Dr Michael van der Watt is a Consultant Cardiologist specialising in pacemaker implantation. He has a special interest in angina, valvular disease, and syncope.

Dr van der Watt completed his undergraduate training in Cape Town, South Africa, before specialising in internal medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital. He later moved to the UK and specialised in cardiology.

Alongside his clinical commitments, Mr van der Watt is also Medical Director of the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

• Coronary angiography
• Dual chamber pacemaker insertion
• Single chamber pacemaker insertion
• Reporting of echocardiography
• Trans-oesophageal echocardiography
• Transthoracic echocardiography
• Interventional cardiology
• Pacing
• Syncope
• Echocardiography
• Valve pathology
• Angina
• Heart Failure
• Breathlessness
• Chest Pain
• Palpitations
• Heart attacks
• Dizzy spells
• Fainting
• High blood pressure