Dr Emmanuel Ako

• 19 years of experience
• Consultant Cardiologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London (present)
• Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London (present)
• Consultant Cardiologist, West Middlesex University Hospital, London (present)
• Interventional Cardiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust, London (present)

• Winner of the American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award, Chicago
• Finalist at the SCMR Early Career Awards, Los Angeles
• RSM Presidents Medal, London

Dr Emmanuel Ako is a highly-trained consultant cardiologist based in London. He is an expert in all areas of cardiology and internal medicine with particular expertise in treating chest pains, acute and chronic coronary syndrome, valvular heart disease, hypertension, arrhythmia and cardiac complications in haemoglobinopathies, such as thalassaemia and sickle cell disease.

Dr Ako graduated with a degree in medicine from University College London in 2005 and was awarded several awards from the Vandervell Foundation and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). He completed an intercalated BSc in physiology and then went on to complete postgraduate medical training at St Georges, the London Chest and the Heart Hospital in London. After obtaining his MRCP, he achieved a dual accreditation in general internal medicine and cardiology in North East Thames and subsequently trained in interventional cardiology at the Heart Hospital and Barts Heart Centre.

Dr Ako is actively involved in clinical education and research. He has won several awards for his commitment and dedication including the American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award in Chicago for research into haemoglobinopathy and the RSM Presidents Medal in London. Furthermore, Dr Ako has published multiple articles, presented at many conferences both in the UK and abroad and is a regular speaker in public engagement workshops internationally.