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Mr Shirish Ambekar

Consultant at St Bartholomew's Hospital

Mr Ambekar works at consultant level at Barts Heart Centre in London. He is an experienced consultant, performing thousands of cardiac procedures over the last couple of decades.

He carries out all adult cardiac surgery, including complex redo surgery, multiple valve replacements, aortic surgery, endocarditis surgery, CABG with valve surgery, and surgeries for pericardial diseases and cardiac tumours.

His operative outcomes are consistently excellent and are published on NACSA (National Adult Cardiac Surgical Audit). Mr Ambekar receives very good reviews from his colleagues, patients and their families alike. He takes part in the annual appraisal process and follows all the domains of Good Medical Practice described by the GMC.

Mr Ambekar is also an academic and researcher, keeping abreast of the latest developments in his field. He has many publications in peer-reviewed journals, which can be viewed on ResearchGate.

Mr Ambekar speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.

Treatments and procedures

Mr Ambekar is able to offer the following procedures and treatments: 

  • AF ablation and Cox Maze 4
  • Aortic valve replacement
  • Ascending aortic surgery and Aortic root replacement
  • Combination of multiple valves and bypass surgery
  • Complex redo valves and bypass surgery
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
  • Endocarditis surgery
  • Excision of cardiac tumours
  • Heart failure surgery for poor and very poor LV function including LV aneurysmectomy
  • Mitral valve repair and replacement
  • OPCAB
  • Pericardial disease treatment
  • Removal of intracardiac masses, thrombi, retained objects such as pacing wires
  • Tricuspid valve repair and replacement

Research interests

  • Amyloidosis
  • Aortic surgery
  • Cardiac support
  • Endocarditis
  • Obesity and cardiac surgery
  • Valve surgery

Please see all publications on Google, Pubmed and ResearchGate.

Leadership roles

  • Endocarditis lead
  • Resident doctor educational supervisor 
Speciality
Consultant services Cardiac surgery,Cardiothoracic surgery
Languages Spoken English
Available for private patient work Yes, find out more
GMC number 4687988
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