Dr Paul Scott

Dr Scott is a Consultant Cardiologist at King’s College Hospital with expertise in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm problems. He specialises in the interventional treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. This includes patients with palpitations, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Much of his work involves catheter ablation, including atrial fibrillation ablation. In addition he implants pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators, including cardiac resynchronisation therapy for heart failure patients. Dr Scott graduated in medicine with honours from the University of Birmingham. He subsequently trained in general medicine and general cardiology in Cambridge and Southampton. He then spent six years specialist training in the management of cardiac rhythm disorders. This included research for his Doctor of Medicine degree at Southampton on implantable defibrillators. Dr Scott spent a year on Vancouver Island in Canda undertaking advanced training in complex ablation. He completed his specialist training at the Hammersmith and St Mary’s Hospitals in London.