Cardiology
A cardiologist is a physician who specializes in finding, treating, and preventing diseases that affect the heart and circulation. They diagnose and treat conditions such as coronary artery disease, heart attacks, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure and keep their eye on other factors such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and high blood pressure.
Dr José de la Chica
Dr. José de la Chica is a Spanish and British-trained cardiologist.
Languages |
| 🇬🇧 Fluent |
| 🇪🇸 Native |
| 🇩🇪 Fluent |
Qualifications and memberships |
| Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Malaga, 2006-2011 |
| Specialty in Cardiology at Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga with extra periods of specialized formation in Royal Brompton Hospital in London 2015 and National Spanish Research Center of Cardiac Diseases. |
| Bachelor of Translation and Interpreting of English and German at the University of Malaga, 1992-1997 |
| Master in Pharmacology and Health Management at the University of Malaga, 2012-201 |
| Master in Atrial Fibrillation at the University of Santiago de Compostela, 2014-2015 |
| Best Cardiologist in resolution of difficult cases’ by Spanish Cardiology Society, 2014 |
| Best Communications on cardiac research’ by European Society of Cardiology in Echocardiology 2015 and cardiac rehabilitation in Athens, 2014 |
Areas of special interest: |
| Echocardiography (ultrasound diagnosis of heart conditions) |
Frequently treated conditions |
| Angina |
| Arrhythmias, eg atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat) |
| Heart murmurs |
| Cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle) |
| Oedema (accumulation of fluid) |
| Coronary artery thrombosis or myocardial infarction (heart attack) often associated with high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol |
| Diseases of the arteries (atherosclerosis, arteritis, atheroma) |
| Hole in the heart and other forms of congenital heart disease within adult life |
Training and background
Medical internal doctor (MIR) of Cardiology for 5 years in Carlos Haya Hospital and Royal Brompton.
Official translator of the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs since January 2000.
Honorary teacher of the University of Malaga, Pharmacology department from 2012.
Dr Pedro Chincurreta
Dr. Pedro Chincurreta is a Spanish-trained cardiologist.
Languages |
| 🇬🇧 Fluent |
| 🇪🇸 Native |
Qualifications and memberships |
| Medicine and Surgery, University of Malaga. 1994-2000 |
| Doctorate courses in the Department of Pharmacology and Pediatrics of the University of Malaga in the Pharmacology and Therapeutics program. 2001-2003 |
| Master in Cardiology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche. 2010-2011 |
| Master in Diagnostic Imaging in Cardiology, Universidad Católica San Antonio. 2012-2014 |
| Master in Cardiovascular Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Menendez Pelayo International University. 2014-2015 |
| Accreditation by the Health Quality Agency of the Junta de Andalucia (ACSA) with the advanced level in March 2014 |
| Expert in Atrial Fibrillation, Spanish Society of Cardiology in 2014 |
| Expert in Diabetes mellitus 2 and cardiovascular diseases, Menéndez Pelayo International University. 2014- 2015 |
| Accreditation by the Health Quality Agency of the Junta de Andalucia (ACSA) with the expert level in September. 2015 |
| Postgraduate course in family heart disease and congenital heart disease, UIMP. 2017-2019 |
Areas of special interest: |
| Prevention and cardiac rehabilitation |
| Cardiovascular risk factor |
Frequently treated conditions |
| Heart disease (or coronary artery disease) |
| Heart failure |
| Heart rhythms (or arrhythmias) |
| Valve problems |
| High blood pressure |
| High cholesterol |
| Angina (chest pain) |
| Diseases of the arteries (atherosclerosis, arteritis, atheroma) |
Training and background
He qualified at the University of Malaga in Medicine & Surgery in 2000 and went on to practice cardiology at Carlos Haya Hospital (Malaga) from 2001 to 2006.
