Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir, Consultant Physician & Geriatrician
Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir
Consultant Physician & Geriatrician
Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir MRCP MBBS BSE
Consultant Physician & Geriatrician
Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir
Consultant Physician & Geriatrician MRCP MBBS BSE
Areas of expertise
- General medicine
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Heart failure
- Frailty
About Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir
GMC number: 6143202
Year qualified: 2006
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Dr Shahbaz Roshan-Zamir is a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, specialising in geriatrics and cardiovascular diseases in the elderly. He has extensive experience and training in geriatric and general medicine, with a particular focus on heart failure and valve disease in older adults. Dr Roshan-Zamir is also trained in cardiology and is an accredited Echocardiographer by the British Society of Echocardiography, having performed echocardiograms since 1998.
In his role at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, Dr Roshan-Zamir regularly participates in the acute medical on-call rota. He recently developed the Cardiology for Older Persons Service (COPS), which supports the cardiology department, particularly the Heart Failure and TAVI teams. Additionally, he helps manage the Frailty Service at St Thomas' and provides care for inpatients while also conducting weekly outpatient clinics focused on heart failure and comprehensive geriatric assessments.
Dr Roshan-Zamir qualified from Guy’s, King’s & St Thomas’ Medical School in 2006 and was appointed as a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician in the Department of Ageing & Health at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in 2017. He is the Vice Chair of the Cardiovascular Section of the British Geriatrics Society and is actively involved in organising, chairing, and presenting at national meetings related to cardiovascular diseases in the older population.
Dr Roshan-Zamir’s areas of expertise include general medicine, cardiology, geriatrics, comprehensive geriatric assessment, echocardiography, and peri-operative care of older people. He treats a range of conditions such as cardiovascular disease, dizziness, heart failure, loss of consciousness (syncope), valvular heart disease, falls, frailty, and reduced mobility.
Areas of expertise
- General medicine
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Heart failure
- Frailty