Dr Matthew Wright

Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist

MB BS PhD FRCP FHRS

Languages spoken: English

Appointments available at:

Basinghall Clinic, Cromwell Hospital

Patient Age Group

Adults

Year qualified

2000

Specialties

Cardiology, Cardiac devices, Electrophysiology, Electrophysiology intervention, Trans-oesophageal echocardiography, Transthoracic echocardiography, Electrophysiology simple cardiac ablation, Electrophysiology complex cardiac ablation, Devices: single cham

Gender

Male

Clinical Interests

Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Tachycardia, Blackouts, Cardiac Resynchronisation Devices, Cardioversion, Electrophysiology, Faints, Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators, Loop Recorders, Pacemakers, Palpitations, Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), Sudden Cardiac Death, Syncope, Ventricular Tachycardia, Zio Patch

About Dr Matthew Wright

Dr Wright trained at UCL after being selected for the MB PhD programme. He specialised in cardiology and electrophysiology. Following training at Oxford, The Hammersmith and St. Mary's, he spent two years at the world-renowned arrhythmia centre in Bordeaux, with Prof. Haissaguerre, Jais and Hocini. He has published over 100 scientific papers and books and is regularly asked to speak at major international meetings on the management of arrhythmias, in particular Atrial Fibrillation.

He has been a consultant cardiologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Guys' and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London since 2011. He is Director of the Cardiac Catheter laboratories at St Thomas's and has been Lead for Clinical Governance and Audit for the past 5 years at St Thomas's for the Cardiovascular department, trying to improve patient care and safety.