UK-trained interventional cardiology expertise
Dr. Mehmood Butt is a UK-trained Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at King's College Hospital Dubai, Professor of Cardiology at Gulf Medical University and Clinical Professor of Preventive Cardiology at the University of South Wales.
He received postgraduate training in Birmingham, South Wales and Oxford, and is certified by the General Medical Council in Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. With nearly 25 years of experience in cardiac disease management, he has worked at world-renowned hospitals including John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and University Hospital Wales in Cardiff.
He has performed thousands of heart procedures and has a special interest in treating patients with multiple blockages, severe calcification of coronary arteries, patients seeking stent options, and patients considered high-risk for cardiac surgery.
Special interests
Complex coronary disease
Multi-vessel disease management for patients who are not candidates for or decline bypass surgery.
Same-day catheterization
Radial-based approach for cardiac catheterization procedures where clinically appropriate.
Advanced techniques
Intravascular lithotripsy, orbital atherectomy and rotational atherectomy for severe calcification.
Cardiac devices
Implantation of complex cardiac devices including pacemakers and ICDs.
Qualifications
- FCRP - Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- FESC - European Society of Cardiology
- CCT - General Medical Council, UK
- KBA - British Cardiovascular Society, UK
- MD - University of Birmingham, UK
- MRCP - Royal College of Physicians of London, UK
Academic interests and affiliations
Dr. Butt's findings on cardiac complications in sleep apnea patients have been widely published and recognized in international media. He has contributed chapters to the Oxford Book of Hypertension and tutors master's programs at the University of South Wales.