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The Fellows play a key role in the CRY screening programme as well as supporting families and individuals referred to the CRY Centre for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions and Sports Cardiology.

Please watch this video of Dr Sabiha Gati describing what it means to be a CRY Research Fellow.

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Professor Sanjay Sharma comments on CRY’s involvement and support for the British Society of Echocardiography’s (BSE) new guideline on echocardiographic assessment of young athletes

Professor Sanjay Sharma comments on CRY’s involvement and support for the British Society of Echocardiography’s (BSE) new guideline on echocardiographic assessment of young athletes

“The aim of this comprehensive, up-to-date guideline, which includes numerous authors who are CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) physiologists, cardiac Research Fellows and senior CRY cardiologists, is to highlight the role of echocardiography in identifying athletes with potentially serious structural disease. Apart from describing several structural diseases implicated in exercise-related sudden cardiac deaths, such […]

Dr Mihnea Casian

Dr Mihnea Casian on being a CRY fellow and his research

In the second of our series of ‘research updates’ which focus on the achievements – and vision – of CRYs current Research Fellows, we’re delighted to introduce Dr Mihnea Casian (one of Europe’s most aspiring sports cardiologists) and to officially welcome him to the CRY family!
Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne - Research Article

Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne: Research into appropriate advice for exercise in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy patients

Firstly Dr Jayaratne, before we chat about the large research project you’re working on with Dr Gati in “Phase 2” of your CRY Research Fellowship & PhD, could you please talk us though the abstract* which was presented at the most recent European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) event in Athens (Spring 2024) – and […]

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How research can lead to review and potential reform for UK screening policy

Interview with Dr Harshil Dhutia (Consultant cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital Leicester & Clinical Lead for the Inherited Cardiac Conditions service, University Hospitals of Leicester): CRY’s Research Fellows – both past and present – are playing an increasing role in helping to inform and influence decision makers, based on their highly acclaimed, published research papers and the […]

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Empowering Hearts: Dr. Joyee Basu’s Groundbreaking Research Redefines Exercise Guidelines for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients

Profiling the work, research and academic achievements of former CRY Research Fellow, Dr Joyee Basu, who has now returned to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she is working as a final year cardiology registrar and continues to advocate for the benefits of cardiac screening and cardiac rehabilitation to help people with a heart condition get back to regular
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“Best of the Best” – CRY Research Fellow reflects on his recent accolade at international cardiac conference

CRY’s Research Fellows – both past and present – spend much of their time writing and submitting manuscripts based on their projects as well as travelling to UK and international conferences to present their key findings and to lead discussions which help to further the understanding of the causes of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD)
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The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition

The impact of exercise and physical activity on young people living with a heart condition is an issue that often comes up at myheart meetings or is discussed amongst our members Recently, two important research reviews – spearheaded by doctors who both have an association with CRY’s research programme – have been published in Heart (the journal of the British
Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne (3)

An interview with Dr Sabiha Gati on being a CRY Fellow and her research

In the medical community around the world, CRY is best known for research. Our research has helped transform our understanding of young sudden cardiac death, the conditions that cause it, and how we can save more young lives. Our Research Fellows have been instrumental in our developments over the years, so we spoke with former CRY
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The Importance of CRY’s Research Programme with Prof Sanjay Sharma – recording

CRY’s research programme has had a huge impact on our understanding of the causes and prevention of young sudden cardiac death as well as the way we treat those at risk.
Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne

Dr Nabeel Sheikh discusses the role of genetic testing when evaluating athletes with abnormal ECG results.

Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Young Athletes with T-Wave Inversion Sheikh N et al., Diagnostic Yield of Genetic Testing in Young Athletes With T-Wave Inversion. Circulation 2018;May 15 https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.034208 Regular intensive exercise is associated with a number of changes in the heart which include enlargement of the chambers, thickening (hypertrophy) of the muscle, and slowing
Professor Sanjay Sharma comments on CRY’s involvement and support for the British Society of Echocardiography’s (BSE) new guideline on echocardiographic assessment of young athletes

Professor Sanjay Sharma comments on CRY’s involvement and support for the British Society of Echocardiography’s (BSE) new guideline on echocardiographic assessment of young athletes

“The aim of this comprehensive, up-to-date guideline, which includes numerous authors who are CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young) physiologists, cardiac Research Fellows and senior CRY cardiologists, is to highlight the role of echocardiography in identifying athletes with potentially serious structural disease. Apart from describing several structural diseases implicated in exercise-related sudden cardiac deaths, such […]

