Cardiology consultants in Bristol
Cardiologists are specialist consultants who deal in problems of the heart, including many common conditions like heart disease and palpitations.
These conditions can easily impact your quality of life, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Spire’s team of expert cardiologists serve Bristol and the surrounding area with rapid access to care. With lots of testing and scanning technology to hand, they can quickly get to the bottom of complaint and put you on the path to treatment. From implanting pacemakers to performing angioplasties, get in touch to see what the department can do for you today.
Treatments offered in Bristol
Once the team have been able to identify your condition, our expert cardiologists will determine which form of treatment is best for your situation. This is likely to involve one of many innovative procedures they’re able to perform, including the likes of:
Conditions treated in Bristol
Heart-related health problems are really common, and there’s practically no complaint Spire’s cardiologists in South Gloucestershire won’t have seen before. Those they most often treat are:
Symptoms treated in Bristol
The symptoms of a cardiac issue can prove tough to live with. But you shouldn’t have to, and that’s why the team at Spire Bristol are ready and waiting to help. They’ll find a way to reduce or alleviate unpleasant affects such as:
Tests and scans carried out in Bristol
If you’re worried about your heart health or are experiencing symptoms, don’t hesitate to get in touch. A member of the cardiology team will call you in to come for some scans and tests to see what the cause is, which could include the likes of:
- Blood pressure test
- Blood tests for heart disease risk (cardiac testing)
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Cardiac MRI scan (heart MRI)
- Cardiomemo recording
- Cholesterol level test
- Contrast echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Stress electrocardiogram
Finding us
Spire Bristol Hospital can be found to the northern edge of the city, in the Redland area and near to Clifton. If you’re coming from elsewhere, the meeting point of the M49 and M5 is only a short drive from the hospital, and the A4 Portway road should bring you right in. This will also be your nearest Spire hospital if you call the likes of Bath, Keynsham, Nailsea, Portishead and Weston-super-Mare home.
How to get to us
Based in scenic surroundings at the foot of Durdham Down, we can be easily accessed by either the M4 or M5 motorways, or by Temple Meads or Parkway train stations.
Spire Bristol Hospital,
The Glen
Redland Hill
Durdham Down
Bristol
BS6 6UT
Main Switchboard: 0117 980 4000
Self-pay treatment enquiries: 0117 980 4080
Dr Edward Duncan
Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist
MB, BChir, MRCP, PhD
Specialises in
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Pacemaker implantation
- Electrocardiogram
- Ablation of arrhythmia
Dr Ashley Nisbet
Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist
MB ChB, MRCP (UK), PhD
Specialises in
- Cardiac electrophysiology
- Ablation of arrhythmia
- Pacemaker implantation
- Electrocardiogram
Dr Shahid Aziz
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
MBChB, BSc (Hons), MRCP, MD
I work as a Consultant Cardiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust and the Bristol Heart Institute. I am a general cardiologist looking after patients with all types of heart conditions including hypertension, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease and he…
Dr Philip Boreham
Consultant Cardiologist
MB BS, MRCP
I qualified in London and gained general medical experience working in and around London. During my cardiology training I worked in Perth, Western Australia and at the University Hospital, Vancouver, Canada where I received sub-speciality training in cardiac a…
Dr Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci
Consultant Cardiologist
MD, PhD, FESC
I qualified from the University of Rome, Italy in 2001 and commenced training in cardiology shortly after.