Dr George Amin-Youssef

Dr Amin-Youssef is a Consultant Cardiologist having qualified in 1985 at Am Shams University Hospital in Cairo, Egypt. He has been NHS trained since 1995 and has the following qualifications:

MB BCH (1985)
Master in Cardiology (1992)
MRCP UK (1998)
FRCP UK (2011)

Having qualified in 1985, Dr Amin-Youssef has held various posts including Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology, Senior Medical Officer in Cardiology, Specialist Doctor in Cardiology, and Specialist Registrar in Cardiology.

He has a special interest in heart failure, including advanced heart failure, working in one of the largest heart failure units in the UK. The unit deals with advanced systolic and diastolic heart failure, valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease, and echocardiography, and has state of the art supportive imaging modalities, surgical, EP, percutaneous and structural heart disease intervention teams. He is involved in the MDT for heart failure, valve and coronary artery disease, in addition to his echocardiography expertise which has helped to put him in a unique position to be able to deal with all causes of heart failure, valvular heart disease, and coronary heart disease.

He deals with advanced and complex heat failure cases and his work involves in and outpatient care. Dr Amin-Youssef holds a cardio oncology clinic, which is a newly emerging sub-speciality. With the help of his echocardiography expertise, he has also a particular interest in dealing with complex valve disease and coronary artery disease.

He also has a special interest in cardiac investigations and assessment for patients presenting with cerebral stroke to rule out cardiac cause.

He is an expert in stress echocardiography, investigating coronary artery disease and valvular disease, trans-oesophageal echocardiography for valvular assessment and cardiac investigations for patients presenting with a stroke.