Dr Charis Costopoulos

Consultant Cardiologist

Heart Health

Sub-specialties: Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension, Valve Disease , Preventative Cardiology, heart-health, Complex Coronary Intervention.

Overview

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Overview

Dr Charis Costopoulos is a consultant cardiologist at OneWelbeck Heart Health, specialising in general cardiology and Interventional cardiology (coronary artery disease and valve disease).

About Dr Charis Costopoulos

Dr Charis Costopoulos is a highly esteemed and experienced consultant cardiologist who specialises in both general and interventional cardiology. His areas of expertise include coronary artery disease, chest pain, breathlessness, hypertension and valvular heart disease. He performs a variety of interventional procedures including coronary angiopasty (stent insertion), transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), MitraClip implantation and patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure. He currently practises at the world-renowned Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge where he is also the clinical lead in non-coronary intervention.
Dr Costopoulos graduated from the University of Cambridge with distinction after successfully completing an MA MB MBChir in medicine in 2006. During his training he also obtained a part-time MPhil in translational medicine and therapeutics from the University of Cambridge. Dr Costopoulos' medical journey continued to develop when he decided to undertake an interventional cardiology fellowship at one of the best European cardiology centres- San Raffaele Scientific Institute, in Milan, Italy from 2012 to 2013. He later completed a PhD, as well as a British Heart Foundation Clinical Lectureship, at the University of Cambridge, this allowed him to pursue both his academic and clinical interests prior to his appointment as a consultant at the Royal Papworth Hospital.

Areas of Expertise

Dr Costopoulos performs a range of treatments, including:

  • Echocardiography
  • Coronary angiography
  • Coronary angioplasty (stenting)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Transcatheter mitral and tricuspid edge-edge-repair (e.g. MitraClip, TriClip, PASCAL)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) closure
  • Cardiac coronary CT scanning
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • 24 tape monitoring
  • 24 hour blood pressure monitor
  • Exercise tolerance testing
  • CardioPulmonary exercise testing
  • Tilt table testing
  • Interventional cardiology
  • Cardiovascular risk assessment

Some of the conditions he commonly treats are:

  • Angina (chest pain)
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure)
  • High cholesterol
  • Valve disease
  • Palpitations and fainting
  • Those at high-risk of heart disease

Additional Information

Memberships:

  • General Medical Council 
  • Royal College of Physician 
  • British Heart Valve Society 
  • European Society of Cardiology

 

Clinical Posts:

  • Current NHS practice - Royal Papworth 
  • Clinical Lead for Non-Coronary Intervention

Research Highlights

Dr Charis Costopoulos has a keen interest in clinical research - his articles are regularly published in the medical literature as well as presentations at national and international meetings.

Key Publications

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Dr Charis Costopoulos is a consultant cardiologist at OneWelbeck Heart Health, specialising in general cardiology and Interventional cardiology (coronary artery disease and valve disease).