Dr Adrian Cheng
MBBS LLM MD FRCP
General Cardiology | Imaging | Heart Failure
Dr Adrian Cheng has been a Consultant Cardiologist at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust since 2019. He has been the lead in echocardiography, cardiac MRI and undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Prior to that, he had been appointed Consultant Cardiologist at Kettering General Hospital in 2012, where he established one of the first specialist-commissioned cardiac MRI services in the UK and developed a large volume stress echo service and a dedicated Heart Function Unit. He was the lead for cardiac imaging, heart failure and clinical education. He has also been Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, Honorary Consultant at Glenfield Hospital, Faculty Member of the Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit, Expert Member for the East Midlands Clinical Senate Assembly, and Member of the NHS Clinical Leaders Network.
He graduated from King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London (MBBS) in 2000, and underwent unique, advanced training in world-renowned centres of excellence, including the Hammersmith Hospital; John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; The Heart Hospital, University College Hospital; and the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. He has been accredited on the Specialist Register in Cardiology and General Medicine since 2012. He obtained Master of Laws (LLM) in the Legal and Ethical Aspects of Medical Practice at Cardiff University in 2006 and was awarded Doctor of Medicine (MD) by Imperial College, London, for research in coronary disease and cardiac MRI performed at the University of Oxford. He has a distinguished academic record, winning international investigator research awards and has over 60 publications. He was elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2016.
His interests include cardiac imaging (MRI, CT, echocardiography), heart function and failure, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of coronary artery disease, blood pressure, lipids, cardiovascular risk assessment, heart rhythm disturbances, education, research, leadership and quality improvement.
