Dr Sundeep Kalra, Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Sundeep Kalra
Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Sundeep Kalra MA(Hons) MBBS MRCP PhD FESC
Consultant Cardiologist
Areas of expertise
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiac risk management
- Cardiovascular disease
- Chest pain
- High blood pressure
About Dr Sundeep Kalra
GMC number: 6079169
Year qualified: 2003
Place of primary qualification: University of London
Dr Sundeep Kalra is a dedicated and well-respected Consultant Cardiologist specialising in interventional cardiology. He serves as the Cardiac Catheter Lab Lead at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. With extensive experience in assessing and treating various heart problems, Dr Kalra's main clinical expertise lies in diagnosing and managing coronary artery disease, particularly in patients presenting with chest pain and heart attacks.
Dr Kalra's procedural skills focus on percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty), employing complex and advanced techniques. He performs all procedures using contemporary physiological assessment and intravascular imaging. Additionally, Dr Kalra is passionate about the delivery of networked cardiac care and contributes to several NHS advisory groups.
Conditions treated by Dr Kalra include arrhythmia, acute coronary syndrome, angina, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, cardiac risk, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease, chest pain, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, dizziness, heart attacks, heart failure, heart murmurs, heart muscle disease, heart valve problems, high blood pressure, loss of consciousness (syncope), microvascular angina, neurocardiogenic syncope (vasovagal), palpitations, tachycardia, and valvular heart disease.
Dr Kalra is proficient in various procedures, including blood pressure monitoring, bubble contrast echocardiography, cardiac MRI, cardio-pulmonary exercise testing, cardioversion, coronary angiography, coronary angioplasty, coronary physiology, CT coronary angiogram, electrocardiogram (ECG), ECG monitoring, echocardiogram, exercise stress testing, and intravascular imaging.
His areas of focus are arrhythmia, acute coronary syndrome, angina, atrial fibrillation, cardiac risk management, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease, chest pain, heart failure, high blood pressure, murmurs, and valvular disease.
Dr Kalra graduated from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College School of Medicine in London. He trained in cardiology and interventional cardiology at King's College Hospital in London, where he also earned a PhD in vascular calcification. His academic qualifications include a BA(Hons) from the University of Cambridge (2000), MBBS from Imperial College London (2003), MA(Hons) from the University of Cambridge (2004), MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians London (2006), and a PhD from King's College London School of Medicine (2019).
Involved in several current research initiatives, Dr Kalra's work is frequently published in major medical journals. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), and a member of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society and the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Pan-London ACS Advisory Group (NHS London) and is a Board Member of the Pan-London Cardiogenic Shock Group (NHS London), as well as the Cath Lab Chair of the North London Operational Delivery Network (NHS London).
Dr Kalra is fluent in English and Punjabi.
Areas of expertise
- Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
- Angina
- Arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat)
- Atherosclerosis
- Atrial fibrillation
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Bradycardia
- Bubble contrast echocardiography
- Cardiac MRI
- Cardiac risk management
- Cardio-pulmonary exercise testing
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cardioversion
- Chest pain
- Congestive heart failure
- Coronary angiography
- Coronary angioplasty
- Coronary artery disease
- Coronary physiology
- CT coronary angiogram
- Dizziness
- ECG monitor
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Exercise stress test
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Heart murmurs
- Heart muscle disease
- Heart valve problems
- High blood pressure
- Intravascular imaging
- Loss of consciousness (syncope)
- Microvascular angina
- Murmurs
- Neurocardiogenic syncope (vasovagal)
- Palpitations
- Tachycardia
- Valvular heart disease
Professional memberships
Articles by Dr Sundeep Kalra
MIRACLE2 score compared with downtime and current selection criterion for invasive cardiovascular therapies after OHCA
MIRACLE2 score and SCAI grade to identify patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest for immediate coronary angiography