Younan Samuel
Dartford,Kent
Summary
ST6 Cardiology trainee within KSS with broad prior experience in Emergency Medicine and General Internal Medicine, currently training at a high-volume primary PCI centre. I have a developing procedural focus in interventional cardiology, with a strong interest in coronary angiography, complex PCI, and coronary intervention research.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Cardiology registrar
William Harvey Hospital
Ashford, Kent
10.2024 - Current
Appointed at ST5 level in October 2024 and progressed to ST6 in October 2025.
Through this post at a high-volume primary PCI centre, I have developed broad experience in general and interventional cardiology through cardiology on-calls, CCU ward rounds, moderating regular PCI multidisciplinary meetings, and frequent participation in Joint Cardiology–Cardiothoracic (JCC) case discussions. The role has also provided extensive exposure to invasive cardiac procedures.
ST4 cardiology registrar
Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway, Kent
10.2023 - 09.2024
Completed the first year of cardiology training at Medway Hospital, where I developed foundational skills in echocardiography, coronary angiography, and pacing. This role also provided broad exposure to general cardiology and a wide range of complex acute medical presentations.
Internal Medicine Trainee
Medway Maritime Hospital
Medway, Kent
08.2020 - 08.2023
Completed three years of Internal Medicine training at Medway Maritime Hospital, a high-volume district general hospital, where I gained extensive experience managing a wide range of complex medical presentations in a fast-paced clinical environment.
Trust grade ST3 - A&E
King's College Hospital
, London
09.2019 - 08.2020
Gained valuable experience working in a London tertiary care centre prior to commencing training in a district general hospital in Kent. This contrast significantly deepened my understanding of the operational and clinical differences between secondary and tertiary care settings.
Specialty doctor - A&E
Darent Valley Hospital
Dartford, Kent
09.2018 - 08.2019
My first role in the NHS as an A&E Registrar provided an excellent introduction to the UK healthcare system. It offered valuable experience working alongside various specialties and managing a broad spectrum of acute medical and surgical presentations.
A&E resident
Alexandria University Hospitals
Alexandria, Egypt
09.2015 - 09.2018
Education
BSE written exam -
British Society of Echocardiography
01-2024
MRCP (UK) Diploma -
The Royal College of Physicians
London01-2022
MB BCh -
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt01-2014
Skills
- Coronary angiography/PCI: Overall experience across more than 400 cases
- Diagnostic coronary angiography: Performed more than 250 cases with 6 DOPS signed by 6 different consultants, achieving Level 3 competency Most cases were performed via a transradial approach, both conventional and distal, with a small number via a femoral approach Additional experience includes a small number of graft studies, LV grams, and aortograms
- First-operator PCI experience: Able to perform simple PCI under direct supervision Performed more than 60 directly observed PCIs
- Second-operator PCI exposure: Additional second-operator exposure across a range of more complex cases, including graft PCI, LMS bifurcation PCI, CTO intervention, rotational atherectomy, intravascular lithotripsy, and unstable STEMI cases requiring haemodynamic support, as well as complex high-risk indicated PCI requiring mechanical circulatory support or right heart catheterisation for haemodynamic monitoring
- Temporary pacing wire insertion: Performed with limited supervision; experience in more than 10 emergency TPW cases (a mix of RIJ and femoral access) gaining gradual indepedence, with additional experience of RFV access and RV lead placement in more than 15 cases during EP studies
- Pericardiocentesis: Performed with limited supervision; involved in 10 cases, including 7 as first operator (subcostal access) and 2nd operator for 2 cases via apical approach
- Echocardiography: Competent in transthoracic echocardiographic image acquisition and interpretation; scans performed independently with senior review of final imaging and reports Performed more than 150 echocardiograms, passed BSE theory, and currently progressing through the deanery echo delivery tool for core competency
- Pacing/devices/EP: Exposure to more than 100 cases in total, able to perform simple PPM insertion under direct supervision
- Other procedural skills: Independent in chest drain insertion, abdominal paracentesis, lumbar puncture, direct current cardioversion, and ultrasound-guided arterial and central venous access
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed publication
- Samuel Y, Babu A, Karagkouni F, Ismail A, Choi S, Boussios S.
Cardiac toxicities in oncology: Elucidating the dark box in the era of precision medicine.
Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2023 Oct 15;45(10):8337–8358.
doi:10.3390/cimb45100526. PMID: 37886969; PMCID: PMC10605822.
Published conference abstracts
- Ahmed A, Samuel Y, Rampat R. From Snuffbox to Coronary: Distal vs Conventional Radial Access for PCI—Real-World experience. EuroPCR Abstract Book, 2026.
- Samuel Y, Shailendra P, Rampat R, Kenawi A, Ahmed A.
Comparative outcomes of distal and conventional radial artery access for PCI – busy centre experience, EuroPCR Abstract Book, 2025. - Shailendra P, Samuel Y, Rampat R, Kenawi A, Ahmed A.
Distal radial access for coronary intervention in an all-comer cohort: a single-centre experience, EuroPCR Abstract Book, 2025. - Samuel Y, Elkasabany A, Pain C, Khan A, Cornish J, Ali S, Ahmed A. Optimizing lipid management following ACS: mitigating adverse outcomes by achieving target levels – a quality improvement initiative. BMJ Journals - Heart. 2025;111(Suppl 3): doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2025-BCS.287
- Samuel Y, Vassiliou A, Ganapathy R.
New onset atrial fibrillation – optimizing electrocardiographic diagnostic accuracy and appropriate anticoagulation: a district general hospital experience.
