Areas of Expertise
Dr Sporton performs a range of treatments, including:
Investigation and management of heart rhythm disorders
- Catheter ablation
- Pacemaker & ICD implantation
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices for heart failure
- Leadless pacemaker implantation
- Device extraction
Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Atrial fibrillation
- Heart failure
- Heart muscle disease
- Cardio-oncology
- Management of patients with cardiac devices undergoing radiotherapy
Personal Biography
Dr Simon Sporton qualified in medicine, in 1991, from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, University of London. In 1994, he trained in general medicine and cardiology in Leeds and London. He has sub-specialised in the management of heart rhythm disorders since 1999.
In 2003, he was appointed as a consultant cardiologist at Barts and The London NHS Trust.
He was the clinical director of the heart rhythm service at St Bartholomew’s from 2012 until 2015, when he became the deputy director of the Barts Heart Centre.
He is a member of the London Arrhythmia Advisory Group, as well as an expert advisor for the British National Formulary.
Lead clinician for electrophysiology Barts and The London NHS Trust and honorary consultant cardiologist Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust.
