Cardiology consultants
Dr Niall Keenan
Name, qualifications:
Dr Niall GJ Keenan, MA(Oxon) BM BCh FRCP MD(Res) FESC FSCMR
Practising at:
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Specialty:
Cardiology
Sub-specialty:
Cardiac imaging
Special clinical interests:
Cardiac MRI, echocardiography, stress echocardiography, TOE, cardiac CT. Also heart failure management and valvular heart disease. Cardio-oncology and cardiac assessment before non-cardiac surgery.
Current posts (NHS, University,)
West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust: Consultant Cardiologist. Divisional Director for Medicine Imperial College, London: Honorary clinical senior lecturer.
Year of first medical qualification:
2001
Current membership(s) of professional, national and regional bodies:
Member of: British Cardiac Society, European Society of Cardiology, Society of Cardiac MRI, British Society of Cardiac MRI, British Society of Echocardiography, British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging.
Contact details:
Direct telephone number: 01923 217607
Secretary's name: Rita Julius
Secretary's email address:
westherts.cardio@nhs.net
Background:
Professional profile
I qualified from Oxford University in 2001. I then trained in cardiology and general medicine in London. I have done specialised training and research in cardiac MRI at the Royal Brompton Hospital, in cardiac CT at the London Chest Hospital, and in echocardiography both at Hammersmith Hospital in London, and also during an echocardiography fellowship at Hospital Bichat in Paris (2009). I have done advanced heart failure training at Harefield Hospital (2013-2014) including the care of patients after cardiac transplantation. I have been a consultant at West Herts since 2014.
My clinical interests are heart failure, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, and all forms of cardiac imaging as well as cardio-oncology and cardiac assessment before non-cardiac surgery. I provide cardiac support to our breast cancer service. My research interests are mainly related to cardiac MRI and stress echo.
At West Herts I have been Clinical Director for Interventional Medicine, Associate Medical Director for Quality and Innovation, Clinical Lead for Virtual hospital, and am now Divisional Director for Medicine.
I am a board member and treasurer of the British Society of Cardiovascular Medical Resonance. I sit on the finance committee of the British Cardiovascular Society. I am a member of the Clinical Documents (guidelines) Committee of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI). In NHS England I am chair of the Clinical Advisory Group for Virtual Wards in the East of England region, and I sit on the National Steering Group for Virtual Wards.
