Clinical interests
Dr Kirk works as a cardiology consultant with specialist interests in angina, angiography, arrhythmia, valvular heart disease, syncope, hypertension, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, cardiac disease in pregnancy and advanced cardiac imaging techniques.
Dr Kirk currently works at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage as a consultant cardiologist. He regularly performs transthoracic echocardiography, cardiac MRI’s, transoesophageal echocardiography and other advanced imaging modalities.
He cares for inpatients and outpatients suffering from syncope, palpitations, heart failure, chest pain, breathlessness, angina, palpitations, arrhythmia and hypertension.
Dr Kirk also works as an honorary consultant at the Royal Brompton Hospital in advanced imaging techniques.
Management Roles
- Consultant Cardiologist and Non Invasive Cardiac Lead
- Cardiac MRI Director
- Cardiac Obstetric Lead
Academic background
Dr Kirk qualified from St Georges Hospital Medical School, London in 1999 with a medical degree (MBBS) and also an intercalated degree (BSc). He completed his post graduate higher specialist training in general medicine and cardiology in hospitals throughout London and the Eastern deanery.
He completed a NIH (National Institute of Health, America) funded fellowship at the Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College contributing to an doctorate of medicine under the supervision of Professor Dudley Pennell.
He has a keen interest in advanced imaging modalities such as 3D echocardiography, transoesophageal echocardiography and stress echocardiography.
Dr Kirk has published extensively in cardiology including high profile journals such as circulation. Dr Kirk has presented nationally and internationally for which he was awarded the prestigious accolade of “Young Investigator of the Year” in the USA.
