Dr Aigul Baltabaeva

• 32 years of experience
• Consultant cardiologist, The Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust (July 2012 - present)
• Locum consultant cardiologist, St. George’s Hospital, London (May 2010 - July 2012)
• Specialist registrar, St. George's Hospital, London (January 2009 - April 2010)
• Specialist registrar, Core Laboratory Cardiologist for European Multicenter Study, St George's Hospital London (January 2007 - January 2009)
• Senior clinical physician (equivalent of consultant cardiologist), National Centre of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 2002 - January 2003)
• Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology and General Medicine, Kyrgyz State Medical Academy with clinical base at the National Centre of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 1999 - January 2000)
• Head of Research Group, ​Kyrgyz State Medical Academy with clinical base at the National Centre of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 1999 - January 2000)

• IDB Scholarship, Islamic Development Bank Post-Doctoral Fellowship (open to all Sciences). There were only 93 successful applicants from more than 20,000 applications representing 35 countries over the period of five years. (2002)
• President’s Award, Annual Awards for Progress in Scientific Research (all branches of Science) (2002)

Dr Aigul Baltabaeva is a successful consultant cardiologist based in London who specialises in valvular heart disease, hypertension and chest pain alongside echocardiograms, cardiac MRI and blood pressure tests. She practices privately at Harefield Hospital in West London and for Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. 

Dr Baltabaeva has extensive clinical and research experience, with a thoroughly professional outlook regarding her work. She prides herself in excellent time management and interpersonal skills, which allow her to maintain a high volume of clinical activities in outpatient and inpatient settings. She is also passionate about remaining at the frontline of cardiac imaging. 

Her contribution to innovating the cardiology field has seen her introduce various facilities, including the planning and introduction of a sonographer-led valve service, at the hospitals she has worked at. She operates in close collaboration with cardiothoracic surgeons and structural interventional cardiologists as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care and implement new technologies. This agility has helped her to transfer to online platform during the COVID 19 pandemic.