Dr Thomas Alway
Qualifications
MBBS, MRCP, BSc (Hons)
GMC number: 7304069
Practising since: 2012
Specialties
Cardiology
Consultation times
- Friday Morning
- Overview
About
Dr Alway is an experienced consultant cardiologist who specialises in the diagnosis and management of inherited cardiac conditions and heart failure. He is an expert in cardiac devices and regularly implants pacemakers, loop recorders, implantable cardioverter defibrillators and cardiac resynchronisation therapy devices.
Dr Alway is passionate about caring for individuals affected by genetic heart disease. He uses state-of-the-art diagnostics such as ambulatory ECGs, echocardiogram, cardiac CT, MRI and genetic testing to provide individualised risk stratification and personalised care. Dr Alway also understands the importance of caring for families affected by inherited cardiac conditions and provides comprehensive family screening services.
Dr Alway qualified from University College London in 2012 with a Distinction, along with a BSc in Physiology. He trained in several prestigious centres including Harefield and Hammersmith hospitals, before undertaking speciality training in Brighton and Sussex. Dr Alway remains actively involved with education and research. He is also involved in local community work and co-chairs the Cardiomyopathy UK Sussex Support Group. In his spare time he enjoys playing tennis, padel and golf.
Special interests
- Cardiology
- Inherited cardiac conditions
- Cardiomyopathies
- Family screening
- Genetic testing
- Cardiac devices
- Inherited arrhythmias
- Heart failure
- Pacemakers
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
Personal interests
Tennis, golf, padel and music.
Treatments and tests offered by Dr Thomas Alway at Nuffield Health
- Echocardiogram
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Assessment of all aspects of cardiology
- Family history screening
- Pacemakers
Locations Dr Thomas Alway works with
Related experience
Research
Dr Alway has numerous publications in the field of cardiology. He was the first author of a review article on the landscape and future direction of inherited cardiac conditions services, published in the British Medical Bulletin. He has also co-authored papers on the cross-over between cardiomyopathy and sarcoidosis, and the link between sepsis and cardiomyopathy.
Memberships
- Royal College of Physicians
- British Inherited Cardiac Conditions Society
- Heart Failure Association
Other posts held
- University Hospitals Sussex
Insurers Dr Thomas Alway works with
Dr Thomas Alway works with the following private medical insurance providers:
- Aviva Health
- AXA Health
- Bupa
- Vitality Health (Pru Health)
- Westfield Health WPA