Professor Ronak Rajani

Professor Ronak Rajani is a highly experienced Consultant Cardiologist with expertise in heart valve disease and advanced cardiac imaging. He practices at The Harley Street Clinic in London and is the cardiology lead for cardiac computed tomography at the Guy’s Valve Clinic. He also holds the position of Professor of Cardiovascular Imaging at King’s College London. Ronak has a particular interest in patients with heart failure, inherited cardiac conditions, those requiring structural heart interventions, and cardiac surgery. He assesses patients' overall cardiovascular risk and detects coronary disease. He is the Chairperson for Cardiac Imaging Stream across HCA Healthcare UK, London and serves as the NIHR speciality group lead for cardiovascular services across south London. He is also the representative for the Royal College of Physicians and the British Cardiovascular Society for South East London. Professor Rajani received his medical training at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, including the British Cardiovascular Society/American College of Cardiology Fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Imaging. He is also the founder of the UK's first dedicated training courses for structural heart disease imaging and has accredited training in cardiac CT. Professor Rajani has completed an echocardiography-based MD thesis and maintains an active interest in research applying cardiac CT in predicting cardiac risk. He has been awarded several million pounds of research funding and has published over 280 manuscripts in the field of cardiac imaging whilst supervising successfully more than 8 PhD students. He is the Principal Investigator on multiple trials and has also contributed to several medical textbooks. He currently sits on the International Sub-committee and Abstract Grading Committee of the Society of Cardiovascular CT and serves as an associated Editor for a number of international medical journals. Professor Rajani is a Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, the European Society of Cardiology, the Royal College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the Royal College of Radiologists.  In 2014 he founded the London Cardiac CT Training Academy which has since become the largest training academy of its kind in Europe. He has trained in excess of 400 doctors worldwide in cardiac CT. He is passionate about medical education and is frequently invited to train, lecture and teach at international conferences.  With patients, he is known for his efficiency in dealing with patient care and his patient centric approach. He is a firm believer that patients should be informed about their medical conditions and be involved in treatment planning

Cardiac imaging, cardiac risk assessment, general cardiology, heart valve disease, coronary disease, hypretension, lipid disorders, echocardiography, cardiac CT.