Reconnect with Dr Fernando Riesgo Gil

About this episode

Dr Fernando Riesgo Gil discusses his decade-long experience as a consultant cardiologist at Harefield Hospital and his expertise in heart transplantation.

Dr Fernando Riesgo Gil has been a consultant cardiologist at Harefield Hospital for a decade. He is also the clinical lead for heart transplantation.    Dr Riesgo Gil graduated from the School of Medicine at the Autonoma University in Madrid, Spain. He completed his specialty training in cardiology at the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa in Madrid. In 2013, Dr Riesgo Gil spent two years at the Mazankowski Heart Institute of the University of Alberta in Canada. He then joined the Royal Brompton to do a fellowship in adult congenital heart disease. At Harefield, he specialises in heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.    Join us as we discuss his over 10 years at Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Dr Fernando Riesgo Gil

Topics covered

• cardiology
• heart transplantation
• heart failure
• medical training
• patient care

Keywords

• cardiologist
• heart transplantation
• heart failure
• mechanical circulatory support
• medical fellowship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton, School of Medicine at the Autonoma University, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Mazankowski Heart Institute of the University of Alberta

Places: Madrid, Spain, Canada

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