About Sunthar Kanaganayagam
'Dr Kanaganayagam sees patients with chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, those interested in cardiac risk assessment and other common cardiology conditions such as hypertension.
He is regarded an expert in a number of cardiac diagnostic techniques (CT coronary angiography, echo and stress echocardiography, cardiac MRI and transoesophageal echocardiography) with over 15 years experience and uses these to ensure the correct investigations are performed to reach an accurate diagnosis.
Dr Kanaganayagam works as a Cardiology Consultant at Imperial college NHS trust and Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust, and is an honorary senior lecturer in Cardiology at Imperial College. He was trained at Kings College London and intercalated a PhD in Cardiology at St Thomas' Hospital whilst a medical student, with prizes, distinctions and a scholarship.
Expertise
- Chest Pain
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Hypertension
- Palpitations/Collapse
- Breathlessness
- Leg Swelling
- Valve Disease
- Heart Failure
- CT Coronary Angiography
- Cardiac MRI
- Echo and Transoesophageal Echo
- Stress Echo
- 3D Transoesophageal Echocardiography
- Cardiac Screening
Overview
- Age of patients seen
- 18+
- Languages spoken
- English
- Online profiles
- Research highlights
He has participated in original research, written review articles and has written book chapters in cardiac CT, echocardiography and cardiac MRI and is doing ongoing research in cardiac MRI, cardiomyopathy and valve disease.
- Professional memberships
British Society of Echo
European Society of Cardiology
British Society of Cardiovascular Imagine
British Cardiac Society
British Heart Valve Society
Consultations and services
- Self-pay available from £240
- Health insurance
- 30 mins consultation
- Self-pay available from £180
- Health insurance
- 15 mins consultation
Insurers covered
- +5 more
- Allianz Partners
- Bupa International
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Henner
Tests & treatments
Conditions & symptoms
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