Dr Peter Henriksen BSc MB ChB PhD FRCP
Career to date
Dr Henriksen qualified in 1996
His posts include:
Consultant Cardiologist, Lothian University Hospitals Division
Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
He is a member of:
British Cardiac Interventional Society
British Society of Echocardiography
British Cardiovascular Society
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians
Professional information
Dr Henriksen qualified in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1996. He commenced his clinical training in Edinburgh and London before being awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Training Fellowship leading to a PhD examining mechanisms of injury and repair in atherosclerosis - the cause of angina and heart attacks.
He completed his cardiology training in Edinburgh with sub-specialty expertise in coronary intervention. He was appointed as a consultant in 2008 working between the Western General Hospital and Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
He welcomes referrals in all aspects of general cardiology including hypertension, chest pain, palpitations, heart failure and valvular heart disease.
Other information
I enjoy a range of sporting activities and also keep fit by running after my two small children.