Prof. Sanjay Arya
Medical Director/ Consultant Cardiologist
DEPARTMENT:
Cardiology
SPECIALITY AREAS:
Chest Pain/Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary angioplasty/Stent (PCI)
Palpitations/Arrhythmia
Pacemaker
Breathlessness/Heart Failure
Hypertension
Faint/Blackouts/Syncope
Cardiomyopathy
Valvular Heart Disease
Pericardial Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension
Hyperlipidaemia
CONTACT DETAILS:
Telephone: 01942 822989
Fax: 01942 822427
CLINICAL ACCESS TIMES:
Monday: Evening - RAEI (Fortnightly)
Tuesday: Afternoon - Platt Bridge Heart Failure Clinic
Tuesday: Evening - Wrightington
Qualifications: MBBS (Hons), FRCP (London), FRCP (Glasgow)
Sanjay is on the Specialist Register as a Consultant Cardiologist/Physician. He trained in the North Western deanery as Specialist Registrar in Cardiology at Royal Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, South Manchester University Hospital (Wythenshawe) and Central Manchester University Hospitals (Manchester Royal Infirmary). He has been a Consultant Cardiologist at WWL since 2000 providing a high quality, evidence based and patient focussed service.
He provides a comprehensive cardiac service. His areas of interest are coronary artery disease, coronary intervention, heart failure, arrhythmia, pacing, syncope and cardiac assessment for non-cardiac surgery and professional footballers. He has performed vast numbers of cardiac procedures with high success and very low complication rates.
He is a keen teacher and dedicated to teaching and training of junior doctors. He is the Foundation Programme Director at WWL and Examiner of the Royal College of Physicians at Manchester Medical School. He is Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire and Honorary Lecturer of the British Heart Foundation. He has several publications and has delivered talks on various aspects of cardiology throughout the country. He is an active member of various cardiovascular organisations which aim to reduce the incidence and improve the management of cardiovascular disease in the country.