sub-specialities
- Coronary artery disease
- Chest Pain – Angina – Heart Attack
- Coronary Angioplasty
- Coronary Stent
- Coronary Sinus Reducer
- Arterial Hypertension
- Renal Denervation
- Microvascular Angina
- Cardiac Screening / Health Check
- Palpitations
- Echocardiography
- Intravascular Imaging
- Coronary CT
Training & Background
| Qualifications: | MD, PhD, FESC |
| Year first qualified: | 2016 |
| GMC number: | 7413091 |
| Clinic times: | By appointment |
Bio
Dr Giovanni Luigi De Maria (MD, PhD) is a consultant interventional cardiologist providing comprehensive cardiac care across the entire spectrum of heart conditions, with a specific higher specialty in managing chest pain (angina and heart attacks) and arterial hypertension. He offers NHS care at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and welcomes private patients at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital.
His practice spans from routine Cardiology check-ups to accurate diagnostics (ECG, echocardiography, ambulatory ECG/Blood Pressure monitoring, stress ECG and advanced coronary imaging) – through to minimally invasive treatment including coronary angiography, angioplasty and stent implantation. He has additional expertise in diagnosis and management of microvascular angina and has expertise renal denervation for resistant hypertension, running the dedicated clinical service at the oxford Heart Centre.
Patients value his calm, clear explanations and collaborative decision-making. Appointments are available promptly, with same-day core tests when appropriate.
Research & Training
Alongside clinical work, Dr De Maria holds an active academic role as Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer on Interventional Cardiology at University of Oxford. with He has an active research programme in tratement of heart attack and microvascular dysfunction with over 170 publications in highly impacted international peer reviewed journals. He is also a committed trainer and supervisor, mentoring junior doctors, PhD students and cardiology trainees in evidence-based practice, catheter-based procedures and clinical research.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC)
- European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
- European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (EAPCI)
- British Cardiac Society (BCS)
- British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS)
- Gruppo Italiano Studi Emodinamici (GISE)
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)