About Adam Hartley
Dr Adam Hartley MBBS PhD BSc(Hons) DIC PGCert FRCP FESC is a Consultant Cardiologist and the Clinical Governance Lead for Cardiology at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with his specialist interests in Coronary (stent implantation) and Structural (TAVI) Intervention alongside General Cardiology. He holds the role of Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Sciences at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London.
He completed his undergraduate training at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical School in 2013, achieving all distinctions. This included an intercalated BSc in pharmacology for which he was awarded 1st class honours and the 'Best Intercalating Student in Pharmacology Award'. He was also awarded a scholarship from the British Heart Foundation.
He undertook his general medical training from 2013 to 2016 in North West London, which included training in cardiology, heart and lung transplantation, as well as respiratory medicine.
Dr Hartley was awarded a merit for completing a post graduate certificate in medical education from Cardiff University in 2016.
He was appointed as a National Institute for Health Research academic clinical fellow in cardiology at Imperial College London and specialist registrar at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 2017-2019, during which time he completed his general cardiology training.
Dr Hartley has completed a PhD in cardiovascular sciences in the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, which focused on the prediction, detection and treatment of atherosclerotic plaques that are at high risk of future rupture and the culprit for heart attacks. His research was supported by a prestigious Wellcome Trust PhD Fellowship. Amongst other accolades, he was awarded a Basic Science Registration Grant from the European Society of Cardiology, as well as being a finalist for the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Young Investigator Award and Royal Society of Medicine Cardiology President’s Prize.
Expertise
- Chest Pain
- Breathlessness
- Heart Valve Disease
- Angina
- Heart Attacks
- Palpitations
- Heart Failure
- Arrhythmias
- High Cholesterol
- Interventional Cardiology
- Coronary artery disease
- Complex coronary intervention
- Cardiac imaging
- Palpitations
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease risk reduction
- Valvular Heart Disease including Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Regurgitation
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Qualifications
MBBS PhD BSc(Hons) DIC PGCert FRCP FESC
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
Dr Hartley's research interests include coronary artery disease, vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques that are prone to rupture and cause heart attacks, as well as structural heart interventions including TAVI.
Hartley A., Marshall DC., Salciccioli JD., Sikkel MB., Maruthappu M., Shalhoub J. Trends in Mortality from Ischaemic Heart Disease and Cerebrovascular Disease in Europe: 1980-2009. 2016. Circulation. PMID: 27006480. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27006480/
Hartley A., Haskard D., Khamis R. Oxidized LDL and anti-oxidized LDL antibodies in atherosclerosis - Novel insights and future directions in diagnosis and therapy. 2019. Trends Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 29934015. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29934015/
Alshahrani N., Hartley A. et al. Remote Acute Assessment of Cardiac Patients Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (TELE-ACS): A Randomized Controlled Trial. 2024. JACC. PMID: 38588928. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38588928/
Hartley A. et al. Trends in Mortality from Aortic Stenosis in Europe: 2000–2017. 2021. Front Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 34708094. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34708094/
Alexiadou K., Hartley A., et al. The cardiovascular effects of GLP-1 receptor agonists beyond obesity and type 2 diabetes: An anti-atherosclerotic action. 2024. Trends Cardiovasc Med. PMID: 38555029. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38555029/- Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicians
British Cardiovascular Society
European Society of Cardiology
British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
British Society of Echocardiography
- Certifications and Awards
2025 Cardiovascular Research Technologies (CRT) Early Career Leader Scholarship
2023 British Cardiovascular Intervention Society Young Investigator Award Finalist
2023 Royal Society of Medicine Cardiology President’s Prize Finalist
2021 British Society of Cardiovascular Research/ British Atherosclerosis Society Rapid Fire Oral Abstract Prize Finalist at the British Cardiovascular Society Annual Meeting
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £250
- Health insurance
- 30 mins consultation
- Self-pay available from £180
- Health insurance
- 30 mins consultation
Insurers covered
- +4 more
- Allianz Partners
- Henner
- Healix
- Cigna International
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