Dr Abbas Khushnood

Dr Abbas Khushnood is a highly esteemed consultant paediatric cardiologist and transplant physician based in Newcastle upon Tyne. He specialises in chest pain, heart murmurs, syncope and palpitations in children. He is also expert in congenital heart disease and echocardiogram.

Dr Khushnood was awarded a bachelor of medicine and surgery degree in India in 1997. After relocating to the UK, he completed a masters in business administration at Cardiff University. In 2007, he undertook his first post within the NHS and went on to complete specialist training in paediatric cardiology at several renowned institutions, including Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. He additionally completed a two-year specialist fellowship in cardiac MRI at University College London and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He was appointed consultant in 2018 at Newcastle upon Tyne’s Freeman Hospital where also currently holds the senior positions of clinical governance lead and clinical lead for cardiac imaging within the hospital’s cardiothoracic department. He additionally sees private patients via e-Consultation.

Dr Khushnood is a highly respected expert in his field and holds several esteemed positions including clinical lead for the National Institute for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and network lead for the North-East Paediatric CHD Network. His academic work is widely published in scientific journals and as associate clinical lecturer at Newcastle University, he is also a prominent educator in the field of cardiology.