Por qué es un doctor de primer nivel/Professional statement/Perché è un dottore di prim’ordine
Dr Alessandro Giardini is an award-winning and leading cardiologist based at the world-renowned Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London, specialising in paediatric cardiology. An expert on congenital heart disease, Dr Giardini is the lead of inpatient services at GOSH, and also provides outpatient consultations for all manner of heart problems in children, including palpitations, heart murmurs, chest pain, and heart valve issues. He also privately practices at The Harley Street Clinic Children's Hospital, The Portland Hospital and Chase Lodge Hospital, alongside Bupa Cromwell Hospital.
Dr Giardini's experience in congenital heart disease extends to the diagnosis and management of a wide range of defects in babies, children and adolescents. His GOSH unit has pioneered techniques including transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement and Dr Giardini's involvement in paediatric cardiac research means his patients are treated according to the latest and most successful techniques.
Dr Giardini, who is a Top Doctors 2021 award winner, also leads specialist clinics for children with paediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He's highly regarded for expertise in providing guidance for children and adolescents with documented cardiac disease and those with symptoms during exercise, such as palpitations, chest pains or fainting/syncope.
His philosophy is a patient-centric approach, delivering treatment with compassion and understanding, and personalising his consultations and treatment to each child and their family.
Dr Giardini has a medical degree and a PhD (in the pathology of heart failure in patients with congenital heart defects) from the University of Bologna's (Italy) School of Medicine. Dr Giardini went on to undergo extensive training in paediatric cardiology both in Bologna and in San Francisco, USA. He is actively involved in research, having published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals.
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Aortopathy
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Arrhythmia
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ASD (atrial septal defect)
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Chest pain
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Chest pain in children
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Congenital heart disease
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Echocardiogram
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Fainting in children
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Heart murmur
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Heart murmur in children
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Kawasaki disease
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Marfan syndrome
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Palpitations
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Patent foramen ovale
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Sports cardiology
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Supraventricular tachycardia
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Syncope
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Tilt table
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Great Ormond Street HospitalGreat Ormond Street WC1N 3JH - London (Central London)(+44) 02033148429
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The Harley Street Clinic Children’s HospitalThe Harley Street Clinic Children’s Hospital, 35 Weymouth St, Marylebone W1G 8BJ - London (Central London)(+44) 02033148429
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The Portland Hospital205-209 Great Portland St W1W 5AH - London (Central London)(+44) 02033148429
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Chase Lodge HospitalPage St, Mill Hill, London NW7 2ED NW7 2ED - London (North London)(+44) 02033148429
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Bupa Cromwell Hospital164-178 Cromwell Rd, Kensington SW5 0TU - London (Central London)(+44) 02033148429
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Alessandro Giardini0 -(+44)

Chest deformation – effects of chest deformation on the heart

What causes congenital heart disease?

Can congenital heart disease be cured?

What are some treatment options for congenital heart disease?

How cardiovascular screening of young athletes can save lives

What is PoTS and what does an attack feel like?

What is the best way to treat PoTS?

What are the signs of heart problems in young children?

Dr Alessandro Giardini

Dr Alessandro Giardini