Future Healthcare Journal. 2023 Nov ;10(Suppl 3):88.
doi:10.7861/fhj.10-3-s88. PMID: 38406709; PMCID: PMC10884643. - Samuel Y, Howell SN, Saleh M, Bowbrick G. Hospital at Night nurses – improving the Hospital at Night team cover in a busy district general hospital. Med+ Abstract Booklet 2022
Institutional clinical guidelines
- Samuel Y, Gurung B, Wickramasinghe D, Laza-Stanca V, Chatterjee D.
Infective Endocarditis Guide for Adults.
Clinical Guideline, Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Published July 2025. - Panday S, Kardaman N, Samuel Y, Rozi N, Bartlett Y, Patel N, Dancy L.
Lipid Management for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Guideline.
Clinical Guideline, Medway NHS Foundation Trust. Published April 2025.
PRESENTATIONS
International
- EuroPCR 2026 – Oral case presentation: Leave nothing behind or not. DCB versus DES decisions in multivessel diffuse disease with CTOs
- EuroPCR 2026 – Oral presentation: Observational study comparing distal versus conventional radial artery access for PCI - 200 cases in each arm.
- EuroPCR 2025 – Oral case presentation: Last remaining patent vessel -revascularization in a STEMI setting with cardiogenic shock
- EuroPCR 2025 – E-poster presentation: Observational study comparing distal versus conventional radial artery access for PCI - 120 cases in each arm.
National
- British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Annual Conference, June 2025 – Poster presentation: Quality improvement project on lipid management post ACS.
- Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Conference, March 2023 – Oral presentation: Quality improvement project on Atrial fibrillation diagnosis optimisation.
- Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Conference, October 2022 – Oral presentation: Quality improvement project on the hospital at night team.
Regional
- Internal Medicine Training Regional Teaching Day (IMT RTD), October 2022 – Presentation on a paper I published on cardio-oncology.
Local
- Multiple presentations at medical grand rounds and clinical governance meetings
Training courses/conferences
Interventional / Cath Lab Focused
- EuroPCR (2025, 2026)
- OPTIMA PCI London (2023, 2024, 2025)
- BCIS Advanced Cardiovascular Intervention (ACI) 2025
- Coronary Angiography and Vascular Access Course (8 September 2025)
- Coronary Physiology and Intravascular Imaging Course (November 2024)
- Cath Lab Emergency Simulation Course (BCS 2024)
- IR(ME)R Training
General Cardiology / Imaging
- British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference (2023, 2024, 2025)
- European Society of Cardiology Congress (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- BSCI/BCS Level 1 Cardiac CT Course (BCS 2024)
- BSCI / BSCCT Nuclear Cardiology Core Curriculum (Sep 2024)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- Cardiology Journal Club (2025/2026): Organizer and session deliverer at William Harvey Hospital.
- Regional Teaching Day (March 2026): Delivered a teaching session for cardiology registrars
- Regional ECG Teaching (2024/2025): Organized a series of teaching sessions for junior cardiology registrars
- Regional Teaching Day (March 2025): Delivered a teaching session for cardiology registrars
- National ECG Series (2023/2024): Speaker in an ECG teaching session for junior doctors
- Foundation Doctors / IMTs (2022–2026): Delivered multiple cardiology-related teaching sessions.
- ALS Instructor: Certified instructor since May 2024.
- Medical Students – KMMS Year 3 (2023/2024): Facilitated Team-Based Learning (TBL) sessions
- Cardiology Departmental Teaching (2021/2022): Organized a full year's program of departmental teaching, including delivering a few sessions
- Medical Students – KCL Final Year (2022): Facilitated ward round simulation sessions
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
- Project Lead for three Quality Improvement Projects (QIPs) presented at national conferences (2022, 2023, 2025).
- Principal organiser for an observational study presented at an international conference (EuroPCR, 2025 and 2026).
- Journal Club Organiser, Cardiology Department, William Harvey Hospital – coordinated weekly journal club meetings for over one year, including organising topic schedules, coordinating speakers, and liaising with pharmaceutical sponsors.
- Lead author and project administrator for the review article “Cardiac Toxicities in Oncology: Elucidating the Dark Box in the Era of Precision Medicine” (published October 2023).
- Internal Medicine Trainee (IMT) Representative, Medway Maritime Hospital (2022), representing trainee interests and contributing to departmental discussions on training and service delivery.
INVOLVEMENT IN CLINICAL TRIALS
- ARTEMIS Trial, William Harvey Hospital (2025) – Participating investigator involved in trial delivery and patient recruitment.
- RECOVERY Trial, Medway Maritime Hospital (2020–2021) – Active member of the trial team, contributing to patient recruitment, mentoring colleagues in recruitment processes, and twice nominated as highest recruiter of the week.
- DAPA-MI and PROTECT-HF Trials, Medway Maritime Hospital (2023–2024) – Contributed to patient identification, screening, and recruitment.
Timeline
Cardiology registrar
William Harvey Hospital
10.2024 - Current
ST4 cardiology registrar
Medway Maritime Hospital
10.2023 - 09.2024
Internal Medicine Trainee
Medway Maritime Hospital
08.2020 - 08.2023
Trust grade ST3 - A&E
King's College Hospital
09.2019 - 08.2020
Specialty doctor - A&E
Darent Valley Hospital
09.2018 - 08.2019
A&E resident
Alexandria University Hospitals
09.2015 - 09.2018
BSE written exam -
British Society of Echocardiography
MRCP (UK) Diploma -
The Royal College of Physicians
MB BCh -
Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University