Dr Ravi Assomull

Contact Dr Ravi Assomull Consultant Cardiologist(Cardiovascular Imaging and Coronary Intervention) Clinical Profile Dr Ravi Assomull is a Consultant Cardiologist with specialist interests in advanced cardiovascular imaging. Other clinical interests include heart muscle disease and sports cardiology. NHS Positions: Previously Consultant Cardiologist and Clinical Lead for Community Cardiology at Imperial College NHS Trust service (Ealing service).Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Cardiac MRI at London Northwest Healthcare NHS Trust. Dr Ravi Assomull is an experienced cardiologist having been appointed to his consultant post in 2012. He was recruited to Ealing Hospital by the team led by Professor Jaspal Kooner specifically to set up a cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) service. He established the service which was a unique undertaking at that time being one of the only CMR units in a district general hospital. He also specialises in coronary intervention performing coronary angiography and stent implantation. His specialist training in advanced cardiac imaging during his research period enhances his interventional practice by guiding and refining the interventional procedures he undertakes. By using these complementary skills, he ensures his patients only receive invasive therapy when there is robust evidence that they will benefit from it. He enjoys the range of clinical challenges in cardiology and embraces the rapid progress in this specialty. Specifically, he has an interest in using wearable technology to help patients care better for themselves and to aid with conditions that are often difficult to diagnose. He screens professional footballers for cardiovascular disease and has developed a further interest in sports cardiology.

Specialises in Cardiac CT Cardiac MRI Coronary angiography Echo/imaging Reporting of echocardiography Stress echocardiography Transthoracic echocardiography