Consultant cardiologist
Dr Adaeze Okonkwo
Adaeze leads the heart clinic at Halden. Her interests are high blood pressure, heart failure and heart health in pregnancy, and she is known for drawing diagrams on the back of clinic letters.
- Clinic days
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday
- Languages
- English, Igbo, Pidgin
- Years in practice
- 16 years
- First consultation
- ₦35,000 self-pay, HMOs accepted
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In her words
Why I practise here.
"I came back to Lagos because too many of my patients' parents had travelled abroad for checks we can do here in a morning. At Halden I can do the ECG, the echo and the bloods in one visit and sit down with the results while the patient is still in the room."
"Most heart conditions are long journeys, not single events. I would rather spend an extra ten minutes explaining a plan than see someone back in emergency because the plan did not make sense."
Clinic timetable
When Dr Okonkwo sees patients.
| Day | Morning | Afternoon | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30am to 12:30pm, new patients | 2pm to 4pm, echo list | Heart clinic, floor 1 |
| Wednesday | 9am to 1pm, follow-ups | 2pm to 5pm, heart failure clinic | Heart clinic, floor 1 |
| Friday | 8:30am to 12pm, pregnancy heart clinic | Ward round | Maternity floor and heart clinic |
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Training
Qualifications and career.
- 2004
Medical degree
Graduated in medicine and surgery from a Nigerian teaching hospital, with a distinction in physiology.
- 2011
Internal medicine fellowship
Completed residency and a postgraduate fellowship in internal medicine.
- 2015
Cardiology specialist training
Four years of cardiology training, including echo accreditation and a research year on blood pressure in young adults.
- 2018
Joined Halden
Set up the heart clinic, the echo service and the pregnancy heart clinic.
Clinical interests
What she sees most often.
High blood pressure
Including hard to control blood pressure and home monitoring plans.
Heart failure
Shared care with a specialist nurse and regular reviews.
Heart health in pregnancy
Joint clinic with our obstetricians for women with heart conditions.
Echocardiography
Performs and reports echo scans for the whole hospital.
Good to know
About appointments
Still unsure? Our patient desk answers calls from 7am to 9pm.
Talk to the patient deskYes. Book directly online or through reception. Bring any previous ECGs, echo reports or letters.
Thirty minutes. If an echo is needed, it is usually done straight after, so allow up to two hours.
Dr Okonkwo sees adults and pregnant women. Children with heart concerns are seen by our paediatric team first.
Book with Dr Okonkwo
Choose a Monday, Wednesday or Friday slot online. Your HMO approval is requested before the day.