Waqas Akhtar

Waqas is a consultant at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and completed full postgraduate certification in Cardiology, Intensive Care & General Internal Medicine with a particular interest in cardiogenic shock, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. He holds Level 2 Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transoesophageal Echocardiography, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Cardiac Computed Tomography accreditation.

He developed the Mechanical Life Support (MLS) programme and extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation service at Harefield which won national Quality Improvement of the Year and Patient Safety & Education Training Award at the HSJ Patient Safety Awards. The MLS resuscitation practice has gone on to be endorsed nationally by FICM, ICS, BCS, BACCN, SCTS, ACTACC, BSH and Resus Council.

He was highly commended as Clinical Leader of the Year in 2022 & 2024 by the Health Service Journal for national roles including on the Board of Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine as Chair of the Intensivist in Training sub-committee and Academy of Medical Royal College's Council as Chair of Academy Resident Doctors Committee.