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Merzaka Lazdam

Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist

Merzaka Lazdam

Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist

About Merzaka Lazdam

Personal Profile

Dr Lazdam is a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist.

She graduated from the University of Sheffield. She was awarded a DPhil for her research in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Oxford. She completed  cardiology training in the East of England Deanery with Subspecialty training at Papworth Hospital. She worked as a Locum Consultant Cardiologist at the Golden Jubilee Hospital and Royal Infirmary in Glasgow prior to commencing a substantive consultant post at Glenfield Hospital in 2020.

She has a wealth of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with palpitations, heart rhythm disorders, blackouts, heart failure, shortness
of breath and chest pain.

She is an expert in catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmia including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ectopics and ventricular tachycardia using the latest mapping and ablation technologies. She performs permanent pacemakers, defibrillators and insertion of atrial appendage closure devices. She also performs catheter ablation in patients with congenital heart disease.

She presented her research and clinical work at national and international meetings and conferences.

She speaks fluent Arabic and French. 

She enjoys rambling, reading, music and company with family and friends.

Clinical Interests

  • Palpitations
  • Chest pain
  • Blackout
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular tachycardia, Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome, Ventricular Ectopics and Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Permanent pacemaker and defibrillator
  • Treatment of arrhythmias in congenital heart disease
 
 

Professional Memberships

  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
  • British cardiovascular Society
  • Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
  • European Heart Rhythm Association
  • European Society of Cardiology

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Languages spoken

English, Arabic, French

GMC number

6051004
A General Medical Council (GMC) number is a unique ID that shows a specialist is officially registered and approved to practice medicine in the UK.

Qualifications

MBChB, MRCP, DPhil, IBHRE CEPS

Professional memberships

  • Membership of the Royal College of Physicians
  • British cardiovascular Society
  • Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)
  • European Heart Rhythm Association
  • European Society of Cardiology

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