Dr Johan Waktare
Date: 22 February 2019 10:07
Contact Details
Personal Assistant
0151 600 1252
Janaya.pickett@lhch.nhs.uk
About Dr Johan Waktare
Responsibilities at LHCH
- Consultant Cardiologist and Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Area of Practice
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- General Cardiology
Special Clinical Interests
- Syncope and inappropriate sinus tachycardia
- Inherited conditions predisposing to sudden cardiac death
- Atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation
- Ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
Research Interests
- Health Informatics
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Signal Processing
- Quality of Life
Current Membership of Professional Regional and National Bodies
- British Cardiovascular Society
- Heart Rhythm (UK)
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Chair of CDMI Steering Board, CCIO Advisory Board and various other health informatics roles
Languages Spoken
- English
- Swedish
Why choose LHCH?
LHCH is the largest heart rhythm centre in the UK.
We offer the highest standards of care to our patients and have a fantastic team of doctors, nurses and other staff.
For me, the question is not “why choose LHCH” but “why would you want to go anywhere else?”
Training and Education
- Trained originally at Manchester Medical School.
- Cardiology training and research at St George’s Hospital Medical School, London
- Senior Fellowship at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
About Johan
In my free time from work and family commitments, I am a keen photographer and also enjoy running and cooking.
Publications
- 27 original research papers
- 61 abstracts
- 1 book
- 6 book chapters
- 6 review articles