trainee in London and Switzerland, as well as an exemplary track record as a senior consultant developing services in the Royal Free Hospital. Major contributions to education, research and clinical leadership.
For specialty: Cardiology
For conditions: Valvular Heart Disease, Ventricular Septal Defects (VSD), Palpitations, Heart Valve Problems, Heart Murmurs, Unstable Angina, Coronary Artery Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congestive Heart Failure, Chest Pain, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), Cardiovascular Disease
For procedures: Video Consultation, CT Coronary Angiogram, ECG Monitor, Exercise Stress Test, ECG (Electrocardiogram), Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty, Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure, Valvuloplasty, Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair
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