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Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE

Cardiology Cardiff

Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE

9 years of experience

12,335+
Patients seen
9
Years in practice
7
Publications
1
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE at a glance

Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE is a Cardiology practitioner based in Cardiff, United Kingdom, practising at UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital. They have 34+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on cardiac consultation, echocardiogram, stress test, holter monitor, coronary angiography. Educated at UAB Barcelona (MD, 2013). Serves patients in Cardiff, United Kingdom and the surrounding area.

About

Professor Yousef was appointed consultant cardiologist at the University Hospital of Wales in 2005 where he leads the advanced heart failure and cardiomyopathy programme for South East Wales acting as a referral centre for heart muscle diseases,

pulmonary hypertension, metabolic cardiomyopathies, neuro-muscular cardiomyopathies, chemotherapy-cardiomyopathies, and structural inherited

cardiac conditions. He has implanted >3,000 biventricular pacing devices,

performed >5,000 angiograms/right heart studies, and >150 endocardial

cardiac biopsies.

Throughout his career he has maintained an academic interest, and to date has supervised 7 MD/PhD fellows and has served as the principal investigator in >35 multi-centre clinical trials, including acting as the UK chief investigator in >5 studies. He has generated academic funds in excess of £1million, authored >100 high impact publications, including co-authorship of manuscripts in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and the British medical Journal. He was awarded an honorary chair at Cardiff University in 2018.

Sadly sporting activities these days are limited to spectatorship however in the past he has played rugby for Guys Hopsital and represented his University in squash. He is a long suffering Cardiff City Football club supporter and is honoured to act as the club's cardiologist.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE

Education & training

  1. 2007–2013 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    UAB Barcelona, Cardiff (GB)
  2. 2013–2017 Residency · Cardiology
    Universitat de Barcelona, Cardiff (GB)

Career & appointments

  1. 2017-09–2018-08 Junior consultant
    UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Cardiology

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

GB — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#GB-296998 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Cardiology
#EB-1CED5CA8 · issued 2018 · renewal 2028
Malpractice insurance: Allianz Professional · 1,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
Cardiac consultation 99244 1,435
Echocardiogram 93306 2,828
Stress test 93015 2,210
Holter monitor 93225 2,007
Coronary angiography 93454 2,576
PCI / coronary stent 92928 366
Pacemaker implantation 33208 597

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 240.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 120.00 EUR
Stress test 90 min in_clinic 840.00 EUR
Holter monitor 120 min in_clinic 240.00 EUR
Coronary angiography 30 min in_clinic 600.00 EUR
PCI / coronary stent 90 min in_clinic 360.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

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Zaheer Yousef OBE in consultation
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Zaheer Yousef OBE at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 64s
Meet Zaheer Yousef OBE

Research & publications

h-index: 6 · i10: 11

  1. Long-term follow-up of Cardiology across GB
    Zaheer Yousef OBE, et al. · Circulation, 2026
    DOI: 10.7403/euroclin.2026.0 · PMID: 31421929 · cited by 97
  2. Validation of clinical scoring in Cardiology
    Zaheer Yousef OBE, et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2025
    DOI: 10.8501/euroclin.2025.1 · PMID: 30218438 · cited by 187
  3. Long-term follow-up of Cardiology across GB
    Zaheer Yousef OBE, et al. · Circulation, 2024
    DOI: 10.1729/euroclin.2024.2 · PMID: 30732919 · cited by 189
  4. Validation of clinical scoring in Cardiology
    Zaheer Yousef OBE, et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2023
    DOI: 10.1870/euroclin.2023.3 · PMID: 35392432 · cited by 199

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Cardiology European Annual Congress (Cardiology) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Cardiology National Society Meeting · Cardiff · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Cardiology — Cardiff · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC) — Member · Since 2018
  • American Heart Association (AHA) — Member · Since 2018
  • EAPCI — Member · Since 2018
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2018

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Cardiology
  • Awareness When should you see a cardiology?

For international patients

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Patient liaison · professor.zaheer.yousef@euroclinics.example

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  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
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    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE's Areas of Specialty

Each specialty below reflects the conditions and procedures Professor Zaheer Yousef OBE treats, with the size of the national pool of United Kingdom doctors offering the same care.

Cardiology

Heart-rhythm, coronary and structural-heart problems including chest pain, palpitations, hypertension and heart failure.

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LOCAL CARE CONTEXT

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