Dr Richard Jabbour
MBBS, BSc, MSc, PhD
Education and training
- MBBS Imperial College School of Medicine, 2003 to 2009
- BSc (honours) in Medical Sciences with Cardiology, Imperial College London, 2006 to 2007
- MSc Interventional Cardiology, San Raffaele, Milan, Italy, 2015 to 2016
- PhD Cardiovascular Science / Translational Medicine, Imperial College London, 2016 to 2019
Experience
Dr Jabbour is a consultant interventional cardiologist who specialises in both coronary and structural interventions, including complex percutaneous coronary interventions and transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Dr Jabbour studied medicine at Imperial College London and trained at many of London's training hospitals including Imperial College Healthcare Trust, St Bartholomew’s hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital.
He was awarded a highly competitive international fellowship to train at the world-renowned San Raffaele Hospital, in Milan, Italy, which gave him invaluable training in pioneering interventional cardiology techniques.
His PhD, awarded from the National Heart and Lung Institute (Imperial College London), involved the creation of engineered heart tissue from induced pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes as a potential treatment option for advanced heart failure.
Awards and prizes
- CRT Young Leader, Washington, USA
- Wellcome Trust Research Scholarship
- Imperial College President’s Award for Excellence in Research
- Imperial College Provost's Award for Excellence in Research
- Young Investigator Award, International Society of Heart Research, World Congress, Beijing, China
Research
Dr Jabbour has a strong research background and has published 120 peer reviewed publications with many awards. His research work has influenced the major international cardiology guidelines. He is regularly invited as faculty to national and international conferences.
- Honorary senior lecturer, University of Southampton, 2022
Contact
You can contact Dr Jabbour by emailing interventional.cardiology@uhs.nhs.uk