Dr Diana Holdright

About Dr Diana Holdright

Dr Diana Holdright is a premier consultant cardiologist who has been practicing privately in London for over 20 years. She has expertise in the full range of cardiac conditions and treatments, particularly atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias, hypertension, palpitations, heart attacks, and angioplasty. Her practice with HCA is located at Devonshire Diagnostic Centre. Dr Holdright graduated with a medical degree from University College London in 1984 and completed her postgraduate cardiology training in several of London’s finest hospitals, such as the National Heart Hospital, the London Chest Hospital, the Royal Brompton Hospital, and UCL Hospitals. She is a fellow with the Royal College of Physicians (2000), the European Society of Cardiology (2000), and the American College of Cardiology (2012). Dr Holdright has had a varied and interesting career. She was a significant contributor to the establishment of primary coronary angioplasty as first-line treatment for heart attack, which has led to the institution of emergency networks, Heart Attack Centres, across the UK, and she has also been a cardiologist for the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, providing her unique insight into conditions where the heart and the brain interface. In addition to her clinical research, she has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, invited articles, and printed abstracts. She has also authored many chapters and books, both individually and collaboratively. She has additional expertise in ischaemic heart diseases (angina and heart attacks), percutaneous coronary interventions (coronary angioplasty, stents, and bypass grafting), valvular heart disease, heart rhythm disorders, and cardiovascular risk factor assessment. Cardiology has been of interest to her since the beginning of her medical career and she is proud to have been instrumental in several initiatives and treatment innovations that better the lives of cardiac patients.