Specialties:
Cardiology
Sub specialities
- Hypertension
- Interventional cardiology
- Special clinical interests:
- Percutaneous coronary intervention
- Radial angiography
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary intervention
- Atrial fibrillation
- Research interests:
- Endothelial function
- Vascular biology
- Acute myocardial infarction
Current NHS and /or university posts:
Consultant Cardiologist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Consultant Cardiologist, Llandough Hospital, Vale of Glamorgan
Year of first medical qualification:
1994
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
Medical Defence Union
British Cardiac Intervention Society
British Cardiac Society
European Cardiac Society
Royal College of Physicians
More about Dr Richard Anderson
Dr Anderson carried out his initial medical training at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School in London. He then worked in London for a year prior to starting his senior house officer training in Cardiff. Dr Anderson registrar cardiology training started in Cardiff and Swansea with a year spent specialising in coronary intervention in Southampton, Toulouse and Newcastle.
Dr Anderson obtained his Doctorate on the influence of fatty meal ingestion and vascular funtion, with ongoing reseach interests in coronary artery disease. He is currently a consultant interventional cardiologist based at the University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital.