Doctor Vias Markides

Dr Vias Markides is a consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital. He studied at Imperial College London, qualifying in 1992 with distinction in all subjects. He was awarded the University of London Gold Medal. He continued his training in a number of teaching centres in London, including St Mary’s, St Thomas’ and Hammersmith hospitals. In 2002, he was appointed as consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals. From 2005 until 2014, he led the arrhythmia service and during that time, the arrhythmia service developed into the largest service of its type in the UK. Dr Markides has led the Heart Division at the Royal Brompton Hospital as Divisional Director since October 2014 and was also appointed as deputy Medical Director for the Trust in 2019. Dr Vias Markides specialises in the management of all arrhythmias, but especially the ablation of complex arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.