Professor Tarvinder Dhanjal

Professor Tarv Dhanjal is the substantive Professor of Cardiology at the University of Warwick (Warwick Medical School) and a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Professor Dhanjal is trained in all aspects of cardiac arrhythmia management including catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF), ventricular tachycardia (VT), atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, SVT and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. He also implants pacemakers & defibrillators including biventricular cardiac resynchronisation devices. His specialist interest is ablation of complex arrhythmias especially AF and life-threatening VT/VF. He is a recognised global key opinion leader and frequently travels abroad to assist operators in complex cases.

Having qualified with first class Honours from the University of Birmingham, where he was awarded the Queen's Scholarship in 2000, he continued his training at high profile centres in Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Paris. He was awarded a prestigious British Heart Foundation Research Fellowship and gained his PhD in 2007. He was subsequently awarded a Clinical Lectureship at Guy's & St Thomas’ Hospital, London where he completed his training in heart rhythm management (electrophysiology). Professor Dhanjal was awarded a two-year advanced electrophysiology fellowship at the renowned Henri Mondor Hospital in Paris and was appointed as an NHS Consultant in 2014.

Professor Dhanjal’s primary goal is to provide a world class standard of care utilising both his clinical and research expertise which allows him to apply the latest global evidence and cutting-edge technologies for his patients. This includes radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation and pulsed field ablation technologies.

Professor Dhanjal manages all arrhythmias within his NHS and private practice. He leads the Ventricular Tachycardia service at UHCW.Appointed as the tenured Professor of Cardiology with Warwick Medical School, he leads the Heart Rhythm Research Group and his research focuses on the complex arrhythmias ventricular tachycardia (VT) and atrial fibrillation (AF).

Professor Dhanjal is a Fellow of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) and a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). He is a member of the British Heart Rhythm Society (BHRS) VT Research Committee. In this capacity he is a regular invited speaker at national and international conferences. In addition, he trains and support international centres in performing complex ablation procedures.

Professor Dhanjal has presented at many national and international conferences and has received several awards and media recognition for his research and clinical work.