Dr Anil K Taneja
Consultant Cardiologist & Acute Internal Medicine. Regional Speciality Adviser Cardiology for Oxford.
BSc, MBBS, FRCP (UK-Lond), FRCP (Ire), FRCPE, MSc (card-distn), MD, FESC
Specialises in
- Chest pain
- Coronary artery disease
- Echocardiography
- General cardiology
- Palpitations
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I specialise in stroke prevention, hypertension, coronary artery disease, arrhythmia, heart failure, heart disease, general cardiology.
I completed my early general internal medicine training under Oxfordshire deanery. Followed by higher training from Cambridge and mainly London deaneries. Did MRCPs from RCP London and Ireland [1999]. Passed MSc in Cardiology from NHLI [National Heart Lung Institute], Imperial College, London with a distinction in 2001. I did my MD from NHLI- Imperial College - London based at Royal Brompton Hospital [2001-2004].
I successfully completed accreditation examinations for both British and European echocardiography examination and specialist registrar training posts in cardiology at Heart Hospital, St Peter's and Ashford Hospital and Frimley Park Hospitals. I did my acute medicine and high dependency training at Charing Cross Hospital [Imperial NHS Trust] and stroke medicine training at Hemel Hempstead Hospital. I completed my higher general internal medicine training at Northwick Park Hospital, Hemel Hampstead, St Peter's, Frimley Park, and Charing Cross Hospitals.
I presented at British, European and American cardiology society conferences. I have written book chapters on Acute Coronary Syndrome along with Cleveland, USA cardiologist. I worked as Consultant of Medical High Dependency Unit and CCU at Charing Cross Hospital and then moved to St Barts NHS Trust in 2010. I did advanced courses in nuclear cardiology from Imperial College [Royal Brompton] and got accreditation in Cardiac CT angiogram by BSCI and SCCT [USA]. I was Director of PASTEST MRCP course from 2008-2012 and Lecturer before that for six years. I completed research projects in cardiovascular medicine and published papers in peer review journals.
I have recently been appointed to regional specialty advisor for cardiology for the Oxford region.
In addition to English, I am fluent with Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu.
General Medical Council Number: C4456636
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Anil K Taneja at Spire include:
Cardiology
Other treatments
- Arrhythmia (electrophysiology)
- Breathlessness
- Cardiovascular prevention
- Chest pain
- Coronary artery disease
- Echocardiography
- General cardiology
- Heart failure
- Hypercholesterolaemia
- Hypertension
- Nuclear cardiology
- Palpitations
- Syncope and falls
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Additional information
Clinical interests
Cardiology
Echocardiography
General medicine
Hypertension
Interventional cardiology
Stroke prevention
General internal medicine, acute medicine, falls/syncope, breathlessness, chest pains, palpitations, cardiovascular prevention, heart failure, geriatrics, TIA, dyslipidaemia
Qualification and professional memberships
Professional memberships
Royal College of Physicians [London]
Royal College of Physicians [Ireland]
British Medical Association
British Cardiac Society
British Society of Echocardiography
British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging
Society of Acute Medicine
British Cardiac Society
European Society of Cardiologist
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)
Society of Cardiac CT (USA)
Professional leadership
Clinical Improvement group (CIG) Lead for Cardiology Dept at Whipps Cross Hospital
On panel for clinical standards Cardiology - BCS
Research and publications
- Cardiovascular
- Neurohormones and biomarkers in heart failure
Current NHS posts
Whipps Cross University (Barts Health NHS Trust).
Contact information
| Telephone | 01753 665 404 |
| Private secretary email | info@spirethamesvalley.com |