Dr Paisey is a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist, and divisional director of medical education for division D.

DM, FRCP

Training and education

Qualified at the University of Southampton - 1997
Senior house officer and specialist registrar training in Wessex
Research doctorate - University of Southampton, 2004
Senior training fellow - Oxford University Hospitals, 2007-9

Experience

Dr Paisey is a consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist who joined the Trust in 2016. Before this, he was a consultant at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital for seven years.

Dr Paisey runs clinics for patients with arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythm. He also carries out procedures like ablation (a treatment for an abnormally fast heart rhythm) and looks after patients who need pacemakers or other implantable devices to regulate their heart rhythms.

He's the lead for the organisation and recruitment of middle grade and junior doctors. Dr Paisey is the director of medical education for division D.

Key achievements

Becoming director of training for cardiology in Wessex.
Being a section organiser of the Heart Rhythm Congress.

Awards and prizes

Wessex Deanery commendation of excellence in training - 2010
Inaugural Heart Rhythm UK Young Investigator award finalist - 2003
Ada Newitt Memorial Prize - 1994

Research

Dr Paisey's research interests include:

refining techniques used in ablation of atrial fibrillation (a condition that causes an irregular, unusually fast heartbeat)
optimising the efficiency of defibrillators and heart failure pacemakers.

Contact

You can contact Dr Paisey via his secretary, Debra Jefferson - call 023 8120 8676 or send an email.