Dr Fakhar Khan

Practising at

Spire Bushey Hospital

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Fakhar Khan at Spire include:

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

Other treatments

Professional profile

Dr Fakhar Khan is a Consultant Cardiologist based at The Heart Hospital, part of University College London Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. He gained his medical degree from Cambridge University in 1999 and pursued his training in Oxford, London and Cambridge, followed by further training in Canada, where Dr Khan was awarded the Mirium L Burnett Fellowship in Electrophysiology and Devices in Toronto, working with some of the leading experts in the field. He has a strong research record, publishing many peer reviewed articles, and is an invited speaker at international conferences and meetings in the US and Europe. In addition, he completed a Medical Doctorate at Cambridge University, where he led a major clinical trial on improving outcomes for patients needing cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Dr Khan is available to see patients with a range of cardiac symptoms and disorders including palpitations, heart failure, high blood pressure, fast and slow heart beats, chest pain, blackouts, atrial fibrillation and many others. He regularly performs procedures for the treatment of heart rhythm disorders having performed over a thousand cases. These include the insertion of pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy and all aspects of ablation therapy including the treatment of supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and other heart rhythm disorders. Dr Khan makes a clear and comprehensive assessment of all patients referred taking the time to explain any tests and treatment required as well as considering alternative options.

Current NHS posts

Consultant cardiologist. at The Heart Hospital (UCLH Foundation Trust) and the Royal Free Hospital (NHS Foundation Trust).

Personal Profile

Dr Khan can communicate in English, Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi for consultations. He enjoys spending time with his two young daughters and in his spare time he enjoys eating out, travelling and reading.

Private contact details