Dr Simon Woldman, Cardiologist
Dr Simon Woldman
Cardiologist
Dr Simon Woldman
Cardiologist
Dr Simon Woldman
Cardiologist
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The Wellington Hospital Elstree Waterfront
The Waterfront Beaufort House Elstree Road, Elstree, WD6 3BS
University College Hospital
235 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2BU
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
250 Euston Road, London, Greater London, NW1 2PG
About Dr Simon Woldman
GMC number: 3405316
Year qualified: 1989
Place of primary qualification: University of Glasgow
Dr Simon Woldman is the Director of Barts Heart Centre and a Consultant Cardiologist at both Barts Heart Centre and University College Hospital. Barts Heart Centre is one of the largest cardiovascular centres in Europe.
Dr Woldman offers private outpatient consultations at the Clementine Churchill Hospital in Harrow and at London Medical on Marylebone High Street. Starting in April or May 2022, he will also be available for consultations at The Nuffield Hospital, located on the St Bartholomew's Hospital site, with clinics held every second week.
He is highly experienced in managing conditions such as chest pain, breathlessness, heart palpitations, ankle swelling, and episodes of collapse. Dr Woldman has a special clinical interest in heart failure and infective endocarditis, a condition where bacteria or fungi infect the heart valves.
Dr Woldman completed his medical degree at Glasgow University in 1989, where he was awarded the Andrew J. Hutton Medal and Prize in Surgery and the Asher Asher Memorial Medal and Prize in Otolaryngology. Most of his training took place in the West of Scotland, and he began his first Consultant post in 2001 at Ayr Hospital. In 2002, he earned a doctorate (MD) from the University of Glasgow before moving to the UCL Hospitals NHS Trust as a Consultant Cardiologist.
In 2015, the cardiology departments of UCLH, St Bartholomew's Hospital, and the London Chest Hospital merged to form Barts Heart Centre. Dr Woldman became the Director of Barts Heart Centre in 2019.
In addition to his clinical roles, Dr Woldman serves as the chair of the North London Cardiac Operational Delivery Network, which assists NHS hospitals in delivering cardiac care across North London.
Areas of expertise
- Heart failure, Nuclear cardiology, Echocardiography and Cardiac imaging