Dr Konstantinos Savvatis

Konstantinos Savvatis, MD, PhD, is a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in inherited and acquired cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, and advanced cardiovascular imaging. He is based at the Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases Unit at Barts Heart Centre, London, a leading international referral centre for complex heart muscle diseases. He also holds honorary academic appointments as Associate Professor at University College London and Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London.

Dr Savvatis completed his cardiology training and doctoral research in 2014 at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, one of Europe’s foremost centres for cardiomyopathies and inflammatory heart disease. He was awarded a PhD for his work on the immuno-inflammatory mechanisms of myocarditis and continues to combine advanced clinical care with internationally recognised translational research. His clinical expertise includes risk stratification and prevention of sudden cardiac death, personalised management of cardiomyopathies and myocarditis, and cardiac involvement in neuromuscular and genetic conditions. He is internationally recognised for his expertise in advanced cardiac imaging, holding EACVI Level 3 accreditation in cardiovascular MRI and full accreditation in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography. He routinely applies advanced imaging to guide diagnosis, prognosis, and complex therapeutic decision-making.

Dr Savvatis has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and has an H-index of 39, with over 5,000 citations. His work has been published in leading journals including Nature Communications, Circulation, Circulation Research, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), and the European Heart Journal. He has led and contributed to major international research collaborations and has been principal investigator on competitive academic and industry-funded grants.