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Specialises in

• Adult cardiac
• Cardiac surgery: transplant

• Cardiac surgery: valve

• Thoracic: transplant

About me

I was appointed as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in 2000 after training in Newcastle, Cambridge, London and Toronto. I practice widely in adult cardiac surgery with a special interest in coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac valve replacement/repair and complex/rare cases. I have a major role in heart and lung transplantation and was Director of the Transplant Program from 2011 until 2016 when I was promoted to Clinical Director of Quality and Patient Safety in the Trust. I have a major interest in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, transcatheter valve implantation, mitral valve repair, sutureless aortic valve replacement and aortic root surgery. I hold a number of positions within the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons, NICE and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. I am also a Board Member of the European Board of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
I have a keen interest in clinical research and am a Clinical Lecturer with the Institute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle.
In 2014 I was appointed as Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at the University of Northumbria. In this capacity I have a number of clinical research interests and have travelled abroad to set up or assist with heart and lung transplant programs in developing nations.

Areas of interest

All forms of adult cardiac surgery. Special interest in minimally invasive approaches (including percutaneous valve implantation - TAVI, , sutureless aortic valve replacement, minimally invasive aortic valve and aortic root replacement, mitral valve repair and arrhythmia surgery.

Cardiac and lung transplantation including ex vivo organ perfusion

Medical secretaries

• Julia Martin
• Cardiothoracic Centre Freeman Hospital Freeman Road High Heaton NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE7 7DN
• 0191 213 7380
• 0191 223 1417
• julia.martin@nuth.nhs.uk