Why See Dr. Banypersad

Dr Banypersad is the Clinical Lead for advanced cardiac imaging at the East Lancashire NHS Trust

20+

Years of experience

4.97/5

Patient satisfaction rating

500+

Patients served

Dr. Banypersad provides Cardiac CT, MRI and transthoracic echocardiography usually within a few days, thereby providing timely exclusion (or risk stratification) of significant heart disease.

Imaging of the heart is frequently crucial in establishing the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular disease and cardiomyopathies.

Dr. Banypersad has never lost sight of the importance of communicating effectively to all patients in order that they always leave the consultation room with an understanding of their problems and the best way to manage them.

Dr. Banypersad is an authorised provider of cardiac imaging services to official UK government agencies such as the DVLA.

Why choose to see
Dr. Sanjay Banypersad

Highest standards of healthcare

He has received excellent feedback from both his patients and his colleagues. This has been collated independently, averaging 4.97/5.

Offering all procedures

He is the only Cardiologist in the North West to run an advanced cardiac imaging service that offers all the imaging modalities on-site at a District General Hospital as part of his regular NHS practice.

Collaborates with specialists

He works closely with several Consultant Cardiologist colleagues in both Lancashire and Greater Manchester should you require more specialist therapeutic interventions (e.g. stents, ablations, etc).

Academically decorated

His work is internationally recognised and he holds the 2nd highest ResearchGate score and H-index in the entire East Lancashire NHS Trust.

Award-winning consultant

Leading Cardiologist with accolades from the AHA, SCMR and International Amyloidosis Symposium.

Video Consultations

He can provide remote video consultations to patients further afield such as the Isle of Man, Cumbria, Liverpool and Wales.

Latest Research

EVAREST study in collaboration with Oxford. 2023.

Internationally acclaimed

He has presented key research findings at conferences in Netherlands, France, Italy and the USA.

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Who is Dr. Sanjay Banypersad

Dr. Banypersad’s career

Dr Sanjay Banypersad was born and raised in Greater Manchester and attended Bolton School before entering Medical School at the University of Sheffield in 1996. He graduated with a Distinction BMedSci (Hons) in 1999 and later that year he was invited to present his research into Factor V Leiden and venous thrombosis in Washington DC. Dr Banypersad subsequently graduated with my MBChB medical degree in 2002 and he remained in Sheffield for his junior doctor training at the Northern General and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals.

As a registrar, Dr Banypersad has worked in several national centres of excellence, such as the Hammersmith Hospital in London (2005-06) and Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester (2008-09) where he obtained his basic grounding in coronary angiography and pacing. Dr Banypersad also worked at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Salford Royal Hospital and Wigan Infirmary during 2006-10. He achieved his full accreditation with the British Society of Echocardiography for Transthoracic Echo (TTE) during this time.

Dr Banypersad returned to London in 2010 to commence his research at the University College of London (UCL). He ran a weekly cardiac MRI list at the Heart Hospital and 2 Specialist Amyloid clinics per week at the Royal Free Hospital (2010-13). During this time, he also ran a 3 year clinical study using cardiac MRI to non-invasively quantify the extent of scarring or infiltration in cardiomyopathies and assess its role as a marker for treatments. Dr Banypersad collaborated with the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford for this pioneering research.

Research

Dr Banypersad has published the findings extensively in peer-reviewed journals and was invited to present these findings on several occasions in Europe and the USA, culminating in prizes from the prestigious American Heart Association (2013) and the rare honour of presenting these findings to HRH The Princess Royal on 15th July 2011 at the Royal Free Hospital. He has also received awards from the International Amyloidosis Symposium (2012) and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (2014) (see also publications and prizes section).

Dr Banypersad returned to the North West to complete his Cardiology SpR training at the Blackpool Victoria Hospital (2014) where he received his cardiac CT training and Manchester Royal Infirmary (2015) where he received his Transoesophageal Echocardiography (TOE) training in conjunction with Wythenshawe Hospital and Fairfield General Hospital. Finally, Dr Banypersad took up his current Consultant position at the Royal Blackburn Hospital in 2015, where he is the Lead for Cardiac Imaging. Dr Banypersad is the only Cardiologist to perform weekly sessions of cardiac MRI, CT, TTE and TOE on-site at a District General Hospital in the North West.

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I cannot praise Dr Banypersad highly enough. Following a recent hospital admission, I had an initial consultation with him which was arranged in a very timely manner. I also had my cardiac scans and follow up consultation with him. Throughout this process, I found Dr Banypersad to be professional, caring, and thorough, taking his time to make sure I understood all aspects of my recent diagnosis and follow up scans results. He explained everything in a way that was easy to understand & showed his compassion as a doctor & a person. He also ensured that the next phase of my follow up care has been organised. I would not have any hesitation in recommending him. I would also like to thank and praise his PA Neelu, who has been so helpful in organising my consultations & scans, and has ensured that all details have been communicated to me. All in all, a great professional service at a difficult time for me. Thank you.

Very efficient service

Fantastic friendly doctor who explained everything well and made me feel very relaxed.