Cardiology - Sunderland

We provide a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for both inpatient and outpatient Cardiology patients which are based around four main clinical areas.

Chest pain unit

• 10 bedded unit for the assessment of patients with acute cardiac symptoms

Coronary care unit

• 7 bedded unit for the treatment of patients with acute cardiac conditions

Ward B22

• 19 bedded ward for treatment of patients with cardiac illnesses

Cardiac Catheter Labs

Two highly equipped cardiac catheter labs provide a high volume of diagnostic and interventional procedures. Common procedures undertaken include

• Diagnostic cardiac catheterisations
• Coronary angioplasty (stenting procedures)
• Permanent pacemaker procedures

Non invasive cardiology

We provide patients with a full range of non invasive cardiac assessment in several clinical areas. These include:

• Exercise testing
• Holter ECG monitoring
• Implantable monitor assessments (ILR)
• Pacemaker/Defibrillator assessments
• Transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE)
• Transoesophageal echocardiograms
• Cardiac CT
• Nuclear Medicine (MPS scans)

Our Cardiology team consists of a combination of specialised doctors, nurses, cardiac physiologists, radiographers, pharmacists, healthcare assistants and clerical staff.

Doctors

• Nick Jenkins (Consultant and specialist in coronary intervention)
• Yogesh Raja (Consultant and specialist in coronary intervention)
• Shahid Junejo (Consultant and specialist in coronary intervention)
• Mudassar Baig (Consultant and specialist in coronary intervention)
• Sam McClure (Consultant and specialist in coronary intervention/heart failure)
• Martyn Farrer (Consultant and specialist in cardiac pacing/heart failure)
• Shahid Mahmood (Consultant and specialist in cardiac pacing)
• Sharad Agrawal (Consultant and specialist in cardiac CT)
• Zaw Htet (Associate Specialist with interest in nuclear medicine)

Secretarial Team

• Kim Laverick – Dr Junejo, Dr Mahmood & Dr Htet
• Karen Wilson – Dr Jenkins & Dr Agrawal
• Deborah Wayman – Dr Farrer & Dr Baig
• Dawn Richardson – Dr McClure & Dr Raja

Admin Support

• Judith Harrison, Diane Fletcher, Carole Dixon & Emma McKendrick (Heart Failure Service)

Nurses

• Andrea Bell (Ward manager of B22 and CCU)
• Sharon Park (Lead for Cardiology nurse specialists)
• Jan Oliver (Heart Failure lead)
• Kathryn Miller (cardiac rehabilitation lead)
• Lisa Cowell (cardiac genetics)

Supported by 9 specialist practitioners, 6 Junior Sisters, 36 Registered Nurses and 15 Healthcare Assistants

Cardiac Physiologists

• Jo Spence (Departmental manager)
• Laura Robinson (Cath lab manager)
• Supported by 15 cardiac physiologists

Radiographers

• Michelle Fort (Lead cardiac radiographer)
• Supported by 10 cardiac radiographers

Pharmacists

• Nicola Down
• Janine Beezer

One of our priorities is the commitment to training of all healthcare students. We provide formal and informal training opportunities on a regular basis and encourage participation in all our clinical activities.

ECR Recording E-learning programme 

As a research active department we are involved with local, regional and national research projects. We collaborate with Sunderland, Newcastle and Durham Universities in addition to national research centres and the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

All of the clinical areas can be contacted through switchboard at the Sunderland Royal Hospital 0191 565 6256.