Clinical expertise
Dr Rajdeep Khattar has more than 20 years of experience as a consultant cardiologist. He is the clinical lead for echocardiography at the Royal Brompton Hospital. He has a particular interest in coronary artery disease, valvular disease and heart failure.
He has a major interest in managing patients with chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations or high blood pressure, with a strong clinical and academic interest in coronary artery disease, hypertension, heart failure and valve disease. He has extensive experience in stress and contrast echocardiography, trans-oesophageal echocardiography, 3-D echocardiography, coronary angioplasty and stent implantation.
Dr Khattar specialises in:
- management of chest pain, shortness of breath, and palpitations
- coronary artery disease
- hypertension
- valve disease
- heart failure
- stress and contrast echocardiography
- transoesophageal echocardiography
- 3D echocardiography
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Dr Rajdeep Khattar is a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital, where he treats private patients. He joined Royal Brompton Hospital from Manchester Heart Centre.
He qualified from the University of Southampton Medical School in 1986 and then underwent his specialist training in cardiology in the London Deanery.
This included three years of clinical research in the fields of:
- cardiovascular imaging
- ischaemic heart disease
- hypertension
- heart failure
This was followed by comprehensive training in both advanced echocardiography and percutaneous coronary intervention.
Teaching
He has a Doctorate in Medicine with over 120 publications in a broad range of cardiological conditions. He is an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer with The National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London. He remains very active in clinical research and continues to supervise postgraduate trainees for PhD and MD degrees.
With his vast experience and expertise, he has been awarded Fellowships of the Royal College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology. Outside interests include tennis, golf and music.
