An initial consultation with Dr Peter Henriksen is from £220.
Dr Peter Henriksen
Consultant Cardiologist
BSc, MB ChB, PhD, FRCP
Specialises in
- General cardiology
- Hypertension
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- Valvular heart disease
Outpatient appointments at Spire Shawfair Park Hospital.
I qualified in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1996. I commenced my clinical training in Edinburgh and London before being awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellowship leading to a PhD examining mechanisms of injury and repair in atherosclerosis - the cause of angina and heart attacks. I completed my cardiology training in Edinburgh with sub-specialty expertise in coronary intervention.
I was appointed as a consultant in 2008 working between the Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
I welcome referrals in all aspects of general cardiology including hypertension, chest pain, palpitations, heart failure and valvular heart disease.
General Medical Council Number: 4321187
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Peter Henriksen at Spire include:
Cardiology
- Cardiac catheterisation
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiac MRI scan (heart MRI)
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol level test
- Contrast echocardiogram
- Coronary angioplasty
- Dizziness
- ECG monitoring or event recorder - 24/48/72 hour
- Exercise test
- Stress electrocardiogram
Other treatments
- CT coronary angiograms
- Echocardiograms
- Interventional cardiology
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Coronary artery disease
Interventional cardiology
Special clinical interests: Interventional Cardiology; percutaneous coronary balloon angioplasty/stenting (PTCA); Cardio-oncology, cardiac complications of cancer therapy.
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
British Cardiac Interventional Society
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
British Society of Echocardiography
British Cardiovascular Society
Research and publications
- Atherosclerosis
- Coronary artery disease
Current NHS posts
Consultant Cardiologist, Lothian University Hospitals Division
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
Personal profile
I enjoy a range of sporting activities and also keep fit by running after my two small children.
Contact information
| Telephone | 0131 334 0363 |
| Private secretary | Cara Lewis - 0131 604 0050 |
| Private secretary email | cara@privatemedisec.co.uk |