Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
London, England, United Kingdom
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Dr. Jonathan Byrne is a leading interventional cardiologist who specializes in the treatment of coronary artery disease. He is an expert in the treatment of patients with angina, heart failure, heart rhythm disturbances, and high blood pressure. He practices at the Cleveland Clinic, King's Private, OneWelbeck, and the Sloane Hospital, all located in London. He also practices at the King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he is the Clinical Director of Cardiovascular Services.
Dr. Byrne treats patients with valvular heart disease using new treatments which do not require an operation, such as TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) and MitraClip (percutaneous treatment of the mitral valve). He is also highly experienced in a number of imaging tests for the heart, including transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiac CT scanning.
Dr. Byrne completed his undergraduate medical training at the University of Bristol, receiving his MB ChB in 1995. He then continued general professional medical training in South East England and London, where he received his MRCP in 1999. He then completed his Ph.D. at the academic department of Cardiology at King’s College Hospital, examining molecular mechanisms underlying left ventricular hypertrophy. Dr. Byrne continued his training in interventional cardiology at King’s College Hospital in 2004. He went on to become a Boston Scientific-sponsored Interventional Fellow on Vancouver Island, Canada