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Spire Harrogate Clinic

Professor Chris Gale

Consultant Cardiologist

BSc (Hons), MB;BS, PhD, MSc, MEd, FR

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I am Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, and have been a Consultant Cardiologist for 15 years.

I specialise in general cardiology, heart failure, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, heart valve disease, non-invasive investigations.

I have 15 years experience of seeing patients with and at risk of cardiovascular diseases.
I am a trialist and health services researcher. My research incorporates the use of observational and randomised data to deliver population-based studies of cardiovascular care and outcomes. I lead a research active group at the Leeds Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds. I hold major research awards predominantly from the NIHR and British Heart Foundation as well as Horizon 2020 (total circa £32M). I have published over 350 research manuscripts in peer reviewed journals including JAMA, Lancet, BMJ, EHJ amounting to nearly 100,000 citations, and I have a large following on social media.

In 2023 I was commissioned by the UK Public Inquiry into Covid-19 to serve as the Independent Expert for Cardiovascular Disease for the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Systems in the 4 Nations of the UK (Module 3). I Co-Chair The Lancet Regional Health – Europe Commission on Inequalities and Disparities in Cardiovascular Health.

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Some of the principal treatments carried out by Professor Chris Gale at Spire include:

Cardiology

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Additional information

Cardiology
Arrhythmia (Electrophysiology)
Atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease
Hypertension
Stroke prevention
Vascular medicine

BSc (Hons) / University of London / 1991
Bachelor of Science, Psychology

MBBS / University of London / 1994
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science

MRCP / UK / 1999
Member of the Royal College of Physicians

PhD / University of Leeds / 2004
Doctor of Philosophy

Professional memberships

British Cardiovascular Society

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology

Professional leadership

Clinical Lead for the Myocardial Ischaemia National Audit Project (UK national heart attack register)
Member of the NICE Indicator Advisory Committee

Media Coverage

My research is regularly highlighted in the national and regional press, including radio, TV and newspapers.

British Heart Foundation -New AI tool uses GP records to identify those most likely to develop heart failure
June 2024

British Heart Foundation - Fighting for better heart attack treatments for women
June 2021

I enjoy fell running, road cycling, painting, and spending time with my family.

Private secretary Jeanete Kuba
Private secretary email jeanette.kuba@nhs.net
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