Dr Charles J McKenna

• Approximately 37 years in clinical practice.

• Current Role: Consultant Cardiologist at Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading

• Previous Roles:

  • Consultant Cardiologist at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

  • Consultant Cardiologist at Mater Hospital, Dublin

  • Consultant Cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, USA

• Academic Roles:

  • Senior Clinical Lecturer at University of Oxford

  • Clinical Tutor for Oxford medical students

  • Final exam examiner for Oxford medical students

• Leadership Roles:

  • Clinical Research Lead for Cardiology Department at Royal Berkshire Hospital

  • Clinical Tutor for Oxford medical students

• Research Interests: Dilated cardiomyopathy, coronary stent technology, coronary angioplasty outcomes

• Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles

• Notable Publications:

  • "Familial dilated cardiomyopathy" – Circulation, 1999

  • "Acute and chronic pathophysiology of transmyocardial revascularization" – Curr Interv Cardiol Rep, 1999

  • "Troponin positive acute coronary syndrome vs. myocardial infarction" – BMJ, 2002

  • "Percutaneous coronary intervention in octogenarians with refractory angina" – Heart, 2002

  • "Same day discharge following elective percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable angina" – Heart, 2003

Dr. Charles J. McKenna is a Consultant Cardiologist with extensive experience in adult cardiology, including interventional procedures. He began his medical studies at the University of Edinburgh in 1981, achieving merits in Anatomy, Biology, Computer Science, and Physiology. He also spent an elective period at Harvard University. He completed his medical degree in 1988 and his doctoral MD thesis on dilated cardiomyopathy in 1999. Dr. McKenna has worked at prestigious institutions such as the Mayo Clinic in the USA, the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, and the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. He has been involved in teaching and research, holding a Senior Clinical Lectureship at the University of Oxford and serving as the Clinical Research Lead for the Cardiology Department at Royal Berkshire Hospital. He is actively engaged in clinical practice, offering consultations at Spire Dunedin Hospital in Reading.