An initial consultation with Dr Nikhil Joshi is from £250.
Dr Nikhil Joshi
Consultant Cardiologist
MB BS, MRCP (UK), PgC Med Ed, PhD
Specialises in
- Coronary artery disease
- General cardiology
- Valvular heart disease
Also available for:
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I am a Consultant Cardiologist with a wide range of expertise in general cardiology with special interest in coronary artery disease (heart attacks, angina) and valvular heart disease. I specialise in undertaking invasive treatments of heart artery blockages (coronary angioplasty) and have particular expertise in TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve replacement/implantation) that is one of the newer treatments of aortic stenosis.
My post allows me to undertake high volume complex coronary intervention (more than 300 percutaneous coronary interventions a year) and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (more than 50 a year).
My primary cardiology training was in Edinburgh, where I undertook my highly successful clinical PhD, followed by training in general and interventional cardiology. After undertaking the BCIS Fellowship in Vancouver Island, Canada, I have been appointed as Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at the University Hospitals Bristol.
I am also active academically as an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, and have been recently awarded the highly competitive Clinical Academic Research Partnership Award by the Medical Research Council.
I believe in empowering patients with current clinical evidence about their condition, so that they can make a well informed decision about the treatment options available to them.Â
General Medical Council Number: 6116023
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Nikhil Joshi at Spire include:
Cardiology
- Blood pressure test
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiomemo recording
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol level test
- Coronary angioplasty
- Exercise ECG
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI)
- Cardiac MRI scan (heart MRI)
Other treatments
Angioplasty and stents
Aortic Stenosis
Artificial Intelligence and Heart Disease
Cardiac Imaging - Molecular Imaging PET/CT and MR Novel Tracers
Valvuloplasty
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Coronary artery disease
Echocardiography
Hypertension
Interventional cardiology
Stroke prevention
Qualification and professional memberships
BA / Government Medical College, Miraj / 2004
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
MRCP (UK) / Membership of Royal College of Physicians / 2008
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom
PgC / Durham University / 2010
Medical Education
Doctorate / University of Edinburgh / 2016
Doctorate of Philosophy (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Professional memberships
Member, Cardiovascular Society
Member, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS)
Member, European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (EAPCI)
FACC Fellowship of American College of Cardiology
FESC Fellowship of European Society of Cardiology
Research and publications
My research on vulnerable high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques has resulted in several major awards, publications and subsequent research grants. Indeed, I was recipient of the Josephine Lansdell Award (principal investigator) for research in heart disease. For the research contributions, I was part of the consortium invited to the Buckingham Palace for the Queen's Anniversary Award (research team award to University of Edinburgh).
I have presented my research at the highly prestigious European Society of Cardiology Hotline sessions in Barcelona and was chosen as the Thomas J. Linnemeier Spirit of Interventional Cardiology Young Investigator Finalist at TCT in 2016 Denver, USA. I was a finalist at the Young Investigator Awards at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, San Francisco and Advanced Coronary Intervention - BCIS, and the BCS in London.
Articles
Joshi NV, Vesey AT, Williams MC, Shah AS, Calvert PA, Craighead FH, Yeoh SE, Wallace W, Salter D, Fletcher AM, van Beek EJ, Flapan AD, Uren NG, Behan MW, Cruden NL, Mills NL, Fox KA, Rudd JH, Dweck MR, Newby DE. 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography for identification of ruptured and high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a prospective clinical trial. Lancet. 2014 Feb 22;383(9918):705-13.
Joshi NV, Elkhawad M, Forsythe RO, McBride OMB, Rajani NK, Tarkin JM, Chowdhury MM, Donoghue E, Robson JMJ, Boyle JR, Fryer TD, Huang Y, Teng Z, Dweck MR, Tawakol AA, Gillard JH, Coughlin PA, Wilkinson IB, Newby DE, Rudd JHF. Greater aortic inflammation and calcification in abdominal aortic aneurysmal disease than atherosclerosis: a prospective matched cohort study. Open Heart. 2020 Mar 11;7(1):e001141. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001141. PMID: 32201583; PMCID: PMC7066636.
Joshi NV, Raftis JB, Lucking AJ, Hunter AH, Millar M, Fitzpatrick M, Feuerstein GZ, Newby DE. Lyophilised reconstituted human platelets increase thrombus formation in a clinical ex vivo model of deep arterial injury. Thromb Haemost. 2012 May 25;108(1). PMID:22627761
Joshi NV, Toor I, Shah AS, Carruthers K, Vesey AT, Alam SR et al Systemic Atherosclerotic Inflammation Following Acute Myocardial Infarction: Myocardial Infarction Begets Myocardial Infarction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Aug 27;4(9):e001956.
Joshi NV, Spratt JC, Wilson S, Walsh SJ, Hanratty CG. A Novel Utility of Facilitated Antegrade Dissection Re-Entry Technique to Recanalize Chronic Total Occlusions. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Mar 13;10(5):e51-e54.
Media Coverage
Scanners spot heart attack risk
11/11/2013
Current NHS posts
Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer.
Bristol Heart Institute - Bristol Royal Infirmary/University Hospitals, Bristol.
Personal profile
Outside work I have several interests including cricket and table tennis. I play table tennis in the Bristol League which not only helps with fitness but also is very relaxing, great for taking your mind off work and day to day stress. I have two young children who keep me busy with whom I love spending time with.
Contact information
| Private secretary | Rachel Peacock |
| Private secretary telephone | Rachel Peacock |
| Private secretary email | Rachel.peacock@spirehealthcare.com |