Dr Shahed Islam MBBS, BSc, MRCP, MD (Res), FHEA
Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Shahed Islam is a Consultant Cardiologist who provides private consultations at Circle Hospital and Spire Dunedin Hospital, serving Berkshire and the surrounding areas. He holds a substantive NHS appointment at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
He offers expert assessment and management for patients presenting with a wide range of cardiac symptoms and conditions, including chest pain, breathlessness, palpitations, blackouts, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, valvular heart disease, and cardiomyopathies. He also undertakes comprehensive pre-operative cardiovascular assessments for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
Dr Islam is committed to delivering thorough, compassionate, and patient-centred care. He ensures that patients are fully involved in decision-making and consistently applies the latest evidence-based practices to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Training
After obtaining his primary medical qualification (MBBS with Merit) from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’s School of Medicine in 2008, Dr Shahed Islam was awarded Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP), London, in 2012.
He has over a decade of specialist cardiology training at some of the leading centres in the UK, including the Barts Heart Centre in London and the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. He completed dedicated fellowships in both coronary intervention and management of heart function impairment. In addition, he is experienced in non-invasive cardiac imaging, performing echocardiography, CT coronary angiography, and implantation of permanent pacemaker systems.
Alongside his clinical practice, Dr Islam has a strong academic interest in cardiovascular medicine. He undertook two years of full-time clinical research, leading to the award of an MD (Res) in 2015, and has published his work in several peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include post-resuscitation care in cardiac arrest survivors and cardiac rehabilitation following critical illness.
At the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Dr Islam serves as Clinical Lead for Cardiac Rehabilitation, reflecting his commitment to improving recovery and long-term outcomes for patients with cardiovascular disease.
Investigations and Assessments
Dr Islam offers comprehensive assessment and management for diverse heart related conditions including ischaemic heart disease, heart function impairment, arrhythmia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and pre-operative assessment prior to non-cardiac surgery.
The investigations offered include the following:
- 12 lead ECG (Electrocardiogram)
- 24 hour, 72 hour and extended ECG monitoring
- Echocardiogram
- Stress Echocardiogram
- Exercise treadmill test
- 24 hour blood pressure monitoring
- CT Coronary Angiography
- Cardiac MRI (for viability and ischaemia assessment)
- Blood tests to investigate hyperlipidemia, secondary causes of hypertension
Procedures
Dr Islam performs the following cardiac procedures
- Coronary angiography including study of native coronary arteries and previous coronary artery bypass grafts using radial and femoral arteries
- Physiological assessment with Pressure wire assessment of coronary arteries (FFR, iFR)
- Coronary Imaging using Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Calcium modification with Shockwave lithotripsy (IVL) and Rotational Atherectomy
- Coronary angioplasty and Stenting (PCI)
- Treatment of chronic total occlusions of coronary arteries
- Implantation of cardiac monitors such as LINQ device
- Electrical Cardioversions
- Implantation of permanent pacemakers