Dr Mihnea Casian

Dr Mihnea Casian on being a CRY fellow and his research

In the second of our series of ‘research updates’ which focus on the achievements – and vision – of CRYs current Research Fellows, we’re delighted to introduce Dr Mihnea Casian (one of Europe’s most aspiring sports cardiologists) and to officially welcome him to the CRY family!
Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne - Research Article

Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne: Research into appropriate advice for exercise in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy patients

Firstly Dr Jayaratne, before we chat about the large research project you’re working on with Dr Gati in “Phase 2” of your CRY Research Fellowship & PhD, could you please talk us though the abstract* which was presented at the most recent European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) event in Athens (Spring 2024) – and […]

Harshil Item

How research can lead to review and potential reform for UK screening policy

Interview with Dr Harshil Dhutia (Consultant cardiologist, Glenfield Hospital Leicester & Clinical Lead for the Inherited Cardiac Conditions service, University Hospitals of Leicester): CRY’s Research Fellows – both past and present – are playing an increasing role in helping to inform and influence decision makers, based on their highly acclaimed, published research papers and the […]

Current Research Fellows

Dr Dimitra Maritsa

Graduated from Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece in 2013. Completed a Master of Science of Medical School, University of Thessaly, Greece in “Nutrition in Health and Disease” in 2018.

Dr Mihnea Casian

Mihnea Casian is a cardiology fellow in Inherited Cardiac Conditions Clinic, St. George’s University Hospital, London, and a PhD student of the Department of Cardiology in Bucharest (Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu; Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest and Expert Center for Rare Genetic Cardiovascular Diseases).

Dr Josh Lloyd

Josh Lloyd graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Otago, New Zealand in 2018 and completed his foundation training in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Since then, he has obtained a post-graduate certificate in internal medicine (with distinction) from the University of Edinburgh, and successfully passed the membership examinations for the Royal Australasian College of Physician's. 

Dr Daniel Tardo

Dr Daniel Tardo qualified at the University of Notre Dame Australia, School of Medicine, Sydney. This followed undergraduate studies in Exercise and Sport Science, graduating with first class Honours, at the University of Sydney.

Khalda M. A. Halim

halda M.A.Halim MBBS, MRCP graduated from University of Ibn Sina in Sudan with first class honours and top of her class, and attained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2011. After completing her General Medicine specialisation in Sudan she moved to the UK to continue specialising in Cardiology.

Dr Daniel O. Abioye

Dr Daniel O. Abioye BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP, MSc obtained his first degree in Biomedical Sciences in 2009 from St Georges University of London where he also qualified as a medical doctor in 2012. He completed his foundation years in the South Thames Foundation School. He undertook his Core Medical Training within the South London deanery.

Dr Nirmitha Jayaratne 

Nirmitha graduated from St Bartholomew’s and The London school of medicine in 2015 with distinction and completed an intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular sciences with 1st Class honours at Imperial College London in 2013. She achieved Membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2018 and obtained a national training number in Cardiology in 2020.  Nirmitha was appointed

Past Research Fellows

Dr Nikhil Chatrath

Nikhil graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2012 and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2016. He started his training as a Cardiology registrar in 2017 and his sub-speciality interests are multi-modality cardiac imaging, inherited cardiac conditions and advanced heart failure including mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation. Outside of undertaking

Dr Saad Fyyaz

Dr Saad Fyyaz graduated from Nottingham University Medical School in 2013 after having completed an intercalated degree with first class honours. He completed his foundation and core training in the West Midlands before attaining Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, and subsequently commenced Cardiology Specialist Registrar training within the South London deanery in 2017. In 2020,

Dr Raghav Bhatia

Raghav qualified from the Norwich Medical School with distinction in basic science research in 2011. He was awarded an open scholarship for the duration of his studies in view of academic performance. He spent his foundation years working in Great Yarmouth, Norwich, and Kings Lynn. He pursued core medical training, which was followed by the attainment

Dr. Sarandeep K Marwaha

Dr Sarandeep K Marwaha MBBS, BSC, MRCP graduated from St Georges University of London in 2012 with an intercalated BSc Degree in Cardiovascular Sciences from Imperial College London. Whilst in Medical school she was awarded a Welcome Trust Scholarship for Research. She completed her foundation years in Southwest London Frimley Park Hospital and carried out her

Dr Chiara Scrocco

Dr Chiara Scrocco completed her undergraduate training at University of Torino (Italy) in 2010. In 2011 she was awarded a one-year research grant to continue her research on inherited arrhythmia syndromes including Brugada Syndrome and Short QT Syndrome. She subsequently enrolled and successfully completed her fellowship in Cardiology from University of Torino in 2017. In 2017

