Clinical expertise
Dr Paraskevi Theocharis is a paediatric cardiologist who has been at Evelina London Children’s Hospital since 2017 and specialises in:
- advanced echocardiography
- structural echocardiography
- inpatient patient management
- pulmonary hypertension
- Kawasaki disease
Paraskevi also provides outpatient consultations for the majority of heart problems in children, including:
- heart murmurs
- chest pain
- palpitations
- valve disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- endothelial disease
She performs treatments such as:
- 3D echocardiography
- transoesophageal echocardiography
- deformational imaging
- structural imaging
- electrocardiogram (ECG)
- event monitor recording
- cardiopulmonary exercise test
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Paraskevi specialised in paediatrics and obtained her PhD in neonatal renal physiology in Greece, which was followed by extensive paediatric cardiology training in the UK.
As an expert in advanced echocardiography including 3D echocardiography, deformational imaging, structural echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiogram, Paraskevi provides crucial imaging information and guidance to interventionists and congenital cardiac surgeons to achieve the best results for patients.
She is a member of the multidisciplinary Kawasaki team and the recently described multi-inflammatory syndrome team at Evelina London, which is unique in the country for the inclusion of cardiology input.
Research
Paraskevi’s areas of expertise include:
- paediatric cardiology (congenital and acquired)
- structural imaging
- highly specialised echocardiography
- chest pain and palpitations
- children’s valve disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- Kawasaki disease
- multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
Publications
Her interest in research started early in her career, and she is now an accomplished author with numerous published articles and contributions to books about:
- paediatric cardiology
- echocardiography
- early stages of atherosclerosis from childhood
- pulmonary hypertension
- neonatology
