Dr Bilal Bawamia is a consultant interventional cardiologist at the Newcastle’s Freeman hospital specialising in percutaneous coronary interventions. He graduated from Newcastle University in 2010 with Distinction and completed his postgraduate cardiology training in the North East. He has a Doctor of Medicine research degree from Newcastle University. He undertook a complex coronary intervention fellowship in Dublin before starting his consultant post at the Freeman Hospital in 2022. He is experienced in treating patients with complex coronary artery disease and has an interest in intravascular imaging, coronary calcium modification and chronic total occlusions. He is active in research and education.