Qualifications
- Medical School: Middlesex Hospital Medical School
- Qualification: MB BS
- Date of award: 1991
- Professional College: Royal College of Physicians of London
- Qualification: FRCP - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
- Date of award: 2007
- Other degree or qualification: University of London
- Qualification: MD - Doctor of Medicine
- Date of award: 2006
- Other degree or qualification: University of London
- Qualification: BSc - Bachelor of Science
- Date of award: 1988
Awards and Prizes
Western Comprehensive Local Research Network Sessional Award 2011
Supervisor to British Society of Echocardiography Scientific Investigator of the Year 2010
Supervisor to Postgraduate Medical & Life Sciences for Best Research (Southampton University)
Meggitt Clinical Excellence Award for Service Improvement to Poole
Hospital NHS Trust 2010
Professional profile
Kim Greaves is Consultant Cardiologist and Head of Department at Poole Hospital NHS Trust. He also Professor of Cardiology at Bournemouth University and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Cardiology at Southampton University.
His specialist area of expertise is in imaging of the heart. He was responsible for the set up of the cardiac imaging services at Poole Hospital which is known to be one of the best in the South West Uk for patients and training alike.
Kim is trained in all forms of echocardiography (including stress echocardiography), CT coronary angiography and cardiac MRI.
Kim is passionate about research and is currently principle research supervisor to 1 PhD and 1 MPhil students.
Clinical Excellence Award
Local: Level 5
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Collgee of Physicians
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
- Member of the British Cardiovascular Society
- Member of the British Society of Cardiac Imaging
- Member of the British Society of Echocardiography
Summary of recent publications
Kim's area of research involves the study of the microcirculatory function of the heart and diabetes. A selection of his recent publications are shown below.
Journals
- Author(s): O Rana, C, Byrne, D Kerr, D Coppini, J Begley, J Walker, R Senior, K Greaves, Title: 2. Acute Hypoglycemia Decreases Myocardial Blood Flow Reserve in Type 1 Diabetes and in Healthy Humans, Journal: Circulation , Year: 2011, PageNo: 1548-56
- Author(s): S. Sharma, M. Hickman, R. Anand, S. Walji, J. Bowden, V. Ilankovan, R. Senior, K. Greaves, Title: 5. Power modulation contrast enhanced ultrasound for postoperative perfusion monitoring following free tissue transfer in head and neck surgery, Journal: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Su, Volume: 39, Year: 2010, PageNo: 1211-1217
- Author(s): Rana O, Byrne CD, Greaves K, Title: 7. Intensive insulin therapy in the intensive care unit, hypoglycemia, and cardiovascular mortality, Journal: Hosp Pract , Volume: 38, Year: 2010, PageNo: 59-66
- Author(s): N. Wennicke, B. Shah, R. Senior, K. Greaves, Title: 9. Stress echocardiography in a District Hospital Setting – a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Journal: Eur J Echocardiogr , Volume: 11, Year: 2010, PageNo: 401-5
- Author(s): Rana, O; Addis, B; Gonda, P; Greaves, K, Title: 11. Intra-pericardial Paraganglioma Presenting As Chest Pain, Journal: Circulation , Volume: 119, Year: 2009, PageNo: e373-375
- Author(s): K Greaves, S Dixon, M Fejka, I O’Brien Coker, A Mallett, W O’Neill, S Redwood, M Marber and R Senior, Title: 22. The Influence of Isoprostane F2?-III on Reflow after Myocardial Infarction, Journal: European Heart Journal , Volume: 25, Year: 2004, PageNo: 847-853
- Author(s): K Greaves, S Dixon, M Fejka, W O’Neill, MS Marber, R Senior., Title: 26. Myocardial contrast echocardiography is superior to other known modalities for assessing myocardial reperfusion after acute myocardial infarction, Journal: Heart , Volume: 89, Year: 2003, PageNo: 139-44
- Author(s): K Greaves, D Mou, A Patel and D Celermajer, Title: 25. Clinical Criteria and the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography for the Exclusion of Infective Endocarditis, Journal: Heart , Volume: 89, Year: 2003, PageNo: 139-44
- Author(s): K Greaves, JS Oxford, CP Price, GH Clarke and T Crake, Title: 27. The Prevalence of Myocarditis and Skeletal Muscle Injury during Acute Viral Infection in Adults: Measurement of Cardiac Troponin I and T in 152 patients with Acute Influenza Infection., Journal: Archives of Internal Medicine, Volume: 163, Year: 2003, PageNo: 165-8
Personal profile
Kim Greaves is a consultant cardiologist working at Poole Hospital NHS Trust and the Harbour hospital. He has excellent communication skills and enjoys helping those patents with a wide variety of heart problems. He is the head of the cardiology department at Poole Hospital NHS Trust, and also Professor of Cardiology at Bournemouth University. His research interests are in the microcirculatory function of the heart and diabetes. He has published widely in international journals and is an invited speaker at national and international conferences.
He is married with 2 children and lives locally in Poole. He enjoys exercise, reading, watching films and spending as much time with his family as possible.
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