Dr Ananth Kidambi

Dr. Ananth Kidambi is a Consultant Cardiologist based in Leeds Teaching Hospitals and the Leeds Nuffield Hospital. He trained in Oxford and Cambridge Universities, before completing his Cardiology training rotation in Leeds. He obtained a PhD from Leeds University examining the role of advanced Cardiac MRI scanning techniques in patients following ST elevation MI. He has worked as a full-time Consultant Cardiologist in Leeds Teaching Hospitals since 2016. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Leeds University, with over 70 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters and is a co-author of the popular Cardiac MRI pocket guides. He is a national examiner for both Advanced Life Support and the British Society of Echocardiography. He is an Educational supervisor for Cardiology trainees in Leeds, and has previously been a mentor for the Royal College of Physicians. Aside from general and acute Cardiology, he subspecialises in heart valve disease, advanced echocardiography and MRI imaging. He works as the Clinical Informatics Lead for Cardiology at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and the Cardiac MRI governance lead. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and a member of the British Cardiovascular Society, European Society of Cardiology, British Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging.

Specialising in general cardiology, heart valve disease, advanced echocardiography and MRI imaging. List of conditions covered is below. Dr. Kidambi also conducts a variety of specialist cardiac diagnostic tests, including echocardiography, treadmill stress testing, cardiac MRI, stress echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography. He conducts consultations for the following conditions: Angina Ankle swelling Arrhythmia Atrial fibrillation (AF) Breathlessness Cardiac MRI Collapse / blackouts Coronary artery disease Dizziness DVLA driving assessments ECG / ambulatory ECG monitoring Echocardiogram Heart health checks Heart failure Heart valve disease (including mitral regurgitation, aortic stenosis) Hypertension / blood pressure Murmur Myocarditis Palpitations Pre-op heart assessment TOE Travel heart check Treadmill testing Valve disease