David H DightonDr. David H. Dighton qualified at the London Hospital Medical College in 1966 with MB and BS (London) degrees. In 1970, after some time spent in an NHS general practice, he became a British Heart Foundation Fellow in Cardiology at St. George's Hospitl, Hyde Park Corner, London, working with cardiologists Dr. Aubrey Leatham and Dr. Alan Harris. In 1973, he became a MRCP(UK), and later a Lecturer (London University) in Medicine and Cardiology at Charing Cross Hospital, London. In 1980, he became Chef de Clinique (Assistant Professor) at the Vrije University Hospital, Amsterdam. After returning to the UK in 1982, he worked both in his own private medical and cardiac practice in Loughton, Essex (The Loughton Clinic, established in 1973), and at the Wellington Hospital, London. In 2000, he started a private cardiac diagnostic centre, specialising in heart disease prevention and the early detection of heart and artery disease (The Cardiac Centre, Loughton). This closed after the PSA directed the GMC to withdrawn his licence to practice (see the details in 'The NHS. Our Sick Sacred Cow.' 2023). As an independent private cardiologist and general physician, he disagreed with them about UK medical practice bureaucracy, and those most qualified to devise, regulate and supervise it; opinions he based on having been a medical student, general physician and cardiologist for sixty years. In 2003 and 2006, he wrote two books on food and the heart, and between 2023 and 2014, six books on medical and cardiac subjects. He is currently engaged in forming Chigwell Cardiac Centre, Essex, UK., and continuing to publish books on both medical topics and his research relating to secondary cardiac prevention.One result of his interest in the frontier between art and science, is one small book of poems, haiku and senryu, on inter-personal relationships. His magnum opus, The Art and Science of Medical Practice, details what he learned from practising the art and science of medicine for sixty years. This is his ninth book, but he has other interests. He draws (all the illustrations in this book) and paints in oils on canvas. He has played the guitar and piano for many decades, for his own amusement. He has composed several simple melodies, one of which introduces his YouTube series on understanding heart problems (Dr. Dighton interviews), another of which he played live (on Facebook) for his now much missed patient and friend, June Robins. For further information go to: www.daviddighton.com Read More Read Less