Name and Position

Dr Alisdair Ryding
Consultants
Cardiology

Contact Details

Main Telephone Number:01603 288875

Profile

Department page: Cardiology

Cardiology Service Director

Speciality: Cardiology and Internal Medicine

Sub-speciality: Interventional Cardiology

Special clinical interests: OCT imaging.

Research Interests: Research lead for cardiology at NNUH, and co-lead for CRN Eastern.

Published original research in plaque erosion as a cause of acute coronary syndromes

National Bodies: Member of the Royal College of Physicians, British Cardiovascular Society, British Cardiovascular Intervention Society

Secretary: Teresa Clayton & Jo Bown

GMC number: 4329587

Professional Profile:I studied at the University of Edinburgh and trained in cardiology at Oxford and Sydney, Australia. I have been a consultant since 2009 and I specialise in percutaneous coronary intervention. I look after patients with angina, heart attacks, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease and heart failure.  I have a PhD in molecular biology, and I am the research lead for cardiology at NNUH, and co-lead for CRN Eastern. I am leading original research in to plaque erosion as a cause of myocardial infarction.

Personal profile: I am married with 3 children. I enjoy literature, classical music and play in a flute group.