The Department of Cardiology Medicine Salford provides a comprehensive DGH cardiology service having subspecialty interest in intervention, devices, imaging and heart failure. The Department has a variety of subspecialty interests which enhances the care of patients with heart disease in Salford including:
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On-site nuclear myocardial imaging service
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Cardio-respiratory investigation department
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DSE service
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apid Access Chest Pain clinics
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New On Set Chest Pain Service
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Heart Failure Service
The department is supported by a full range of non-cardiology medical and surgical services.
The Cardiology Department is headed by 5 WTE dedicated and enthusiastic Consultant Cardiologists with various areas of interest and expertise, offering an extensive inpatient and outpatient cardiology service. These consultant and their interests and areas of expertise are as follows:
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Dr Alan Fitchet - pacing, complex pacing/implantable defibrillators, cardiac catheterisation
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Dr Peter Woolfson - pacing, echocardiography (transthoracic/transoesophageal), cardiac catheterisation
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Dr Anne Cooper - echocardiography (transthoracic/transoesophageal), cardiac catheterisation
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Dr John MacDonald (commencing October 2007) - interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterisation
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Dr Nik Abidin
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Dr Paul Kingston
The department is further well supported by dedicated staff:
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2 FY1 and 2 FY2 junior medical staff
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2 ST3 middle-grade cardiology trainees
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1 Staff Grade in cardiology (Dr Sonia Rawat)
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Dr Linda Stalley - Tier 2 GP with Special Interest (arrhythmias)
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5 Specialist Nurses:
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Kath Coezy - Heart Failure Specialist Nurse
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Sarah Williams - Heart Failure Specialist Nurse
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Brian Parr - Cardiac Specialist Nurse
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Lisa Horrocks - Cardiac Specialist Nurse
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Samilah Hassan – ACS Specialist Nurse
