Anna Marciniak, PhD, MRCP, FESC

Consultant Cardiologist

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Expertise

Anna Marciniak, PhD, MRCP, FESC, is a consultant cardiologist with a specialist interest in valvular heart disease, infective endocarditis and cardiac imaging. She has expertise in advanced echocardiography, including stress echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography, as well as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Conditions treated

Atrial fibrillation
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular disease
Chest pain (angina)
Coronary artery disease
Dizziness
Heart failure
Heart murmurs
Heart muscle disease
Heart rhythm conditions (arrhythmias)
Heart valve conditions
High blood pressure
Loss of consciousness (syncope)
Palpitations
Shortness of breath
Tachycardia

Areas of focus

Cardiac masses
General cardiology
Heart failure
Hypertension
Infective endocarditis
Valvular heart disease

Education

Dr Marciniak completed her cardiology specialist training at Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals, Royal Brompton Hospital, and St George's Hospital in London. She was awarded a PhD in echocardiography by the University of London for her research on valvular heart disease. She also earned a master's degree in medical imaging from the University of Leuven in Belgium.

Dr Marciniak currently serves as the lead for echocardiography training in the South London Deanery and is an examiner for transoesophageal echocardiography accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography.

Research

Dr Marciniak researches the role of artificial intelligence in stress echo and cardiac amyloidosis. She also explores the development of subclinical changes in the myocardium in valvular heart disease using a variety of advanced imaging techniques.

Honours

Best Moderated Case, EuroCMR 2017, European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, Prague, Czech Republic
High Score Abstract, Euro Echo-Imaging 2013, Istanbul, Turkey
Young Investigators Award, European Society of Echocardiography Conference, 2008, Lyon, France
Young Investigators Award, EuroEcho, Athens, Greece

Professional memberships

Fellow, European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
Member, British Society of Echocardiography (BSE)
Member, Society of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR)
Member, European Council of Cardio-Oncology