Dr Bashar Ibrahim

Bashar graduated from Cardiff University in 2006. Bashar has completed in Foundation years working in Cardiff. He attained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2012. Bashar have been training in cardiology at various territory cardiology sites across the country including Freeman Hospital, St Thomas’s Hospital and St George’s Hospital. He gained experience in advance

Dr Uchenna Ozo

I read Medicine (MBChB) at the University of Manchester (Keele Campus) I was awarded a Bursary to study at Yale University prior to graduating in 2009. After foundation and core medical training in Manchester I completed a Clinical fellowship in Manchester Royal infirmary which helped me obtain a Cardiology NTN in the North West Deanery. I

Dr Hamish MacLachlan

Hamish completed his undergraduate medical training at Leeds University in 2011 during which time he also attained an intercalated BSc in Sports and Exercise in Relation to Medicine. Membership to the Royal College of Physicians was achieved in 2015, one-year prior to obtaining a National Training Number in Cardiology within the London deanery (Barts NHS Trust).Hamish

Dr Lisa Leung

I read Medicine (MBChB) at the University of Sheffield and graduated in 2008 with Honours and 2 Awards of Distinction during my study. After Foundation training in South Yorkshire, I moved to London for Core Medical Training as part of the King’s rotation and thoroughly enjoyed my basic Cardiology training. I joined the Cardiology Team at

Dr Stathis Papatheodorou

Dr Papatheodorou graduated from University of Athens, Greece, in 2007. He completed general cardiology training in Greece. Soon after his graduation, he joined the Unit of Inherited Cardiovascular Disease of the University of Athens, gaining significant experience in the management of patients with inherited forms of heart disease and families with SADS victims. Since 2008 he

Dr Gherardo Finocchiaro

Dr Finocchiaro completed his undergraduate and postgraduate training at University of Trieste (Italy). He then spent one year at Stanford University (CA, US), focusing his research on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete’s heart, gaining a post-doctoral diploma. He subsequently specialised cardiovascular magnetic resonance  at The Heart Hospital imaging center and at St George’s Hospital in London. He

Dr Chris Miles

Chris is a cardiology research fellow at St George’s, University of London. He completed his undergraduate training at Imperial College London and the University of Bristol Medical School in 2009. After obtaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians, he commenced specialist training in cardiology in 2013, most recently working as a registrar in cardiac electrophysiology

Dr Tracey Keteepe-Arachi

Tracey completed her undergraduate training in Medicine at Imperial College School of Medicine in 2006 during which she also attained an intercalated BSc (Hons) in Immunobiology and Pathology. She gained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2010 and went on to secure a national training number in Cardiology. She commenced her specialty cardiology training

Dr Bode Ensam

I qualified in 2007 and gained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in 2010. I have been training in cardiology at various sites across the country including Dorset, Hampshire and the West Midlands. Prior to joining the unit here at St Georges I was undertaking a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia at Queen Elizabeth

Dr Joyee Basu

In 2010, Joyee graduated from Oxford university and became a member of the Royal College of Physicians in 2013.  Following appointment as a Cardiology registrar in the Oxford Deanery, she joined St George's Hospital as a CRY clinical research fellow in Autumn 2016. Her sub-speciality interests include inherited cardiac conditions, imaging and sports cardiology. Joyee is

Dr Gemma Parry-Williams

Having qualified from The University Birmingham Medical School in 2006, Gemma gained membership to the Royal College of Physicians in 2010. Having finished her basic training in 2010, she ventured to France in pursuit of a life-long dream, where she worked at a tertiary centre as an intern in heart muscle diseases and electrophysiology. On her

Dr Keerthi Prakash

BSc (1st Class Hons), MBChB, MRCP Keerthi qualified from Leeds University in 2005 and in addition to her medical qualification, achieved 1st Class Honours in an Intercalated BSc in Clinical Sciences. She completed her Foundation training and Core Medical training in Yorkshire and in 2009 gained a National Training Number in Cardiology in the West Yorkshire

Dr Alexandros Steriotis

Alexandros received his medical qualification from the University of Padua in Italy in 2003 and then completed his specialist degree in Cardiology in 2008. During the four years following his Cardiology specialization, he worked in the inherited arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy unit of the University of Padua, completing his PhD in cardiovascular sciences in 2011. During that same

Dr Andrew D’Silva

Andrew graduated from Royal Free and University College Medical School in 2007 with distinction, having also completed an intercalated BSc degree in Molecular Medicine, achieving 1st Class honors and placement on the Dean’s List. Andrew spent his Foundation years working in his home county of Essex, later returning to London where he attained membership of the

Dr Harshil Dhutia

Harshil completed his undergraduate medical training and intercalated BSc in Cardiovascular Sciences at Imperial College, London in 2007. He achieved membership to the Royal College of Physicians in 2010. He gained a National Training Number in cardiology in 2011 in the East Midlands Deanery. Harshil is currently based at St George's Hospital, London, where he is

