About Dr Idris Harding
Dr Idris Harding MBBS BSc(Hons) PGCHBE PhD AICSM MRCP FHEA is a consultant cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. His NHS practice is at the East Kent Hospitals in Ashford and Margate, and Kings College Hospital in London. His special interests are palpitations, breathlessness, and chest pain.
GMC number: 6105393
GMC cardiology specialist register: From 2019
Subspecialty training:
Cardiac arrhythmia and devices
(South London training rotation)
Cardiac arrhythmia and devices
(Kings College Hospital, London)
Complex cardiac ablation
(QEMC, Birmingham, UK)
Inherited cardiac conditions
(Brigham and Womens, Boston, MA, USA)
“I am passionate about standards in cardiology and arrhythmia care.
I strongly believe that subspecialists provide better care than generalists.
Training, repetition and focus are the bedrock of excellence in medicine.”
Biography:
Dr Idris Harding graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2004 with degrees in medicine and cardiovascular sciences. As a junior doctor he worked at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital and across a range of London teaching hospitals (St George’s, Guys, St Thomas’, St Mary’s). He taught at St George’s Hospital Medical School, completed postgraduate teaching qualifications and is a fellow of the higher education academy.
Dr Harding was appointed to the London cardiology training rotation in 2009 and between then and 2019 he trained in general cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology with fellowships in cardiac ablation and devices (Kings College Hospital, London) and then complex cardiac ablation (Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham, UK). As a junior consultant he travelled to Brigham and Women’s Hospital (associated with Harvard Medical School) in Boston, MA, USA, to gain additional skills in the management of inherited cardiac conditions.
Research:
Dr Harding was awarded a PhD in diabetic heart disease from UCL. His work on the role of SGLT in ischaemic heart disease continues to grow in relevance as SGLT2 inhibitors have reached widespread use in management of both diabetes and heart diseases. Dr Harding sees patients with a range of metabolic conditions impacting on their cardiac health. He has published widely read articles on ICD implantation, risk stratification and ablation techniques.
You can read Dr Harding’s research bibliography on his ORCiD page.
NHS Consultant Career:
In 2020 Dr Harding was appointed a consultant cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and at Kings College Hospitals. His NHS work includes regular operating lists for implantation of cardiac devices and cardiac ablations both in Kent and at Kings.
His NHS clinics see patients with arrhythmia, inherited cardiac diseases and general cardiology conditions. He also participates in inpatient care and the emergency on call service for arrhythmia at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and QEQM Hospital in Margate.
“He explained my options of treatment and answered fully any questions I had.”
Arrhythmia patient
Nov 2023
“I would highly recommend Dr Harding. He was attentive, informative, and provided me with reassurance that we’d move forward.”
Cardiomyopathy patient
Aug 2023