Dr Elliot Smith
Consultant Cardiologist
- Available from
- London
About Elliot Smith
His dedication to training the next generation of cardiovascular specialists has led him to set up and lead the Cardiovascular Training Institute at Barts Health NHS Trust, where he is also the director of training for interventional cardiology, and the director of the Barts Interventional Group (BIG).
He is widely-recognised as a national expert in complex angioplasty procedures, including rotational atherectomy and minimally invasive treatment of chronic total occlusions.
He travels internationally to train doctors in these techniques and has developed courses and simulator training programmes for these procedures, too.
Dr Smith has been recognised with the auspicious Clinic Excellence Award multiple times, throughout his career.
Expertise
- Hypertension
- Chronic Total Occlusion
- Valvular Heart Disease
- Arrhythmia
- Palpitations
- Heart Failure
- Chest Pain
- Angina
- Coronary Artery Disease
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Research highlights
Dr Smith is a keen researcher. Some of his most recent work is investigating technologies to help support the heart through surgery and in the treatment of heart failure.
His main focuses are:
Chronic total occlusion angioplasty
Advancing the management of heart attacks
Percutaneous haemodynamic support
Acute coronary syndromes
Simulator training in interventional cardiology
- Professional memberships
British Cardiovascular Society
British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
Royal College of Physicians
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £280
- Health insurance
- Self-pay available from £220
- Health insurance
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
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Frequently asked questions
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