Dr Amanda Varnava is a Consultant Cardiologist, lead for Inherited Cardiac Conditions and Head of Department for cardiac services at Imperial College Healthcare Trust. Dr Varnava undertook her medical training at Oxford University and St Bartholomew’s Hospital and completed with Honours. She went on to train in cardiology at The Royal Brompton Hospital & St George’s Hospital, where she undertook an MRC research fellowship. She is a consultant cardiologist and honorary senior lecturer at Imperial College and the lead for Inherited Cardiac Conditions where she runs a busy service seeing over 2000 adult and paediatric patients a year.

She also has a specialist interest in sports cardiology, and is on the Football Association expert advisory panel and cardiologist to many premiership football teams including Arsenal and Watford football clubs.

Dr Varnava is the Trust lead for cardiac sarcoid disease and runs a multi-disciplinary service.