Peter Schofield: Consultant Cardiologist, Private Heart Specialist, Cambridge

Peter Schofield is a Consultant Cardiologist at Papworth Clinic in Cambridge, providing heart treatment at the UK's largest cardiothoracic hospital. He has extensive experience in the investigation and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease, with a sub-speciality interest in interventional cardiology, particularly coronary angioplasty / coronary artery stenting and using new minimally invasive techniques for treating mitral valve disease. 

Dr Peter Schofield has been a Consultant Cardiologist at Papworth and Addenbrooke’s Hospitals, Cambridge, since 1989. He has extensive experience in the investigation and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease.
 
His sub-speciality interest is interventional cardiology, particularly coronary angioplasty / coronary artery stenting and using new minimally invasive techniques for treating mitral valve disease.
 
Dr Schofield holds a ‘silver’ National Clinical Excellence Award. He is the clinical lead for the Anglia Cardiac Network which is responsible for the delivery of care within Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire for patients with cardiovascular disease.  He is a former secretary of the British Cardiac Society.

Cardiac services and heart surgery at Papworth Clinic in Cambridgeshire

Papworth Hospital provides cardiac services for all aspects of the diagnosis, management and treatment of heart conditions in adults.

Cardiac diagnostics

Papworth provides a range of diagnostic tests designed to assess the structure and function of the heart.

Cardiology

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres in coronary angiography, angioplasty and stenting, undertaking high volumes with a lower complication rate than other peer group hospitals. Papworth is one of the first centres in Europe to offer transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), a procedure for patients at high risk with aortic valve disease.

Electrophysiology and devices

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading centres for Electrophysiology (EP). This rapidly developing area uses the latest 3D mapping equipment and is the fastest growing cardiology service in Papworth.

Cardiac surgery

Papworth is one of the UK’s leading and largest specialist providers of cardiac surgery including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), and is the UK’s largest valve repair/replacement centre.

Dr Schofield's clinical interests

• General cardiology

• Interventional cardiology / coronary rotablation

• Refractory angina

• Percutaneous mitral valve repair

Research interests 

• Evaluation of new technologies

• New techniques for treating patients with refractory angina

• Development and Investigation of new devices to treat mitral valve regurgitation

Qualifications

• MBChB (Honors) Manchester University

• FRCP Fellow of Royal College of Physicians

• MD Manchester University

• FACC Fellow of American College of Cardiology

• FESC Fellow of European Society of Cardiology 

Professional memberships

• British Cardiovascular Society

• British Cardiovascular Intervention Society

• Lecturer at University of Cambridge

• Chairman Anglia Cardiac Network

• Programme Director for the East of England Cardiology Training
  

Key publications

• An open label single centre, randomised trial of spinal cord stimulation vs percutaneous  myocardial laser revascularisation in patients with refractory angina pectoris: the SPiRiT trial. European Heart Journal 2006; 27:1048-1053

• Proton NMR analysis of plasma is a weak predictor of coronary artery disease.  Nature Medicine 2006; 12(6):705-710

• Tamoxifen for the prevention of myocardial infarction in humans;pre-clinical and early clinical evidence.  Circulation 2005;112:3018-24.
  

Areas covered for private cardiology and heart treatment in Cambridgeshire

Patients are referred from a wide region that includes:

Where can I get treatment with private cardiologist, Dr Schofield?

Secretary: Maureen McGlory

Tel:       01480 364349 (Papworth Hospital) or 07912 490050 (Private Patient Mobile)

Fax:      01480 364799     

Email:  maureen.mcglory@papworth.nhs.uk

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