Dr Saad Saheecha
Qualifications
MBBS, MRCP (UK), BSc
GMC number: 6143211
Practising since: 2006
Specialties
Cardiology
Consultation times
- Tuesday (Weeks 1, 3 and 5) 17:30–19:30
- Overview
About
Dr Saad Saheecha is Consultant Cardiologist at Nuffield Health Brentwood Hospital. He cares for adult patients with symptoms such as chest pain, palpitations, breathlessness and blackouts and performs investigations including ECGs and ambulatory monitoring.
Dr Saheecha provides pre-operative cardiac assessments for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery and has practiced at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT) since 2021. Appointed a Consultant in 2018, Dr Saheecha is trained in all aspects of adult cardiology, with special interests in heart failure and the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators.
A graduate of Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine (London, 2006), he completed specialist cardiology training from 2012, including advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Harefield Hospital.
Dr Saheecha is committed to providing holistic, multidisciplinary, and personalised care, maintaining his expertise through regular participation in regional and international cardiology meetings. He is passionate about medical education, serving as an Educational and Clinical Supervisor for junior doctors. He also leads the Havering Heart Failure Multidisciplinary Team and co-chairs the Joint Anaesthetics–Cardiology MDT, assessing cardiac risk in surgical patients.
Special interests
- Heart failure and device therapy (including pacemakers, biventricular devices, and implantable cardioverter defibrillators)
- Cardiac risk assessment in patients undergoing anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery.
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Saad Saheecha at Nuffield Health
- Assessment of all aspects of cardiology
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Event monitor
- Cardiovascular risk profile
- Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
- Cardioversion
- Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM)
Locations Dr Saad Saheecha works with
Related experience
Memberships
- British Cardiovascular Society
- British Heart Failure Society
- Royal College of Physicians
Other posts held
- Consultant Cardiologist at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT)
Insurers Dr Saad Saheecha works with
Dr Saad Saheecha works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Bupa
- Bupa Fee Assured
- Aviva Health
- AXA - Global Healthcare
- AXA Health
- Bupa On Demand
- Cigna
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA
- WPA
- Cigna International
- Alliance Healthcare
- Healix
Declaration
Dr Saad Saheecha does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.
Dr Saad Saheecha does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.
Dr Saad Saheecha does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.