Heart Partners
Based at Cromwell Hospital, Heart Partners is a leading cardiac group specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disorders.
Heart Partners is a leading cardiac group based at Cromwell Hospital in South Kensington. It brings together some of the UK’s most distinguished cardiac specialists, who are leaders in every aspect of heart care. Each of our consultants holds a senior position at one of the UK’s foremost NHS cardiac centres, with decades of experience gained at the leading teaching hospitals and cardiac institutions both within the UK and internationally.
Our patients receive the very best care that only a truly collaborative team can provide, combining world-class expertise with the highest standards of personal attention, continuity of care, and demonstrable outcomes.
Why choose Heart Partners?
- Specialists, not generalists: Every member of Heart Partners is a nationally and internationally recognised expert in their field. We offer the deepest possible expertise across every subspecialty of cardiology.
- Complete cardiac care in one place: Our dedicated heart team reviews complex cases collectively, bringing together diverse subspecialty perspectives to ensure every patient receives the most informed diagnosis and treatment plan available, without fragmented referrals or delays. From your first consultation to long term follow up, your care is seamless, coordinated, and expertly managed.
- Prompt, personal, and unhurried: We understand that waiting for answers about your heart is stressful. At Heart Partners, you will be seen promptly by a leading specialist, given the time you need, and provided with a clear, considered plan.
Heart rhythm disorders, ablation and cardiac devices
Our cardiac electrophysiologists (heart rhythm specialists) are among the UK’s foremost experts in arrhythmia management, offering advanced catheter ablation including pulsed field ablation, pacemaker implantation, ICDs, subcutaneous ICDs, cardiac resynchronisation therapy, and device extraction.
Coronary intervention and coronary artery disease
Expert assessment and treatment of coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes, and heart attacks, performed to the highest interventional standards and quality.
Valvular and structural heart disease
Specialist evaluation and access to the full range of surgical and catheter-based treatments for valve and structural conditions, including TAVI, mitral clip, and left atrial appendage occlusion.
Blackouts, syncope, and autonomic disorders
Comprehensive investigation of unexplained blackouts, recurrent fainting, dizziness, and autonomic dysfunction including POTS, using specialist tilt table studies, implantable loop recorders, and electrophysiological assessment.
Lipid disorders and cardiovascular risk
Expert management of cholesterol disorders including familial hypercholesterolaemia, with access to the latest treatments for hypercholesterolaemia and weight management.
Inherited heart muscle disease
We provide leading edge care for inherited cardiomyopathies using the latest evidence based treatments, including comprehensive risk stratification, genetic counselling, genetic screening, and family screening programmes delivered by specialists at the forefront of this rapidly evolving field.
Cardiac imaging
Expert interpretation of the full range of advanced cardiac investigations including transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, stress echo, bubble contrast studies, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Accurate diagnosis is the foundation of excellent care, and our imaging specialists ensure nothing is missed.
Cardiac surgery
Our cardiac surgical programme is delivered by some of the UK’s leading specialists in their field, with expertise in minimally invasive (keyhole), valvular, aortic, and coronary surgery. Our surgical team works in close collaboration with our electrophysiologists to deliver hybrid convergent ablation for complex and persistent atrial fibrillation, one of the most advanced treatment approaches available for this condition. Our team also includes internationally renowned aortic surgeons, recognised for their expertise in complex aortic surgery at the highest level.
- Acute coronary syndrome
- Angina
- Aortic stenosis
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Autonomic dysfunction
- Breathlessness
- Cardiomyopathy (including inherited forms)
- Chest pain
- Coronary artery disease
- Fainting (syncope)
- Familial hypercholesterolaemia
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Heart murmurs
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Myocarditis
- Palpitations
- Pericarditis
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- Structural heart disease
- Supraventricular tachycardia
- Valvular heart disease
- Vertigo and dizziness
- 24-hour blood pressure monitoring
- Bubble contrast echocardiogram
- Cardiac angiogram
- Cardiac CT
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
- Dobutamine stress echocardiogram
- Doppler studies
- ECG
- Exercise stress test
- Genetic screening
- Holter monitor
- Implantable loop recorder
- Tilt table test
- Transthoracic and trans-oesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac device extraction
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT)
- Catheter ablation including pulsed field ablation for AF
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- DC cardioversion
- Defibrillators and subcutaneous ICD
- Heart valve repair and replacement
- Hybrid convergent ablation
- Implantable loop recorder
- Latest treatments for hypercholesterolaemia and weight management
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- Minimally invasive keyhole heart surgery
- Mitral clip
- Pacemaker implantation
- TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation)
Meet the consultants

Dr Syed Ahsan, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Syed Ahsan is a consultant cardiologist and heart rhythm specialist. His NHS base is Barts Heart Centre, the largest cardiac centre in Europe, where he is currently leading the surgical AF ablation programme.

Mr Inderpaul Birdi, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Mr Inderpaul Birdi is an internationally renowned heart surgeon, and one of few surgeons in the world who can perform keyhole coronary bypass surgery and keyhole aortic valve repair.

Dr Zhong Chen, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Zhong Chen is a consultant cardiologist with a clinical interest in heart rhythm disorders and cardiac devices. He also specialises in complex catheter ablation procedures using the latest technologies.

Dr Tushar Salukhe, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Tushar Salukhe is a consultant cardiologist specialising in cardiac arrhythmias. He leads the syncope service and non-invasive ECG monitoring at the renowned Royal Brompton NHS Hospital.

Dr Neil Srinivasan, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Neil Srinivasan is a consultant cardiologist specialising in heart rhythm disorders. He is a lead consultant at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Suneil Aggarwal, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Suneil Aggarwal is a consultant cardiologist specialising in valve and congenital heart disease interventions (structural intervention), as well as general cardiology.

Dr Kare Tang, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Kare Tang is a highly skilled and accomplished consultant cardiologist with extensive training and experience in the field. Having started his medical journey in the UK, he has been practising cardiology since 2002, contributing to both the NHS and private sector.

Dr Ankur Gulati, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Gulati is a highly accomplished Consultant Cardiologist with an NHS base at two well-known London Hospitals - St Thomas’ Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He provides expert care at Cromwell Hospital for all types of cardiac problems.

Dr Nikos Papageorgiou, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Papageorgiou is a highly accomplished cardiologist with extensive expertise in clinical practice, research, and academia. He performs routinely a wide range of cardiac procedures, including cardiac implantable devices and catheter ablation for arrhythmias aiming to improve patients' quality of life.

Mr John Yap, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Mr John Yap is a consultant cardiac surgeon at Barts Heart Centre, following the merger of The Heart Hospital with St Bartholomew's Hospital in 2015. He specialises in the surgical and endovascular treatment of valvular heart disease, Marfan syndrome, and diseases of the thoracic aorta (including aortic dissection and aneurysms).

Dr Michael Michail, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Michael Michail is an experienced Consultant Interventional Cardiologist with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease and structural heart conditions, particularly aortic stenosis. He specialises in advanced interventional procedures, including coronary angioplasty and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Dr Ozan Demir, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Ozan Demir is a highly regarded and award-winning Consultant Cardiologist, specialising in general cardiology, interventional cardiology, and structural cardiology.
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