Dr Rajesh Kumar Chelliah
All specialists consulting patients at EG Medical Centre have passed rigorous eligibility criteria aimed at providing patients with the best level of care.
Dr Rajesh Kumar Chelliah
Cardiology
Dr Rajesh Kumar Chelliah
Cardiology
MBChB( Dundee), MRCP
I was appointed as Consultant Cardiologist in 2015 having completed my training in the East Midlands South Deanery. On completion of my training I chose to remain at Glenfield Hospital – it being the regional tertiary cardiac referral centre.
Although an expert in general cardiology, my main expertise can be divided broadly into two categories: advanced echocardiography and advanced cardiac device implantation for cardiac rhythm disorders.
Advanced echocardiography: I perform transthoracic echocardiogram, dobutamine and exercise stress echocardiogram, transesophageal echocardiogram, 3D echo, contrast echo, strain analysis echo and cardiac device optimization echo. This includes the assessment for coronary artery disease, structural cardiac problems and also valve disease assessment and follow-up. I therefore look after patients with ischaemic heart disease, valve disease, cardiomyopathy and heart failure and provide expert advice to referring clinicians. I am fully accredited by the British Society of Echocardiography and have also passed the American Society of Echocardiography exam.
Cardiac device implantation: I am also an expert in implanting cardiac pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices, implantable loop recorders. I have performed in excess of 1,000 device implantations in total. I am also an expert in lead/device extraction and also lead this busy regional service in the Trust. I therefore see patients who have heart rhythm disorders who require a pacemaker and patients who have heart failure/cardiomyopathy who may require a defibrillator/cardiac resynchronisation device.
I was previously clinical lead for acute cardiology at Glenfield Hospital in charge of our Clinical Decisions Unit and subsequently also appointed Head of Cardiology for several years. I am also lead cardiologist for the regional NHS cardiac lead/device extraction programme.
I am very well known in the East Midlands region for providing compassionate and holistic care to my patients.
Memberships
General Medical Council, Royal College of Physicians British Society of Echocardiography, British Cardiovascular Society.
