Professor Faizel Osman (Consultant Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist and Honorary Professor of Cardiology)

About Professor Faizel Osman

• Role: Consultant Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist and Honorary Professor of Cardiology
  
• Year of First Medical Qualification: 1995
  
• Location of Medical Training: University Hospital Birmingham, University Hospital of North Midlands and University Hospitals Leicester (Glenfield)
  
• Date Joined University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire: 2008
  
• Membership of Professional / National / Regional Bodies:
  Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP)
  European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
  British Heart Rhythm Society (BHRS)
  West Midlands Physicians Association (WMPA)
  
• Other Professional Details:
  I was appointed in 2008 to set up and lead the Cardiac Rhythm Management (EP and Devices) service at UHCW. I was appointed honorary Professor of Cardiology with University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School) in 2018 and have recently been appointed Director of the Cardio-Metabolic Research Institute at UHCW. I also have an honorary professor position with Coventry University and successfully supervised 3 PhD fellows, 2 post-doc fellows and have another 3 PhDs in progress.
  
  I have several research interests in the field of arrhythmia, including CRT response, sudden cardiac death risk prediction, sleep apnoea, AF ablation and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; the latter also involves collaborations with leading scientists at University of Warwick. I have published extensively in the field of arrhythmia and have successfully supervised/am supervising five PhD cardiology research fellows. I have been awarded several large research grants from the British Heart Foundation, Medtronic Ltd, Abbott Medical, Boston Scientific and Bristol Myers Squibb.
  
  I am an expert speaker in the field of arrhythmia at national and international meetings and have published several high-profile research papers.
  
  Languages spoken: English, Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati, Katchi.
  
• Special Interests:
  All aspects of Cardiac Electrophysiology and ablation, atrial fibrillation, SVT, atrial flutter/tachycardia, ventricular arrhythmias, complex device implants (ICD, CRT), bradycardia pacemaker implants, leadless pacemaker implants and device extractions. Sudden cardiac death risk prediction and atrial fibrillation research.
  

Contact Information

Department of Cardiology
University Hospital Coventry
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry CV2 2DX
Tel: 02476 96 5668
Fax: 02476 96 5657
Secretary Email: Sarah.Holloway@uhcw.nhs.uk