Dr Amit Bhan

• Specialty: consultant cardiologist with particular expertise in catheter-based treatment of congenital heart disease in adults

• Conditions seen: adult congenital heart disease, atrial septal defect (ASD), ventricular septal defect (VSD), patent foramen ovale (PFO), valvular heart disease including aortic stenosis, coronary artery disease, angina, cardiovascular disease

• Tests, treatments and procedures: PFO closure, ASD closure, echocardiogram, bubble echocardiogram, stress echocardiogram, electrocardiogram (ECG), continuous ambulatory ECG monitoring, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET), external cardioversion, heart health screening

• Often consulted by patients with: breathlessness, chest pain, palpitations or a heart murmur, or a congenital heart condition diagnosed earlier in life that now needs adult follow-up

• Patient ages seen: 18+

• Also: consultant at Barts Heart Centre, one of the UK's largest adult congenital heart disease units, and honorary consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where he sees young people whose care is being transitioned to adult services

• Language: English

Dr Amit Bhan is a consultant cardiologist at Welbeck's Heart Health centre in London, specialising in the diagnosis and management of adult congenital heart disease (heart conditions present from birth that continue to require specialist care in adulthood). He has particular expertise in atrial septal defects (ASDs), openings in the wall between the heart's two upper chambers, and patent foramen ovale (PFO), a flap-like opening between these chambers that remains open after birth. He also sees adults with ventricular septal defects (VSDs), valvular heart disease including aortic stenosis, coronary artery disease and angina.

Dr Bhan specialises in minimally invasive catheter-based procedures, including PFO closure and ASD closure. These treatments use a fine tube passed through a blood vessel and guided to the heart, avoiding the need for open surgery. He also offers a range of cardiac investigations at Welbeck, including echocardiography (standard, bubble and stress echocardiograms), electrocardiograms (ECGs), continuous ambulatory ECG and blood pressure monitoring, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), which assesses how the heart and lungs respond to exercise. His practice also includes external cardioversion and heart health screening.

Alongside his private practice, Dr Bhan is a consultant at Barts Heart Centre, one of the UK's largest adult congenital heart disease units. He is also an honorary consultant at Great Ormond Street Hospital, where he sees children and young people preparing to move from paediatric to adult congenital heart services, helping to support continuity of specialist care during this transition.