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Dr. Julia Grapsa

Cardiologist

Dr. Julia Grapsa is a distinguished consultant cardiologist and academic leader specializing in cardiovascular imaging and valvular heart disease. Since March 2020, she has been serving as a Consultant Cardiologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust in London, where she leads the imaging team for tricuspid services. She also holds the position of Associate Professor in Cardiology at King's College London127.

Education and Training

Dr. Grapsa graduated from the Medical School of Ioannina, Greece, and completed her postgraduate training at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Royal Brompton Hospital in London. She earned her PhD in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and multimodality imaging in 201018.

Career Highlights

  • Leadership Roles: Dr. Grapsa was the founding Editor-in-Chief of JACC Case Reports under the American College of Cardiology, where she initiated programs like the Peer Review Mentoring Program. She currently serves as a Senior Editor for EHJ-IMP under ESC journals17.

  • Pioneering Positions: She was one of the first female cardiologists at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi and later led the echocardiography department at Royal London Hospital and Kingston Hospital18.

  • Research Contributions: Her research interests include mitral valve prolapse, mitral annular disjunction, tricuspid valve, and right heart remodeling. She has authored British guidelines for echocardiography in pulmonary hypertension and contributed to European and American position papers12.

Professional Affiliations

Dr. Grapsa is a fellow of several prestigious organizations:

  • Royal College of Physicians

  • European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

  • American Heart Association

  • European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI)

  • American Society of Echocardiography

  • American College of Cardiology12.

Awards

She has received numerous accolades, including:

  • The ESC Young Investigator Award (2013) for her research in pulmonary hypertension.

  • The ESC training and research grant.

  • The Actelion educational grant12.

Advocacy and Mentorship

Dr. Grapsa chairs the Women in Imaging Task Force under EACVI/ESC, promoting equal opportunities for women in cardiology. She established grants to support training for women from low-income countries78.

Specialist Interests

Her expertise spans valvular heart disease, right heart imaging for pulmonary hypertension, and multimodality imaging techniques12.