Interventional Cardiology including complex coronary and structural heart disease intervention.

Diagnosis and management of:

• Ischaemic heart disease
• Heart failure 
• Hypertension 
• Cholesterol
• Arrhythmias
• Valvular heart disease
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Young strokes

Personal

Dr Essa is married and values his privacy when he isn’t saving lives. 

Training

• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology (UCT)
• Certificate in Cardiology – Cert Cardio (SA) Phys
• Fellowship of the College of Physicians – FCP (SA)

Dr Essa’s training includes:

• Complex coronary interventions, Left Main PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention), Bifurcation PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention), CTO’s (Chronic Total Occlusion), Rotablation, and Shockwave lithotripsy
• Structural heart disease interventions TAVI {Transcatheter aortic valve implantation} stenosis, PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) closure, ASD (Atrial Septal Defect) closure, Alcohol septal ablation, LAA (Left Atrial Appendage) occlusion

Presentations

• Intravascular shockwave lithotripsy – SA Heart congress (2019)

Academic Awards 

•   Deans Commendation – 2003, 2004
•   Certificate of Merit – 2003, 2004 

Leadership Positions

•   Intern Representative – 2011 and 2012
• Treasurer of the University of Natal Islamic Society – 2000 

Membership 

•   Golden Key Honours Society

Congresses

• SA Heart – 2019 (Johannesburg)
•   Analysing Electrograms – 2020 (Netherlands)
•   EuroPCR – 2021, 2022

  Miscellaneous – SASCI/CASSA/Crossroads/M&M (2019-2022)