Dr Claudia Montanaro
Cardiologist Consultant in Adult Congenital Heart disease and Cardiac MRI, Royal Brompton Hospital, Part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London UK Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London
Dr Claudia Montanaro is a consultant cardiologist with expertise in adult congenital heart disease and cardiac MRI. She is the founder and lead of the Adult Fontan Service at the Royal Brompton Hospital. She is part of the maternal service at the Royal Brompton Hospitals. Dr Montanaro senior honorary lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College. Dr Montanaro received her cardiology training at San Rafael University Hospital in Milan, where she was awarded honours. Subsequently she moved to the UK and received ACHD, congenital echo, general and congenital cardiac MRI training in London. Dr Montanaro is an associate editor for the International Journal of Cardiology and International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease. She is also a reviewer for most major journals in the cardiovascular field. To date, she has authored several peer-reviewed publications, including papers in The Lancet, Circulation, and European Heart Journal. In addition to her publications, Dr Montanaro has written chapters for several highly regarded cardiology textbooks, including Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Diagnosis and Management, which is now in its fourth edition and is the world’s best-selling textbook in this growing cardiovascular sector. She has been recently invited at the Arab Health Healthcare conference in Dubai to represent UK innovation.