Dr Raj Chelliah

• Over 20 years in the medical field, specializing in cardiology
• Consultant Cardiologist, Spire Hull and East Riding Hospital (present)

• Research Interests:

  • Preventive cardiology

  • Cardiac devices

  • Valve disease

  • Advanced echocardiography

• Publications:

  • Various papers in the field of cardiology, particularly focusing on cardiac rhythm disorders

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Dr Raj Chelliah is a consultant cardiologist who will provide you with a quality and comprehensive consultation. He is an expert in assessing patients with chest pain, shortness of breath, cardiac murmurs, dizziness/funny turns, blackout, palpitations, heart failure, high blood pressure, and for risk factor management.

He is also the regional expert in aortic valve disease for a population of about 1.5 million people. In addition, he is happy to provide a second opinion, or even to talk through your diagnosis if you do not understand your condition. Dr Chelliah graduated from the University of Dundee in 2002 and went on to work in both Dundee and Edinburgh. Upon completion of MRCP in 2005, he undertook cardiac research at the University of Edinburgh for three years, before moving south to undergo cardiology training in Hull and East Yorkshire in 2009.

He is well published and has trained to a very high level of clinical competence. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Edinburgh(FRCPE) in 2022. Dr Chelliah has a keen interest in structural and complex coronary intervention, and was successful in obtaining a Trans-Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Fellowship at Kings’ College Hospital, London. Following this, he was appointed as Consultant Cardiologist at Castle Hill Hospital in 2016, where he is currently a high-volume operator in coronary intervention, treating patients with heart attacks and stable coronary disease.