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Professor Sanjay Sharma

St George's University of London, London (United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland)

Professor Sanjay Sharma is appointed at St George’s, University of London. His interests include sudden cardiac death in the young, cardiomyopathies and cardiovascular adaptation in athletes. He leads a large inherited cardiac diseases programme and is the director of the largest sports cardiology unit in the UK. He is the chairman of the expert cardiac committee for the FA and Medical Director of the London Marathon. He has previously held posts as chairman of the ESC sports cardiology nucleus, board member for EACP, congress programme committee member of the ESC, “Best of ESC” the ESC media committee. He was an International Associate Editor for the European Heart Journal and is currently on the editorial board for Heart journal. Working with the charitable organisation, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), he leads the largest cardiac screening programme in the UK for young individuals. Apart from St George's he also evaluated elite athletes at Cleveland Clinic London.

Risk stratification in athletes

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024

Topic: Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology

Session type: Moderated ePosters

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Sudden death and acute cardiac care

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024

Topic: Pulmonary Circulation, Pulmonary Embolism, Right Heart Failure

Session type: Clinical Cases

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Challenging cases in sports cardiology: how to manage

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024

Topic: Sports Cardiology

Session type: Symposium

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Cardiac infiltrative diseases

Event: EHRA 2024

Topic: Clinical

Session type: Clinical Cases

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Coronary plaques in athletes: should we worry?

Event: ESC Congress 2023

Topic: Sports Cardiology

Session type: Symposium

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Cardiology Toolbox: Cardiovascular disease in athletes

Event: ESC Congress 2023

Topic: Cardiovascular Disease in Special Populations

Session type: Special Session

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Substance abuse and cardiovascular disease

Event: ESC Congress 2022

Topic: Substance Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease

Session type: Moderated ePosters

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Cardiac screening of athletes: an integral part of prevention?

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021

Topic: Pre-Competition Screening and Sports Eligibility

Session type: Debate Session

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Essentials of sports cardiology

Event: ESC Preventive Cardiology 2021

Topic: Sports Cardiology

Session type: Special Session

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Physical activity, exercise, and sports

Event: ESC Congress 2019

Topic: Physical Inactivity and Exercise

Session type: Rapid Fire Abstracts

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