CHELSEA REJI
Harlow,Essex
Summary
Experienced Cardiac Physiologist with knack for delivering precise and timely diagnostic imaging. Skilled in enhancing patient care and collaborating with medical teams to implement advanced cardiac sonography techniques. Successfully improved diagnostic accuracy and optimised procedural workflows, contributing to better patient outcomes and streamlined operations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Cardiac Physiologist-Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Harlow, Essex
2025.10 - Current
- To independently perform and report transthoracic Echocardiography.
- To participate in specialist echo including TOE, DSE, LVO and bubble echo.
- To analyse and provide report for 24 hour (or longer) ECG recordings using Pathfinder Digital or Pathfinder SL.
- To lead Exercise Tolerance tests and provide a written report.
- To teach and supervise junior members of staff and student physiologists.
- Assist with training other staff (including junior medical staff) in the performance and technique of tests performed within the department.
- To use the Cardiology patient management system (CRIS).
- To maintain a clean working environment.
Cardiovascular Technologist
Yashodha Hospital
Hitech City Hyderabad, India
2022.12 - 2024.04
- Worked as Cardiac technologist,undertook duties independently and performed echo (IP,OPD,ICUs and CCU and ),ECG, stress echo (TMT and dobutamin test), assisting TOE and bubble study.
- ABP analysis and 24hr and 72hr holter monitering.
- I have actively undertook responsibility in managing stocks in abscence team lead and worked for 54 hours per week.
Internship
Kasturba Medical College & Hospital
Manipal, India
2021.08 - 2022.09
- Internship in the Department of Cardiology Department
- Experience In.
- Electrocardiogram
- Echocardiogram
- Cath lab
- Holter monitoring and analyzing
- Treadmill test
- Ambulatory BP monitoring and analyzing
- Web cardio
- Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiography (2D & 3D- Echocardiogram, Tissue Doppler imaging) including routine LV function, exceptional cases like Valvular heart diseases, Cardiomyopathies, Ischemic heart disease, congenital heart diseases, and post-procedural evaluation.
- Echo-guided interventional procedures like BMV, device closures in Cath lab, and post-procedural evaluation.
- Perform & assist Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography
- Contrast Echocardiography
- Perform Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
- Perform bedside echos on daily basis in ER, ICUS & wards.
Education
Secondary School - Science
Our Own English High School
Dubai, UAE 2015.03 - 2016.05
Senior Secondary School - Science
Our Own English High School
Dubai, UAE 2017.03 - 2018.05
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Cardiovascular Technology (BSC CVT)
Manipal College of Health Professions
Manipal, Karnataka, India 2018.07 - 2022.09
Master of Science - Cardiovascular Health and Diseases
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK 2024.09 - 2025.09
Skills
- Patient documentation
- Echocardiography and Interventions medical education
- Equipment evaluations
- Written communication
- Problem Solving
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Self-Motivated
- MS Office
- Responsive under pressure
- Heart rhythm disorders recognition
- Clinical research experience
- Diagnostic data analysis
- Multi-Patient management
- Decision-Making expertise
- Advanced cardiac life support
- Keen observation
- Effective communication with patients
- Patient positioning techniques
Emergency cases handled
- All types of MI (STEMI and NSTEMI) and its associated complications like (ventricular septal rupture (VSR), MR, RV free Wall rupture etc.).
- Cardiac tamponade
- Pulmonary thrombo embolism (PTE)
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic aneurysm
- Heart failures
Projects
Project Work (Thesis) (2021-2022), Cardiovascular Manifestations and outcomes of beriberi: A retrospective study of patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in coastal Karnataka region.
Accomplishments
Reasearch abstract titled "Is Right Heart Remodelling Prevelent and Progressive in People Receiving a Pacemaker?"was selected across UK for poster presentation at the BSEcho 2025 annual conference held at the Bournemouth International Centre.
Professional Workshop/Conferences
- Organizing committee member in “Manipal Cardiology Update 2018- Focus on congenital heart diseases and recent updates”-organized by Dept. of Cardiology KMC, Manipal.
- Participated as Delegate in “Manipal Cardiology Update 2019- Focus on aortic diseases and intervention” -organized by Dept. of Cardiology KMC, Manipal.
- Workshop on “ECG made easy” organized by department of cardiology, KMC Manipal.
- Participated as Delegate in ‘Manipal Cardiology Update 2021- organized by Department of Cardiology KMC, Manipal.
- Participated in BSEcho 2025 conference held in Bournemouth, UK
Training
- BLS and ACLS certified by MAHE from 2021
- ILS certified by Resusciation Council UK 2026
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Cardiac Physiologist-Band 7
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
2025.10 - Current
Master of Science - Cardiovascular Health and Diseases
University of Leeds
2024.09 - 2025.09
Cardiovascular Technologist
Yashodha Hospital
2022.12 - 2024.04
Internship
Kasturba Medical College & Hospital
2021.08 - 2022.09
Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Cardiovascular Technology (BSC CVT)
Manipal College of Health Professions
2018.07 - 2022.09
Senior Secondary School - Science
Our Own English High School
2017.03 - 2018.05
Secondary School - Science
Our Own English High School
2015.03 - 2016.05