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An initial consultation with Dr Azhar Khokhar is from £220.
Dr Azhar Khokhar
Consultant Cardiologist
MBBS, MCPS, MRCP, FRCP (London), FRCP (Glasgow)
Specialises in
- Blood clot or thrombosis test
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Contract echocardiogram
- Cholesterol level test
Also available for:
Virtual consultations:
Treatment information
Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Azhar Khokhar at Spire include:
Cardiology
- Blood clot or thrombosis test
- Blood pressure test
- Cholesterol level test
- Thyroid test
- Cardiac CT scan (heart CT)
- Cardiomemo recording
- Contrast echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Exercise ECG
- Stress electrocardiogram
- Transoesophageal echocardiogram
Other treatments
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring
- Angiography
- Assessment of all aspects of cardiology
- Cardiac clinical pharmacology
- Cardiovascular risk profile
- Echocardiogram
- Heart test
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- PFO closure
- Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
- CT calcium scoring
- CT scan referral
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Important information about Covid-19 tests
COVID-19 testing or antibody tests are not available as a standalone service at Spire Wellesley Hospital.
Additional information
Clinical interests
Arrhythmia (Electrophysiology)
Atrial fibrillation
Congenital heart disease
Coronary artery disease
Echocardiography
Hypertension
Stroke prevention
Vascular medicine
Special clinical interests: Ultrasound, Magnetic resonance imaging, CT Scanning, Radiology, Cardiac Radiology, Clinical Pharmacology, Nuclear medicine.
Qualification and professional memberships
MBBS graduate medicine / King Edward Medical School, Lahore, Pakistan / 1982
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
MCPS post graduate diploma / College of Physicians and Surgeons, Pakistan / 1985
Member of the College of Physicians & Surgeons
MRCP post graduate diploma / Royal College of Physicians, UK / 1986
Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (UK) Diploma
FRCP / Glasgow / 2000
Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Glasgow
FRCP / London / 2003
Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London
Professional memberships
British Cardiovascular Society
European Society of Cardiology
British Society of Echocardiography
British Society of Cardiac Imaging
Royal College of Physicians, London
Professional leadership
Clinical Lead for Cardiology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiovascular Imaging Lead, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon
Service Advisor for the Royal College of Physicians, London
Post Graduate Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians, London
Part of the committee to develop cardiology curriculum for Anglia Medical School
Appraiser for Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Research and publications
My research interests are; Echocardiography and CT scan based non-invasive angiography.
Current NHS posts
Lead Consultant Cardiologist at Southend University
Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Consultant Cardiologist and Imaging Lead, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre
Contact information
| Telephone | Spire Wellesley insured patients: 01702 447 921, Spire Wellesley self pay patients: 01702 447 926. 01702 710 280 |
| akhkkhar@southend.nhs.uk | |
| Private secretary | Marianne Fairhead and Isabelle Blake |
| Private secretary telephone | 01702 385 397 |
| Private secretary fax | 01702 385 515 |
| Private secretary email | marianne.fairhead@southend.nhs.uk |