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Consultant Profile

Dr Derek Chin

Name:
Dr Derek Chin MBBS, MRCP, CCST Cardiology, CCST (General Internal Medicine), FRCP
Practising at:
Spire Leicester Hospital
Specialties:
  • Cardiology
    • Echocardiography
Special clinical interests:
Heart failure assessment. Functional assessment of coronary disease. Resynchronisation pacing in heart failure. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation and percutaneous mitral valve repair.
Research interests:
Perfusion echocardiography. Stress assessment of cardiomyopathy and valve disease. Stem cell treatment for myocardial infarction. Development of new methods of repairing heart valves.
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Cardiologist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Year of first medical qualification:
1988
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
British Society of Echocardiography
Royal College of Physicians, London
 
Contact Details 
Telephone number to make a private appointment:
0116 265 3685
Private secretary telephone number:
0116 237 4089
 
Background Information 
Professional profile:
Dr Chin is a graduate of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. He trained in cardiology at King's College Hospital, London and the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
He is an examiner for the British Society of Echocardiography and a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.

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