Dr Anjana Siva MA MB BChir MRCP PhD
Where qualified and worked
After graduating from Cambridge University in 1991 and undertaking Junior Medical Training at The Royal Free, Guys, St Bartholomews and The Hammersmith Hospitals in London Dr Siva went on to complete Specialist Cardiology Training in the South East Thames Region. During this time she completed a PhD in Molecular Genetics of Ischaemic Heart Disease at Cambridge University in 2002. The Final 3 years of training were spent as a Clinical Lecturer specialising in echocardiography at Kings College Hospital.
Dr Siva was appointed as Consultant Cardiologist at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust in May 2007.
Special interests
Dr Siva has broad experience in general cardiology, cardiac catheterisation and pacemaker implantation.
Her specialist interest is in Echocardiography with extensive experience in specialist echo techniques such as dobutamine stress echo, transoesophageal echo, three dimensional echo and dyssynchrony assessment.
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Dr John Watkins BSc MB FRCP MRCS
Where qualified and worked
Qualified St Bartholomews Hospital, University of London 1973
After house jobs in London and Jersey, Went on to train in cardiology
in Southampton, the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, the
University of California (San Diego) and in Oxford, before appointment
as consultant cardiologist in Portsmouth in 1984.
Special interests
Special interests are cardiovascular pharmacology and pacemaker therapy.
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Dr Neil Andrews B Med Sci, BM BS, DM, FRCP
Where qualified and worked
Nottingham University, Bachelor of Medical Sciences, 1984
Nottingham University, Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, 1986
Member of the Royal College of Physicians, 1990
Nottingham University, Doctorate of Medicine, 2001
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, 2003
General Cardiology training at University of Wales Cardiff.
Research at the Cardiology Branch, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, MD, USA.
Fellowship in Electrophysiology and Ablation under Dr Eric Prystowsky
Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Consultant in Cardiology and Electrophysiology, Portsmouth NHS Trust,
appointed 2000.
Honorary Consultant in Cardiology and Electrophysiology, Brighton and
Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, appointed 2000.
Special interests
Abnormal Heart Rhythms including: palpitations, blackouts, and irregular
heart beats.
Investigation and treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.
Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardias, Atrial Flutter and
Ventricular Tachycardia.
Implantation and follow-up of complex Pacemakers including
Biventricular Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs).
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Dr Richard A Jones MB BS FRCP
Where qualified and worked
St Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London 1988
House jobs at St Mary's, London and King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor.
Trained in Cardiology at the University Hospital of Wales and on the
Wessex cardiac rotation based at Jersey, Portsmouth and Southampton.
Consultant Cardiologist at Portsmouth and Haslar since 1999.
Special interests
Echocardiography and internal heart scanning (transoesophageal echo - TOE),
heart valve disease.
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Dr Huw Griffiths BSc MB BS (Hons) MRCP MD
Where qualified and worked
Dr Huw Griffiths trained in cardiology at London at St Mary's Hospital,
Hillingdon Hospital and the Royal Brompton. This afforded him
unique opportunities to work in the Peart-Rose hypertension clinic at
St Mary's, the Jane Somerville grown-up congenital heart disease unit
and the Derek Gibson echo unit, each at the Brompton. As a consequence,
he has wide experience in the management of all aspects of cardiology
including angina, hypertension, heart failure, assessment of murmurs,
arrhythmias, pacemakers and syncope.
In 1998, the British Heart Foundation awarded Dr Griffiths a major
research grant to work in the heart failure research unit of the National
Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College. This led to a number of
research publications and an MD degree in 2002.
It was at the Brompton that he developed his interest in angioplasty.
He trained under Professor Ulrich Sigwart who developed coronary stents.
As an interventional fellow at the Brompton, he performed research into
the emerging technology of drug eluting stents. He was awarded a
certificate of completion of specialist training in 2002.
Dr Griffiths treats patients with every kind of heart and cardiovascular
disease and patients with angina who require angioplasty.
Member of: Royal College of Physicians
British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
GMC Specialist Register
Special interests
Cardiology
Sub-specialty
Hypertension
Interventional cardiology
Special clinical interests
Drug eluting stents, hypertension
Research interests
Percutaneous coronary intervention
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Dr Paul Kalra MA MB BChir MRCP
Where qualified and worked
Dr Paul Kalra graduated in 1992 from Cambridge University.
Having passed MRCP in 1995, he undertook cardiology specialist training
in Wessex. He spent two years at the National Heart Lung Institute and
Royal Brompton Hospitals, London to further clinical and research interest
in chronic heart failure.
Dr Kalra started as Consultant Cardiologist at Portsmouth Hospitals
NHS Trust in April 2004. Whilst he has a broad interest in all aspects
of general adult cardiology including diagnostic catheterization, pacing,
echo (transthoracic and transoesophageal), his sub-specialty interest
remains the management of patients with heart failure.
Special interests
He maintains an active research interest and has >50 peer reviewed
publications. In addition to local and national collaborative projects,
Dr Kalra is the UKs Principle Investigator for an international randomized
study evaluating the treatment of anaemia in patients with heart failure.
He is interested in medical education and chairs the cardiology session
at regular national CPD meetings for general medical consultants and SpRs.
He was co-organiser of the UKs first national Cardio-Renal Conference
in 2006. Dr Kalra has recently edited a cardiology text book ‘Specialist Training
in Cardiology’ which was Highly Commended in the 2006 BMA Medical
Book Competition.
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Dr Philip Strike MB BS MRCP PhD
Where qualified and worked
St George's Hospital Medical School 1991.
Trained in Cardiology in Southampton, St Bartholomew's Hospital,
The Heart Hospital and The London Chest Hospital.
PhD in Cardiovascular Epidemiology University College London 2001-2004.
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist.
Special interests
Special interests in acute coronary syndromes, angina and coronary
stenting procedures.
Primary and secondary coronary prevention and risk factor modification.
General cardiology.
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Dr Tom Farrell MB ChB FRCP
Where qualified and worked
SMH, Haslar, QAH, BUPA Havant and chaly South
Wessex Deanary (program director for cardiology in Wessex).
Qualfied: Leicester
Worked: Cardiology trainning (REG and MD research) StGeorge's London,
Senior Registrar Harefield Hospital Middlesex, Royal Free London.
Special interests
Ischaemic heart disease, education and training
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Dr Michael Stewart MB ChB MRCP
Where qualified and worked
Dr Stewart took up the post of Consultant Cardiologist in the defence
medical services at the Royal Hospital Haslar and Portsmouth Hospitals
NHS Trust in September 2003. He has recently left the Royal Navy.
Through training in the Wessex region by appointments to Haslar,
Portsmouth and Swindon Hospitals he received extensive training in
general medicine and invasive cardiology. Has developed a particular interest
in non-invasive cardiac imaging.
Royal College of Physicians, London
Special interests
Cardiac imaging, echocardiography, venous thromboembolic disease.
Cardiac radiology.
Echocardiography.
Cardiology.
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Julieanne Page Business Manager/Company Secretary
Where qualified and worked
Over 17 years experience working in a healthcare environment both within the NHS and private sectors. Expert knowledge of enhancing the commercial performance of consultant's independent practice, gained through managing a number of individual and group practice offices. Operational expertise gained through senior position held in NHS diagnostic imaging and management positions held for a nationwide private hospital chain leading all aspects of outpatient and inpatient administration.
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