Cardiology
Dr Simon Winterton
Qualifications:
• MA Oxon
• MB BS St Mary’s, London
• FRCP
Background:
• Research into Cellular Electrophysiology of Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy, Extensive General Cardiology Experience at Hillingdon, St Mary’s and National Heart and Chest Hospitals, London Chest Hospital – member of team that introduced elective coronary stenting to UK.
• Set up full Cardiology Service at DCH starting in 1993 as first Cardiologist in the trust, continuing development of service now as clinical lead for Dorset County Cardiac Centre.
• Clinical Lead Pan-Dorset Cardiac Network
Special interests:
• General cardiology
• Coronary disease
• Heart failure
• Complex device therapy
New treatments introduced:
• Cardiology as a specialty
• Out of hospital thrombolysis
• Pacemaker implantation
• Cardiac Catheterisation
• Coronary Intervention (PCI)
• Cardiac Device Therapy (CRT-P and CRT-D)
Clinics:
• Dorchester and Weymouth
Contact:
• 01305 255114
Dr Javed Iqbal
Qualifications:
• MBBS, King Edward Medical University, Lahore
• MRCP, UK, 1994
• FRCP, London and Glasgow, 2007
• FACC, 2007
Background:
• Graduated from Lahore. Post graduation from UK.
• Clinical Training in Lahore and UK (North West of England)
• Intervention Cardiology training in UK and Saudi
• Working as Interventional Cardiologist since 2000
• Moved to Dorset in August 2007
Special interests:
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting
New treatments introduced:
• Started coronary angioplasty and stenting programme at DCH
Clinics:
• Dorchester and Weymouth
Contact:
• 01305 255114
Dr Fraser Witherow
Qualifications:
• MB ChB Edinburgh 1994
• MRCP Edinburgh 1998
• MD with distinction Edinburgh 2006
• Trained as registrar in Edinburgh and as Interventional Fellow in Amsterdam
Background:
• Clinical lead for percutaneous coronary intervention in Dorset County Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. Trained in the use of all percutaneous coronary devices and treatments and leading expert on new coronary treatments for revascularisation.
Special interests:
• Coronary angioplasty and stenting.
• Angina and acute coronary syndromes
New treatments:
• Introduced the service of percutaneous coronary intervention. Pioneered angioplasty as a day-case procedure. Setting up a primary angioplasty service for treatment of heart attacks.
Clinics:
• Weymouth and Blandford
Contact:
01305 255642
Dr Tim Edwards
Qualifications:
• MB BCh
• FRCP
Background:
• Specialist cardiology training in Wessex
• Clinical Fellowship in Devices and Electrophysiology, Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne
• DCH consultant since 2000
• Clinical lead for arrhythmia and device therapy
Special interests:
• Cardiac resynchronisation therapy and implantable defibrillators (complex device therapy)
• Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography
• Heart failure
• Arrhythmia and pacemakers
New treatments:
• Complex pacing and implantable defibrillators
• Pacemaker and angiography service
• Transoesophageal echocardiography
Clinics:
•Dorchester, Bridport and Sherborne
Contact:
• 01305 255642
Dr Julian Boullin
Qualifications:
• MB BS Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, London 1997
• MRCP Royal College of Physicians, London 2002
• DM Southampton University 2008
• Specialist cardiology training in Wessex and London
Background:
• Special interest is cardiac rhythm management, device therapy and sudden cardiac death.
• Performs catheter ablation for all types of arrhythmias.
• Implants pacemakers, defibrillators (ICDs), loop recorders and biventricular pacemakers.
• Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist since 2011.
• Previously set up the Electrophysiology & ablation service in Norfolk, at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.
• Also worked at the Barts Heart Centre the largest ablation center in the UK.
• Relocated back to the south coast in 2017.
• Arrhythmia Clinical lead at Dorset County Hospital.
Special interests:
• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Catheter ablation of arrhythmias
• Pacemaker, Defibrillator and CRT device therapy
• Sudden Cardiac Death
New treatments:
• Introduced a dedicated arrhythmia service at the Dorset County Hospital, also providing catheter ablation which Dr Boullin performs in the regional center at The Royal Bournemouth Hospital.
Clinics:
•Dorchester, Weymouth and Blandford
Contact:
• 01305 255141
