Dr Simon Corbett
Qualified from St John’s College Cambridge in 1997 with Distinctions in Medicine, Pathology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a first class honours degree in Pathology.
Peter qualified from Manchester University in 1989. He was appointed to Winchester (now part of HHFT trust) in 2004, he does NHS work at both Winchester and Basingstoke hospitals. He has a special interest in coronary artery intervention.
Further training in nephrology followed this in Sydney, Australia, followed by postgraduate cardiology training at St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospital’s and The London Chest Hospital. Peter spent 2 years in research as British Heart Foundation Junior Fellow at Charterhouse Square, University of London and The London Chest Hospital, addressing free radical species, nitric oxide generation and platelet activation during coronary angioplasty. The final part of his registrar training involved supervision of the cardiovascular assessment to high risk obstetrics at The Royal London Hospital and management of complex hypertension. He was appointed to his consultant post in 2004.
As well as general adult cardiology, Peter’s interests are invasive cardiology, coronary artery disease, cardiac and cardio-renal failure, hypertension, transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and cardiac pacing.
Peter’s wife is a GP and they have three active young children and live just north of Winchester. He is a keen cyclist, runner and swimmer but alas, his competitive football days are probably over. He is passionate about the mountains and ski touring.
Please note that with increased demand, and long NHS waits, our services and office are under more demand than ever. As a result our staff are exceptionally busy and often working under great pressure.