@BCIS_uk Auckland Interventional Cardiology Fellow | Previous Research Fellow in Cardiac Biomarkers @kingscardio & @thebhf | #YNWA 🔴
Joined November 2010
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🚨Delighted to share that our paper evaluating the UK interventional cardiology training programme has been published!
📄 ow.ly/qjnZ106bEeg
We provide quantitative data on procedural volumes and trainee confidence across a range of interventional techniques.
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Can left ventricular unloading improve outcomes in complex #PCI?
In this interview lead by @HelleSoholm, @SaadEzad discusses the rationale and key messages behind the randomized evaluation of left ventricular unloading in complex percutaneous coronary intervention. 🫀⚙️
#EuroPCR #interventionalcardiology
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How should we guide selection of invasive therapies following an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest? Prospective validation of the MIRACLE2 Score @ncurzen @krishnaraj82 @garryhamilton6 @drR_Simpson @Sam_mc35 @zaidiskandar85 @DrPaulRees
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Coronary Fellowship Opportunity – Auckland 🇳🇿
Applications are now open for a 1-year coronary interventional fellowship (Oct 2026 – Oct 2027) offering high-volume cath lab training in a leading international cardiac centre.
💼 Salary: ~£70,000 (12-month funded post)
👩⚕️ Eligibility: UK trainees in their final 2 years of SpR training, BCIS members intending to specialise in interventional cardiology.
Apply with:
• CV (including personal statement & procedural numbers)
• Two supervisory consultant references
Deadline: Friday 3 April 2026 (5pm)
Virtual interviews: Wednesday 22 April
Queries: [email protected]
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BCIS Education Forum: Assessing Plaque Morphology with OCT
11 Nov | 19:00–20:00 | Webinar
With Dr Michael McGarvey & Dr Nilesh Pareek
✅ Plaque types on OCT
✅ Thrombus identification
✅ Managing erosions
✅ Case-based OCT guidance
For BCIS members — by BCIS members.
millbrook-events.co.uk/event…
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Applications for BCIS international fellowships close in just one week!
The opportunities on offer are:
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI): Adelaide and Vancouver Island
Don't miss out on a fantastic opportunity, apply here: bcis.org.uk/news/pci-fellows…
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We have just opened the BJCA Alumni Survey to understand how cardiology trainees find the process of securing a Consultant job.
If you were appointed as a consultant in the UK in the last 10 years, please complete our very short survey!! 🫀🙏
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forms.gle/1sNVqqHieb51VZWeA
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Would you like to be a Trainee speaker or Consultant supervisor for an Education Forum Webinar?
We are looking for expressions of interest for our December 25 - May 26 webinars.
Please submit your expression of interest by means of email [email protected] including your training grade and hospital by Friday 27 June.
✅ Strengths: Strong pastoral support, solid foundational exposure, and positive trainee feedback
⚠️ Key challenge: The majority of trainees look to extend their training before the step up to consultancy.
The study highlights areas for improvement and proposes strategies to enhance training effectiveness and consistency.
@hollymorgs @BCIS_uk @TheBJCA @Ryvetsprog @chapdoc1 @OllyBrown
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Last night's education forum "Imaging Excellence: Enhancing #PCI Quality with #IVUS" is now available to watch on-demand on the BCIS website.
Catch-up below, login to view 👇
bcis.org.uk/education-resour…
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Join us this evening for this month's Education Forum
📹Imaging Excellence: Enhancing PCI Quality With IVUS
🗓️ Tuesday 10th June 🕖 19:00–20:00
🔍 Topic: Case-based discussion on how IVUS has influenced clinical decision-making in PCI.
🎙️ Speaker: Dr Matthew Kelham
🧑🏫 Supervisor: Dr Krishnaraj Rathod
Join us for practical insights into IVUS-guided PCI and its real-world impact.
millbrook-events.co.uk/BCISI…
🚨 Delighted our review “Cardiac Troponin: Fragments of the Future” is now in print!
We explore the biology of troponin fragmentation and its potential to improve specificity in diagnosing type 1 AMI.
📖 Read here: jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacad…
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The TARGET-Type 2 pilot RCT demonstrates it is feasible to randomise patients with Type 2 MI to CTCA and echocardiography guided treatment of coronary artery disease and LV impairment 🧵sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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‼️Ischaemia does not predict prognosis or response to PCI
📣patients enrolled in @REVIVED_BCIS2 had LVEF<35% extensive ischaemia and scar++
Paper by @hollymorgs @achir76 @divaka_perera et al out in @ehj_ed @ESC_Journals today
@TheBHF @NIHRresearch
doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/eh…
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Neil Spenceley providing an insightful presentation and review of safety, accidents, policy and the way these are reviewed.
@BCIS_uk @MillbrookMed
