Dr Balvinder Wasan

He has been the Clinical Director for Cardiology and Cardiac Services across Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust. He is currently the Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Lead.

Dr Wasan studied medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical School, now part of Imperial College, in London, & undertook his specialist Cardiology training in the North-West Thames region of London.

Clinical Interests

• Management of Ischaemic Heart Disease/Heart Disease Prevention
• Family History Heart Disease
• High Cholesterol
• Coronary Intervention
• Coronary Artery Disease
• CT Coronary Angiography
• Coronary Angiography
• Interventional Cardiology/ Angioplasty
• Echocardiography
• Valvular Heart Disease
• Heart Attack/Myocardial Infarction
• Cardiac Risk Factors                                        
• Cardiovascular Disease
• General Cardiology
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Palpitations
• Chest Pain/Chest Tightness
• Shortness of Breath/Exertional Symptoms
• Elevated Blood Pressure
• Dizzy Spells
• Syncope
• Blackout

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of Royal College of Physicians London
• British Cardiac Society
• British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
• Independent Doctors Federation
• British Medical Association

Current NHS and /or University Posts

• Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust
• Guys & St Thomas' NHS Trust

Research Interests

• Cardiac Risk Factors
• Heart Attack Prevention
• Changes in Cardiac Function After Revascularisation
• Coronary Artery Disease