Consultants

Qualifications

BSc (hons) MB ChB MD (distinction) MRCP (UK) FRCP (London and Edinburgh) FESC FACC FRCOG (hon) FRAeS

Specialist Interests

Maternal Heart Disease
Aviation Medicine
Congenital Heart Disease
Inherited Cardiac Conditions

Biography

Dr Clarke graduated from Sheffield University Medical School along with a special honours BSc degree in Human Biology and Anatomy. His postgraduate training was in Manchester initially, then at University and Imperial Colleges London. He was awarded his MD with distinction in 1989 for his research as a Registrar at the Royal Brompton Hospital and Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology the National Heart and Lung Institute. In 1988, he became the first Senior Registrar in Paediatric and Adult cardiology at Wessex Tertiary Cardiothoracic Centre, Southampton.

In 1991 Dr Clarke became Consultant Cardiologist at Manchester Royal Infirmary. His clinical work encompassed, and still does, all aspects of cardiology including pacing, arrhythmias, structural and congenital heart disease. He has subspecialised even further over the last 20 years and leads the maternal and women’s cardiology service for the North West, based with colleagues in St Mary’s Hospital Manchester. He also delivers the training for this subject as part of the European Society of Human Genetics teaching module and is one of the 4 Cardiology assessors for the national (MBBRACE-UK) confidential maternity enquiry. He was awarded honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for this work in 2013.

As a qualified instrument rated pilot Dr Clarke has a particular expertise in aviation cardiology; he works closely with the UK Civil Aviation Authority and have been a member of the UKCAA Medical Advisory panel. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society for this work.

In 2010 Dr Clarke was appointed to the post of Manchester Academic Health Science Chair in Clinical Cardiology at Manchester University. He has held the post of Group Associate Medical Director at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2015. He was previously an assessor for CQC and is a performance assessor for the GMC. He had previously been training programme director for NW cardiology trainees.

Dr Clarke’s extensive experience across the whole of cardiology practice means that he can almost certainly understand and help solve your problem, however complex it may seem initially.

Contact Details

Personal assistant: Tracey Leeson
Telephone: 0161 276 4143
Email: Tracey.Leeson@mft.nhs.uk