Dr Sarah Elgamal
Consultant Cardiologist
Contact Details
Mrs Donna Sansbury
0151 254 3350
Responsibilities at LHCH
Consultant Adult Congenital and Imaging Cardiologist
Area of Practice
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)
- Cardiac CT
- Cardiac MRI
- Echocardiography
Special Clinical Interests
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Inherited Cardiac Conditions
- Non-invasive Imaging in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Non-invasive Imaging in Acquired Heart Disease
Research Interests
- Systemic RV function
- Heart Failure
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging
- 3 D heart Model
- Virtual Reality
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
Education and Training
- Medical School – Ain Shams University, Egypt
- Cardiology Training – National Heart Institute, Egypt
- MSc and PhD – Ain Shams University, Egypt
- Cardiac MRI and ACHD Fellowships – Bristol, UK
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in Heart Failure- Zurich, Switzerland
- EACVI Level 3 Accreditation in Cardiac CT
- EACVI and SCMR Level 3 Accreditation in Cardiac MRI
Professional Experience
- Established the Cardiac CT Unit at National Heart Institute, Egypt
- Cardiology Specialist- National Heart Institute, Egypt
- Head of Inherited Cardiomyopathy Cairo Unit - Magdi Yacoub Foundation, Egypt
- Won ESC Training Grant 2016 to sponsor 1 yr CMR Fellowship -Bristol
- Inherited Cardiomyopathy Fellowship- Oxford
- ACHD Fellowship -Bristol
- Substantive ACHD and Imaging Consultant, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Current Membership of Professional Regional and National Bodies
- General Medical Council
- British Medical Association
- British Society of Cardiology
- Egyptian Society of Cardiology
- European Society of Cardiology
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
- Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
- ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Roles
Current roles:
- European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) Board Member and Chair of Web and Comm Committee
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Communication Committee Member
- EACVI Excellence Awards Task Force Member
- EACVI Education Committee Member
- EACVI Membership Committee Member
- Editorial Board Member of the European Heart Journal Imaging Methods and Practice
Previously:
- Founding Member of the EACVI Cardiac CT Certification and Accreditation Process
- Guest Editor of Journal of American College of Cardiology Case Reports
- ESC Membership Committee Member
- EACVI Heart Imagers of Tomorrow Committee Member
Languages Spoken
English and Arabic
Why choose LHCH?
At LHCH, we serve the largest Adult Congenital Heart Disease in the United Kingdom. We have the expertise and resources to provide the best care for our patient population.
About you
I enjoy travelling, art, photography, baking and going to the gym.
Publications
Available via Pubmed