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inherited cardiac arrhythmia. We have previously collaborated with Chris Andrews in the Rudy lab studying ARVC, and
we have now visited to look at our Brugada patients and the role of ECGI and scar in cardiac MRI in relation to this
disease. We are interested to see if we can use ECGI to characterize the Brugada substrate better.

What motivates you to do what you do?

I am motivated by my experiences in the National Sudden Cardiac Death clinic at the Barts Heart Center. I see many
patients who have survived a sudden arrhythmic event, as well as families who have tragically lost loved ones to
inherited cardiac arrhythmia. I also see many patients where the diagnosis is unclear/difficult, and some where the
decision as to whether to implant an ICD is challenging. I’m motivated by a desire to give these people better
answers, clearer diagnosis and better risk stratification.

What have been some of the things that you have learned in general since you have been in St. Louis?

We have learnt extensively about ECGI, and I now appreciate the years of heart research that have gone into such an
amazing tool. We have also learnt skills in mesh generation of the heart.

What do you feel is your most important personal achievement?

Playing soccer for my school in the Kent Cup final twice. We never won it!!!

Any hobbies?

I watch soccer all the time in the UK. In fact I watch all European soccer and can describe the intricacies of the
English, German, French, Italian and Spanish leagues. I like to drink beer while watching soccer.

How have you or will you benefit from collaborating with members of the CBAC?

This is a wonderful establishment, and a great hub for intellectual thought and further research to improve cardiac
care. We do not have such a set-up in the UK and we must aspire to something like this. It has been a wonderful
experience and we hope to come back soon.

What are your future goals or what do you expect to accomplish in the next few years?

I aim to become an academic interventional cardiac electrophysiologist with an interest in ventricular arrhythmia
both inherited and acquired.

What is your most important research achievement that you are most proud of?

Its top secret!!! You’ll have to wait and see…

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