Dr Oliver Guttmann studied at Cambridge University and University College London, graduating with a first-class BA (Hons) in Neuroscience and merit in Medicine. He received the Michell Scholarship for Medicine (Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University).

Dr Guttmann became a member of the Royal College of Physicians before completing his training in cardiology at the Heart Hospital, London Chest Hospital and the Barts Heart Centre.

He obtained his MD (Res) for research in atrial fibrillation and stroke in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at University College London.

Dr Guttmann now works as a Consultant Cardiologist at Barts Heart Centre part of St Bartholomew’s Hospital, one of the largest cardiovascular units in Europe. He is also an Associate Professor at University College London. 

Dr Guttmann consults in all areas of general adult cardiology including:

• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Palpitations
• Dizziness
• Collapses
• Ankle swelling

He has a special interest in chest pain and coronary and regularly performs procedures for the treatment of coronary artery disease including the insertion of stents.

He also treats all patients with suspected or confirmed heart muscle diseases/cardiomyopathies and has particular expertise in heart muscle inflammation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Dr Guttmann also takes an interest in research and has published articles on inherited inflammatory heart disease, risk stratification in cardiomyopathy and outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention.

He is the Clinical Lead of the Coronary Care Unit at Barts Heart Centre. He is alsoan editor for Cochrane Heart and is a member of the working group on pericardial and myocardial disease of the European Society of Cardiology and the Finance Committee of the British Cardiovascular Society.

Useful Links

www.londoncardiacpartnership.co.uk

• High blood pressure
• Palpitations
• High cholesterol
• Interventional Cardiology
• Acquired Heart Muscle Disease
• Percutaneous coronary intervention
• Inherited Heart Muscle Disease/Cardiomyopathy
• Inflammatory heart muscle disease
• Chest pain management
• Myocarditis
• Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Percutaneous coronary intervention with/without stenting
• Coronary angiography

• Association for Inherited Cardiac Conditions
  
• ESC Working Group for Pericardial and Myocardial Diseases
• British Cardiac Society
• British Medical Association
• Medical Defence Union
• Royal College of Physicians
• British Cardiovascular Intervention Society