His areas of expertise include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), heart failure and ischaemic heart disease, which causes reduced blood supply to the heart.
One of his research themes is about determining the timing of intervention for patients with aortic stenosis.
Dr Prasad runs a regular familial screening clinic for cardiomyopathy at Royal Brompton Hospital.
Dr Prasad gives regular talks on the role of cardiac MRI in the evaluation of patients with heart-failure. He has also given presentations on his department’s research into the use of MRI in cardiomyopathy and heart failure.
Dr Prasad has hosted international meetings on Advances in Cardiac MRI at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) with Professor Pennell.
He also teaches overseas MSc students at both Imperial College and the NHLI.