Matthew Wright
Consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist
Biography
Matthew Wright trained at UCL after being selected for the prestigious MB PhD programme. He specialised in cardiology and electrophysiology. Following training at Oxford, The Hammersmith and St Mary's, he spent two years at the world-renowned arrhythmia centre in Bordeaux, with Prof. Haissaguerre, Jais and Hocini. He has published over 100 scientific papers and books and is regularly asked to speak at major international meetings. He regularly performs 'live' AF ablation cases to teach European electrophysiologists.
He has ongoing research collaborations internationally and acts as a proctor to electrophysiologists in Europe and the Middle East.
Education and training
- 2014 Fellow Heart Rhythm Society
- 2011 - CCT Cardiology
- 2003 - MRCP (London)
- 2000 - MB BS University College of London Medical School, University of London
- 1999 - PhD, University of London
Consultant
- 2011 - Consultant Cardiologist & Electrophysiologist, St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Research interests
- Real time visualisation of ablation lesions
- Integration of imaging and electrophysiology
- Near field ultrasound to accurately assess transmural lesions during ongoing ablation
Awards
- Sir Thomas Lewis Cardiology Prize
Last updated: November 2019