Dr Leonie Wong

Dr Wong qualified from University of Cambridge Medical School in 2004, having completed a prior BSc. Hons. degree in Pharmacology at University College London in 2001. He completed his general paediatric SHO training in Nottingham and London before securing membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health in 2007. He continued his general paediatric

Dr Lynne Millar

Dr Lynne Millar is originally from Northern Ireland and completed her medical degree at Queen’s University in Belfast. During this time she obtained a competitively obtained a scholarship to represent her university on a six month medical student exchange to the University of Oslo. After graduation, she worked for two years in the Northern Ireland Deanery

Prof Aneil Malhotra

Dr. Aneil Malhotra MBBChir, MA(hons), MRCP, MSc. Aneil qualified from the University of Cambridge (Emmanuel College) in 2006 and spent his Foundation years working in Cambridge and Papworth. He achieved his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (2009) when he moved to Oxford to continue his specialist training in cardiology. Along the way, he completed

Dr Greg Mellor

DR Greg Mellor MA MB BChir MRCP Dr Mellor qualified from Cambridge University in 2004 with a MA in Pathology in addition to his medical qualifications.  He worked in the East Anglia region, achieving membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2007.   He gained a National Training Number in cardiology in 2009 since when he

Dr Abbas Zaidi

Abbas completed his undergraduate medical training at Imperial College London in 2002, including an intercalated BSc in Neuroscience. He worked in New Zealand for a year before gaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2006, and a National Training Number in Cardiology in 2007. He was a CRY Clinical Research Fellow from 2010-2013, under

Professor Michael Papadakis

CRY Research Fellow (2008 to 2010) Professor Papadakis qualified at Imperial College School of Medicine, London in 2001 and obtained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2007. In 2008 he was awarded a CRY junior research fellow grant and was registered for a Medical Doctorate at King’s College London and subsequently at St George’s

Dr Navin Chandra

CRY Research Fellow (2008 to 2010) Navin was born in Scotland and brought up in the West Midlands. He trained at Guy's, King's & St. Thomas's School of Medicine and graduated in 2004 with MBBS and BSc (Hons). Prior to choosing to specialise in cardiology, Navin trained in general medicine in London, the West Midlands and

Dr Hariharan Raju

Dr Raju qualified at Leeds Medical School in 2001, and completed his general medical training in Yorkshire before securing membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2004. He subsequently pursued specialist cardiology training in Cardiff, where he developed his interest in electrophysiology and inherited cardiac conditions. This interest culminated in the award of a CRY

Dr Martina Muggenthaler

After qualifying from medical school in Germany, Dr Martina Muggenthaler completed her House Officer and Senior House Officer training in and around London. In 2005 she became a Cardiology Specialist Registrar. She finished her CRY Research Fellowship in October 2012. She is currently working at St. George's University of London. Martina's research focuses on the genetic causes

Dr Nabeel Sheikh

Born and brought up in SW London, I graduated from University College London with my Medical Degree (MB BS) and a BSc in Neuroscience (with 1st class Honours) in 2002. After completing my junior and general medical training in London and Nottingham, I underwent 3 years of Specialty training as a Cardiology Registrar on the SW

Dr Sabiha Gati

 Dr Sabiha Gati BSc, MBBS, MRCP, PhD, FESCConsultant CardiologistSpecialist interest in Cardiac MRI, Inherited Cardiac Diseases and Sports Cardiology.Senior Honorary Lecturer, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London Royal Brompton Hospital Sabiha works as a full-time consultant cardiologist at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London in the Inherited Cardiac conditions service and CMR imaging unit and is the lead for the

Dr Saqib Ghani

I completed my medical graduation (MBBS) from Dow Medical College (now known as Dow University of Health Sciences) in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2004 I moved to UK and started working as a junior doctor in medicine. I rotated through various hospitals in the Midlands and North West England thus completing my core medical training. I obtained

Dr Ahmed Merghani

Ahmed graduated from Barts and the London Medical School in 2005, having also accomplished an intercalated BMedSci (hons) degree in Molecular Therapeutics. He attained membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 2008 and went on to achieve a National training number in Cardiology at the West Midlands Deanery. Since then, he has worked for three

Dr Rajay Narain

After his graduation from Patna Medical College Hospital in India, Dr Narain came to the UK to pursue further career in Cardiology. He finished his MRCP (UK) exam and soon became the lead for junior doctors taking the MRCP exam at various Birmingham Hospitals. Dr Narain has been involved in screening, especially for heart disease, since

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