Dr Menown MB BCh BAO MD FRCP(Edin), is Consultant Cardiologist and Director of Interventional Cardiology at the Craigavon Cardiac Centre, Northern Ireland, is current President of the Irish Atherosclerosis Society and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Queen's University, Belfast His special interests include general/acute cardiology, chest pain assessment/coronary artery disease, interventional cardiology (angioplasty/stenting), atrial fibrillation, heart failure, cholesterol management and coronary prevention/risk reduction. In addition to an acute cardiac care and outpatient service, Dr Menown successfully undertakes one of the highest annual volumes of interventional cardiology cases in the UK. Dr Menown trained at Queens University and Belfast before completing an interventional fellowship in Vancouver, Canada. He has been awarded a postgraduate doctorate of medicine, the Purce medal, the JD Williams prize and elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians.