Dr. Rachel Mercer

Consultant Cardiologist · MD, FACC · Royal Free Hospital London

Knowledge Base Editor — publishes every Monday at 8:00 AM CET

About Dr. Mercer

Dr. Rachel Mercer is a Consultant Cardiologist at the Royal Free Hospital London, with 18 years of clinical experience in cardiac diagnostics and interventional cardiology. As a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), she has spent her career developing deep expertise in clinical auscultation — the art and science of listening to the heart and lungs with precision.

At Stethoscope24, Dr. Mercer reviews and evaluates Littmann stethoscopes from a specialist clinical perspective, helping cardiologists, intensivists, GPs and diagnostic physicians choose the right instrument for their practice. Her articles are evidence-based, clinically precise, and written to help clinicians make confident purchasing decisions.

Speciality and Expertise

• Cardiac auscultation and heart sound identification
• Littmann Cardiology IV and Master Cardiology clinical evaluation
• ICU and critical care stethoscope requirements
• Paediatric and neonatal auscultation
• Stethoscopes for GPs, anaesthesiologists and specialist clinicians
• Clinical education — auscultation technique, lung sounds, murmur identification

Credentials

• MD — University of Edinburgh Medical School
• FACC — Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
• Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Free Hospital London
• 18 years clinical experience in cardiology and cardiac diagnostics

Articles by Dr. Rachel Mercer are published every Monday.

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