About
Dr Claire Martin is a Consultant Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist with over a decade of experience performing cardiac procedures. She works as an NHS Consultant at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK. Her clinical expertise is in all areas of cardiac rhythm management, including diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.
Claire undertook undergraduate and clinical training at Cambridge University (Gonville and Caius College). She then completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge funded by a Medical Research Council Training Fellowship, and for this was awarded the British Cardiovascular Society Young Research Workers’ Prize. After specialist training at Royal Papworth Hospital, she undertook clinical fellowships at two world-leading cardiac centres: Barts Heart Centre and the Hopital du Haut-Leveque, Bordeaux, through funding from a prestigious European Society of Cardiology Training Grant, before returning to Papworth as a consultant.
Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia
Dr Martin is a Member of the Medical Advisory Committee at Cambridge Heart Clinic
Claire also conducts and manages research into novel ablation treatments for arrhythmias and into how new cardiac devices can improve clinical outcomes. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals. Her research has been supported by the Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust , the European Society of Cardiology and the British Heart Foundation, as well as industry partners such as Boston Scientific, Biosense Webster, Medtronic and Abbott. She holds a National Clinical Impact Award level N1, is Research Lead for Cardiac Rhythm Management and Assistant Clinical Director for Research and Development at Royal Papworth Hospital, NIHR Cardiovascular Specialty Lead for the East of England, and holds the position of Affiliated Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge.
Dr Martin has declared that she does not hold a share or any financial interest in Cambridge Heart Clinic or any company owned by the Trust or Regent’s Park Healthcare. Dr Martin has declared that she does not hold a share or financial interest in equipment used at Cambridge Heart Clinic or any Trust or Regent's Park Healthcare facility. This statement conforms with guidance set out by the Competition and Markets Authority.