Dr Piyush Jain

I am a consultant cardiologist at West Hertfordshire NHS Trust, specialising in advanced imaging (Echo, stress echo, Transoesophageal echo and cardiac CT), and working with the trust since 2017. I completed my core medical training through the North London rotation, obtaining MRCP in 2010. I also pursued an MD (Research) at Imperial College London, which was awarded in 2015. The work was supported by a Research Council fellowship (Dorothy Hodgkin Post Graduate award).  This study was as a part of a large population-based cohort and involved Cardiac CT, Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging and echocardiography. My initial cardiology training including advanced imaging was at Harefield Hospital Trusts as an imaging fellow before moving to the East of England deanery for SpR training. I trained at busy District General Hospitals before moving to the high- volume Essex cardiothoracic centre, for advanced imaging including stress echo (for ischemia and dynamic valve studies) as well as Trans-oesophageal echo and Cardiac CT. I am currently the departmental lead for echocardiography as well as the lead for clinical governance.

I have a keen interest in valvular heart disease, and use of advanced imaging and bio markers as well as stress tests to decide severity as well as timing of surgery. I am the departmental lead for echocardiography and also lead the heart valve surveillance service at West Hertfordshire NHS trust.  I also have a special interest in premature coronary artery disease and subclinical coronary artery disease i.e. detection prior to symptoms. This also formed the basis of my research at Imperial College London, supported by a Research Council UK fellowship. The research led to an MD from Imperial College London and multiple high impact presentations and publications The research involved assessing ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk in patients without known coronary artery disease with use of Cardiac CT, Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging and echocardiography. I have over 15 years in all the above imaging modalities having performed thousands of such scans. I now train juniors/ non specialists in these techniques and teach on regional courses.