Editorial team
Editors
Dr Peysh Patel
Dr Peysh Patel is a Consultant Cardiologist and Honorary Associate Clinical Professor based at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. He studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University with an additional sub-internship at Harvard University. His specialist interests are in heart failure, cardio-oncology and cardiac devices, with international board accreditation in the latter (CCDS). He is also subcommittee lead for Pace4Life, a charitable organisation (affiliated with Arrhythmia Alliance) that sources, reconditions and distributes pacemakers to underdeveloped countries.
Dr Kayla Chiew
Dr Kayla Chiew is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology in London. She graduated from Imperial College London in 2019 with an intercalated Bachelor of Science degree in Cardiovascular Sciences. Her research during this time focused on Arrhythmic Risk Stratification as well as AV Sequential Pacing to Reduce Outflow Tract Obstruction in Patients with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy. She hopes to pursue subspecialty training in intervention, and has an interest in coronary physiology, structural heart disease, and clinical trials
Deputy Editors
Dr Vijay Shyam-Sundar
Dr Vijay Shyam-Sundar is a Cardiology Resident with a subspecialty interest in coronary intervention and is undertaking a Barts Charity awarded PhD at the William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London. He graduated from Cambridge University in 2015 with an intercalated degree in Clinical Pathology. He has research interests in cardiac MRI, inflammatory heart disease and preventive cardiology with several presentations and publications in these fields.
Sub-Editors
Dr Michael Campbell
Dr Michael Campbell obtained his primary medical degree at the University of Bristol and holds an intercalated degree in Clinical Cardiovascular Sciences from the University of Glasgow. He completed his post graduate certificate in medical education with Queen’s University Belfast with whom he is a sub deanery teaching fellow. He is currently a Cardiology Specialty Resident Doctor Registrar (ST5) in the Northern Ireland deanery. His subspecialty interest is in interventional cardiology. His previous research interests include haemostasis and cardiac biomarkers.
Dr Justin Chiong
Dr Justin Chiong is an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Cardiology Registrar in the North West Deanery. He graduated from The University of Edinburgh, completing Foundation and Internal Medicine Training in the East of Scotland and Manchester, respectively. During this time, he obtained an MSc in Clinical Education and was recognised as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He is a current Honorary Research Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. His primary research interests are in ventricular arrhythmias.
Dr Chi Ho Fung
Dr Chi Ho Fung graduated with Distinction from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2019 with an Intercalated Bachelor of Science Degree in Cardiovascular Science and completed Internal Medical Training in South London. He is currently an ST4 trainee in Kent with a subspecialty interest in imaging and electrophysiology. He has a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education, and is passionate about teaching in simulated environments. His research interests include being a sub-investigator in a clinical trial investigating physiological pacing versus right ventricular pacing. He has co-authored original research articles in the fields of coronary intervention, electrophysiology, and medical education.
Dr Tha Htet Nyi
Dr Tha Htet Nyi is a cardiology registrar in South London Deanery with subspecialty interests in multimodal cardiac imaging and heart failure. He is currently undertaking a PhD in cardio-rheumatology at the Queen Mary University of London, funded by the NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Centre and Barts Charity. He graduated from the University of Medicine (1) in Myanmar in 2017, and completed internal medicine training in the East of England Deanery. He also holds a funded PG Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Bedfordshire. His doctoral research focuses on cardiac complications in autoimmune rheumatic diseases to improve early detection of heart failure and patient outcomes.
Dr Joshua Rowland
Dr Joshua Rowland is a cardiology registrar working in the North West Deanery. He graduated from the University of Manchester in 2018 and has a Masters degree in Cardiovascular Health and Disease. His subspecialty interest is in electrophysiology and devices.
Dr Jhiamluka Solano
Dr Jhiamluka Solano is a cardiology resident doctor (ST6) in the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery, currently undertaking a DPhil (PhD) in Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford, funded by the British Heart Foundation. He earned his MD in Honduras before completing internal medicine training in the North West (Manchester) Deanery, followed by cardiology training in the UK, gaining experience in research, medical education, leadership, and clinical medicine. His doctoral research focuses on advanced cardiac imaging and cardiopulmonary exercise testing, aiming to improve diagnosis and enable personalised treatment in cardiovascular disease.
Dr Pok-Tin Tang
Dr Pok-Tin Tang is an ST5 cardiology registrar in the Thames Valley deanery, currently undertaking a period of out of programme for research towards a D. Phil at the University of Oxford, funded by the British Heart Foundation. He graduated from the University of Oxford in 2017, and underwent postgraduate training in the Thames Valley deanery. His long-term subspecialty interest is in cardiac electrophysiology, and his current research seeks to understand the effects of left atrial blood flow as measured by cardiac MRI on left atrial cellular function, particularly with focus on atrial cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and stroke.
Dr Hnin Zaw
Dr Hnin Zaw is a cardiology registrar from the East of England Deanery with a specialist interest in electrophysiology and cardiac devices. She is currently out of programme, pursuing a PhD at Barts Heart Centre and University College London on cardiac devices. She graduated from the Medical University, Myanmar, and subsequently completed an MBA with merit at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Her doctoral research focuses on understanding the mechanisms of lead failure in cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), integrating population health records with intracardiac electrograms, and developing predictive models for premature lead failure.