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Dr Aftab Khan

Consultant Cardiologist and Physician

MBBS BSc MRCP FRCP FESC

Practises at: The Alexandra Hospital

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Personal Profile

Aftab Khan is a Consultant Physician and Cardiologist with over 30 years of experience in the medical field. Dr Khan completed his speciality training in Devon and London before being appointed Consultant at Tameside General in 2002.

As is the nature of working in a busy district, Dr Khan has gained extensive consultation experience in a wide range of general medical and cardiological conditions His research activity has primarily focused around sinus node disease and pacemakers.. He was awarded his Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology in 2003. He is amongst a select group of cardiologists to gain BCSI accreditation to perform CT angiograms

Dr Khan has actively been involved in the teaching of junior doctors. His clinical responsibilities have coincided with him being a Royal college of Physicians Tutor overseeing that a high standard of teaching is available for our trainees. His vast general medical experience has seen him been appointed as a RCP  senior international examiner for the MRCP PACES, 

Dr Khan’s clinical responsibilities include delivering both inpatient and outpatient services. On the cardiology front, he is involved in the implantation of pacemakers, performing coronary angiograms transoesophageal echocardiograms and DC cardioversion. 

His clinical interests include chest pain, angina, heart failure, rhythm disturbances, valvular heart disease, syncope and pacemaker implantation and management.

Dr Khan’s hobbies includes cricket, cooking, gardening and reading.

Clinical Interests

  • General cardiology
  • Coronary artery disease (Angina)
  • Hypertension
  • Heart failure
  • Chest pain
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • Blackouts
  • Echocardiography
  • Valvular heart disease
  • Cardiac rhythm disturbance
  • General medicine
  • Electrocardiograms
  • Cardiac arrhythmias
  • Heart rhythm disturbance
  • Preventative cardiology
  • Single and dual pacemaker implantation
  • Internal loop recorder implantation
  • DC cardioversion

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of London
  • Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
  • Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Fellow of European Society of Cardiology 
  • Diplomat European Society of Cardiology 
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