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Consultant Profile

Name:
Dr T W Koh BSc (Hons), MBBS, MD, FRCP, FACC, FESC, FSCAI
Practising at:
Spire Hartswood Hospital
Specialties:
  • Cardiology
    • Interventional cardiology
    • Hypertension
Special clinical interests:

Coronary heart disease, coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty and stent insertion, coronary artery calcium score, Chest pain, angina, palpitations, arrhythmia, dizziness hypertension, high cholesterol, heart murmur, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, coronary risk factor profile assessment, BUPA Wellness, Lifescan assessment, advanced cardiac imaging – 3D echo. (Note: interventional procedures are not performed at Spire Hartswood Hospital)

Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Cardiologist, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Consultant Cardiologist, Barts and The London NHS Trust and London Chest Hospital
Year of first medical qualification:
1989
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:

Fellow of Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
Fellow of American College of Cardiology (USA)
Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (USA)
Fellow of European Society of Cardiology
British Cardiovascular Society
British Cardiac Interventional Society

 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
01277 266 766
Personal email address:
Availability:
Dr Koh consults at Spire Hartswood on Tuesday afternoon/evening and on Thursday evening
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:

Dr Koh is a consultant cardiologist at Spire Hartswood Hospital in Brentwood Essex, offering private cardiology care in our clean and comfortable private hospital.

Dr Koh sees all general cardiology patients at Spire Hartswood Hospital, including patients with chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Dr Koh was awarded NHS Clinical Excellence Awards in 2005 and 2008.

Dr Koh is skilled in cardiac procedures including coronary angiography and angioplasty (especially transradial coronary interventional procedures). Dr Koh is Consultant-in-Charge of the Transoesophageal Echocardiography service at Barts and The London NHS Trust -London Chest Hospital, and has performed in excess of 1000 of such procedures.

He undertakes advanced cardiac imaging - including 3 dimensional echocardiography.

Dr Koh trained as a doctor at University College Hospital, London and undertook his cardiology training at London Teaching hospitals - The Royal Brompton Hospital, London Chest Hospital, St Bartholomew's Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital.

Dr Koh is accredited by the General Medical Council (United Kingdom) in both Cardiology and General Internal Medicine (GMC Specialist Register).

Dr Koh holds several international fellowships: Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Fellow of European Society of Cardiology and Fellow of Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (USA), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (UK).

Dr Koh performs emergency coronary intervention procedures as part of the Heart Attack Centre at the London Chest Hospital. This is the largest unit in the UK for emergency coronary angioplasty treatment for heart attack patients.

He is actively involved in training in other cardiologists, general practitioners and specialists nurse practitioners. He is Training Supervisor for Diploma in Cardiology.

Dr Koh’s contribution to the cardiology scientific literature covers a wide range of disciplines including coronary artery disease, coronary intervention, cardiac imaging (especially transoesophageal echocardiography) and cardiac arrhythmias.

Dr Koh is a chapter author in the Oxford Handbook of Cardiology (Oxford University Press).

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Dr T W Koh, consultant cardiologist, Spire Hartswood private hospital, Brentwood, Essex

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To book an appointment with one of our specialist consultants call 01277 266 766.

For other enquiries, including guide prices for treatment, call 01277 266 761. 

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