Dr Edward Duncan

Practising at

Spire Bristol Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Edward Duncan at Spire include:

• Cardiac electrophysiology
• Ablation of arrhythmia
• Pacemaker implantation
• Coronary angioplasty
• Electrocardiogram (ECG)

Other treatments

Professional profile

I qualified from Cambridge University in 1998 and commenced training as a cardiologist in 2002.

I undertook a research degree in 2003 and was awarded my PhD from Kings College London in 2007.

I subspecialised in the treatment of abnormal heart rhythms at two leading international centres (St Bartholomew's Hospital, London and L'Hopital Haut Leveque, Bordeaux, France). I was appointed a consultant in 2011. I provide full outpatient assessment of patients with heart rhythm disorders.

Such patients often describe palpitations, dizziness, shortness of breath or blackouts (syncope). These problems can sometimes be managed with medication and advice... In other cases patients require a procedure. Procedures that I perform regularly include catheter ablation of abnormal heart rhythms (cauterisation of electrical short circuits within heart muscle), pacemaker and defibrillator (ICD) implantation, and also cardiac resynchronisation therapy (for the treatment of heart failure). I have particular interest in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Clinical Interests

Private contact details

Qualification and professional memberships

Professional memberships

Heart Rhythm Society (US)
British Medical Association (BMA)
Medical Defence Union (MDU)
British Cardiovascular Society (BCS)
British Society of Echocardiography (BSE)

Current NHS posts

Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist, The Bristol Heart Institute, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.