Dr. Alessandro Giardini
MD, CCT, PhD

Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Cardiologist in London, UK

Dr Alessandro Giardini is a Leading Senior Consultant in Paediatric and Adolescent Cardiology in London, UK. He specialises in Echocardiography and non invasive imaging and testing in babies, children and adolescents with heart problems. He works in the NHS as the Director – Cardiology Inpatient Services at the prestigious Great Ormond Street Hospital since 2007 and in his role he looks after the most vulnerable children. He is also the Lead for the Single Ventricle Team and the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Dr. Giardini is an accomplished scientist and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London and an Associate Professor of Cardiology at the Italian Ministry of Higher Education.

Dr. Giardini is credited as a world expert in his field and a key opinion leader in the UK, Europe, Asia and the US. He is often commissioned to provide second medical opinions to patients, families, and other cardiology centres within the UK and internationally.

With an extensive clinical and diagnostic experience of over 25 years, Dr Giardini is an expert in diagnosing and treating all aspects of children and adolescents cardiac conditions, including management of simple and complex structural heart problems. Dr. Giardini has led the cardiology team at Great Ormond Street to achieve the best survival results in the UK for children with congenital heart disease.

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