Dr Savio D'Souza
Qualifications
MD, FRCP
GMC number: 4482884
Practising since: 1989
Specialties
Cardiology, General (internal) Medicine
Consultation times
- Friday (Weeks 2 & 4) 10:00-12:00
- Overview
About
Dr Savio D’Souza is a Consultant Cardiologist at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital specialising in general adult cardiology including high blood pressure, palpitations, heart failure, chest pain assessment, coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty).
Dr D’Souza is a Consultant Cardiologist with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and based at Darent Valley Hospital Dartford. He holds Honorary Consultant Cardiologist positions at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, London and William Harvey Hospital Ashford, Kent.
Dr D’Souza contributes to the 24-hour Kent-wide Primary Angioplasty service based at William Harvey Hospital. His sub-speciality interest is non-invasive CT-coronary angiography imaging in assessment of cardiac chest pain. Dr D’Souza has held Interventional Cardiology Fellowships in Central Manchester and London’s Brompton Hospitals and attained extensive experience with national and international accredited operators.
Dr
D’Souza graduated in Medicine from the Goa Medical College/University of Bombay
in India and then progressed to his post-graduate training in the UK in
Yorkshire and the Southeast. Academically, Dr D’Souza is conferred with a
Doctorate in Medicine from the Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University
College London for his pioneering work in endorsing the protective role of
B-type natriuretic peptide in ischaemic pre-conditioning of the heart. He has a
large number of publications to his credit, in high impact factor journals.
Special interests
General adult cardiology including high blood
pressure, palpitations, heart failure, chest pain assessment, coronary
angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty).
Personal interests
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Savio D'Souza at Nuffield Health
- Echocardiogram
- Angiography
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Locations Dr Savio D'Souza works with
Related experience
Research
Interventional Cardiology
Myocardial Ischaemic pre-conditioning
CT- coronary imaging
Publications in:
American Journal of Physiology
Circulation
Heart
British Journal of Pharmacology
European Heart Journal
Memberships
- British Cardiovascular Society
- European Society of Cardiology
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
- Royal College of Physicians (UK)
- Royal College of Physicians (I)
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Other posts held
- Consultant Cardiologist - Darent Valley Hospital, Kent
- Honorary Consultant Cardiologist - Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London
- Consultant Cardiologist - William Harvey Hospital, Kent
Insurers Dr Savio D'Souza works with
Dr Savio D'Souza works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aetna
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- Bupa
- Bupa Global
- Cigna
- Cigna International
- Healix
- Medical Care Direct
- Police Mutual
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
Declaration
Dr Savio D'Souza does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Savio D'Souza does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Savio D'Souza does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.