Dr Andrew Asherson is Durban born and bred. He matriculated from Hilton College, and completed his undergraduate medical training at Stellenbosch University in 1998. After an internship at Groote Schuur Hospital, and community service in the Cape Flats, Andrew moved to London, where, after completing their post-graduate examinations in 2004, was admitted as a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London (MRCP).
Andrew completed his cardiology and physician specialist training in the UK in 2012, having worked during this period in London’s NHS Teaching Trusts at St Mary’s Hospital, Harefield Heart Hospital and St George’s Hospital, amongst others. He is registered as a specialist physician and cardiologist with both the Health Professions Council of SA, and the General Medical Council (UK). Andrew returned to private practice in Durban in January 2013. He manages most aspects of adult cardiology, with broad interests ranging from transradial (primarily) coronary angiography and intervention (including IVL and rotablation), bradycardia and complex pacemaker implantation, to transplant cardiology. Andrew set up the trans-catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI) program at Gateway Hospital in 2019, and leads this service currently. He will starting a renal denervation (RDN) program for catheter treatment of resistant hypertension, in 2024.
In recognition of commitment to his career, Andrew was conferred Fellowship of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC) in December 2018, and awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP) in January 2020. He currently serves as Treasurer of the KZN branch of SA Heart Association.
