Reviews
My clinic appointment with Dr James Wilkinson today was excellent. Dr Wilkinson was easy to talk to and listened to what I had to say. The procedure I would be having was explained thoroughly, which left me feeling confident and relaxed about having it done.
Good explanations regarding my health condition.
Would thoroughly recommend Dr. Wilkinson and would ask to see him again.
First class treatment from a first class Doctor, cannot praise Dr Wilkinson highly enough. My quality of life has improved enormously.
dr james Wilkinson made me feel completely at ease and explained everything to me so that I knew exactly what was going on.
Saw me on time was very professional and listened and answered all my questions
Specialises in
- Cardiology
- Internal (General) Medicine
Profile
Dr James Richard Wilkinson is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist (heart specialist) based at Southampton and Lymington. He previously did procedure lists at Salisbury (2011-2014).
His particular area of expertise is Coronary Intervention. He regularly treats heart attack patients as well as more stable patients. This involves fixing the arteries that supply your heart with small balloons and metal scaffolds called 'stents'. He specialises in doing this through the artery in the wrist (radial artery) as it is safer and more comfortable for patients. He has a particular interest in opening arteries that have been blocked a long time (chronic total occlusions). He also has a specialist interest in a specialist procedure to treat high blood pressure (called renal denervation) and has set up this new service in Southampton. He also inserts pacemakers and does angiograms.
In addition to his procedure lists he also see's patients in clinic for evaluation of any symptoms that could be due to heart disease such as: breathlessness, chest pain, palpitations and blackouts. He is particularly interested in angina and new procedures to help this. He participates in a busy on-call rota for Southampton's heart attack service and does ward rounds. A majority of his work is NHS but he does see some patients privately at Southampton and Lymington. He participates in local research and education on a national level.
NHS secretary: 023 8120 5918. Private secretary: 023 8076 4333
Website: www.cardiology.co.uk