About Dr Ben Corden
Dr Ben Corden is a highly experienced Consultant Cardiologist, working across Gloucestershire Hospitals and the Bristol Heart Institute. He sees private patients at Nuffield Hospital and Cobalt Health in Cheltenham, modern centres offering state-of-the-art facilities and short wait times.
Dr Corden provides expert, tailored care for people with all types of heart conditions — from early symptoms such as breathlessness and palpitations, to complex diagnoses including cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and inherited cardiac conditions.
He is known for his friendly, calm manner and clear communication. Patients value the time he takes to explain tests and treatments in a way that is easy to understand, so they can feel confident about decisions and next steps.
Dr Corden's areas of expertise
- Breathlessness, palpitations, chest pain, faints/blackouts
- Preventative cardiology — managing cardiac risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol
- Heart failure (reduced pumping function of the heart)
- Cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease)
- Inherited cardiac conditions (including hypertrophic, dilated and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, and unexplained sudden cardiac death)
- Sports cardiology — assessing patients with heart symptoms or diagnoses who wish to participate in sport or exercise safely
- Cardiac MRI — a specialist non-invasive scan for diagnosing many types of heart disease
Dr Ben Corden
MB BChir, PhD
Dr Corden is approved by all major medical insurers
I have seen numerous private and NHS doctors and consultants over the past 15 years and it wasn’t until Dr Ben Corden took on my case that I have had a clear and concise explanation of the condition and the treatment. Extremely thorough and professional in language that’s is easily understood by a non medical person.
Qualifications and background
Dr Corden is the Clinical Lead for Heart Failure in Gloucestershire and a key member of the Cardiomyopathy and Inherited Cardiac Conditions Service at the Bristol Heart Institute. He also reports advanced cardiac MRI scans at Bristol and Cheltenham.
He studied medicine at the University of Cambridge, completed a PhD at University College London, and trained at leading London centres including Hammersmith and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals. He has also conducted research at the Royal Brompton Hospital and the National Heart Centre Singapore, focusing on heart muscle disease and advanced imaging.
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