Riyaz S. Patel

Riyaz Patel received the degree from King’s College London, in 2001. He is a consultant cardiologist and clinical academic working with UCLH and Barts Health NHS trusts and University College London (UCL). He was subsequently elected to the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and the European Society of Cardiology, in 2018. Having trained and worked across major teaching hospitals in London and the USA, he is highly experienced in managing all general cardiology conditions, with a focus on advanced cardiac imaging and premature coronary artery disease. Aside from his role as a cardiologist, He is also a fully funded BHF Clinician Scientist and a Professor of cardiology with UCL, conducting research into the causes of heart disease, with a focus on cardiovascular risk and the genetics of coronary heart disease. He leads global initiatives and consortia in this field with a track record of research funding and high-profile research publications. Prof. Patel clinically sees and manages patients with all general cardiology problems, including chest pain breathlessness, palpitations, and high blood pressure, in both outpatient and acute settings. He is a recognized specialist in advanced cholesterol management, including familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), being one of only a handful of cardiologists in the U.K. with this expertise. In addition, in line with his research expertise, he investigates and manages patients with possible genetically driven coronary artery disease, including early-onset heart disease or those who are well but have a strong family history of early heart disease. He founded and leads a new cardiovascular prevention service at the Barts Heart Centre, a service modeled on those available in the USA at centers such as the Mayo Clinic, to serve the local population of East London. Aside from general cardiology, he is also a fully accredited and recognized specialist in advanced echocardiography, which includes stress (exercise and pharmacological) and transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE), and cardiac and coronary CT angiography, and provides these tests with the Barts Heart Centre.