Dr Abi Al-Hussaini

Dr Abtehale (Abi) Al-Hussaini is a consultant cardiologist with an interest in treating coronary disease, and sub-specialises in SCAD and cardiovascular disease affecting women and pregnant women. She completed her clinical training in London and went on to pursue a PhD and work on SCAD research, moving to the land of discovery – Leicester! She is now a consultant at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London. She also teaches medical students at Imperial College and has been part of an ongoing programme to support cardiovascular teaching and training in West Africa.

Her story with SCAD started when she was a final year Specialist Registrar and came across a 32-year-old woman (the same age as herself) who had a post-partum SCAD after her third baby. Though she was fine, this woman stayed in hospital for several months as no-one really knew what to do with her and how to manage her. She was passed from pillar to post and from one team to another. It took a brave registrar to convince her boss to discharge this lady and see her in clinic in two weeks!

This is what inspires Dr Al-Hussaini to work in this specialist niche to help make a difference to the management of SCAD patients and their families.