Dr Vinod Achan

Dr Vinod Achan

Consultant Cardiologist

MA, BMBCh, FRCP, PhD


Specialises in

  • Chest pain
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Palpitations
  • Unexplained breathlessness or lightheadness
  • Coronary stents and pacemakers

I have over 11 years consultant experience at performing the following invasive procedures: coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; balloon angioplasty and stenting of coronary arteries) and permanent pacemaker implantation.

I also see patients with chest pain, unexplained breathlessness, palpitations, arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, high blood pressure, heart failure and general cardiovascular problems.

I have been an NHS consultant cardiologist at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey for over 11 years. I was trained at Oxford University (Top First in 1990 and Hobson Memorial Clinical Scholarship) and a Fulbright Scholar at the Stanford University School of Medicine, California.

At Frimley Park, I led the development of the 24/7 primary angioplasty service for heart attack patients in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

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General Medical Council Number: 4039750

Treatment information

Some of the principal treatments carried out by Dr Vinod Achan at Spire include:

Cardiology

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Additional information

Arrhythmia (Electrophysiology)
Atrial fibrillation
Congenital heart disease
Coronary artery disease
Echocardiography
Hypertension
Interventional cardiology

MA (Oxon) / University of Oxford / 1993
Master of Arts

BMBCh (Oxon) / Oxford / 1996
Bachelor of Medicine

PhD / London / 2004
Doctor of Philosophy

FRCP / London / 2011
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians

Frimley Park Hospital

St George's Hospital

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