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• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Mr Jason Ali MA MB BChir MA (Med Ed) PhD FRCS (CTh) Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge

Mr Jason Ali is a consultant cardiac surgeon at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. He sees insured and self-funding adult patients for heart bypass surgery, aortic valve surgery and surgery of the aorta, with consultations face to face or by video.

He has been a consultant at Royal Papworth since 2022 and operates across the full range of adult cardiac surgery. His main clinical interests are:
• Coronary artery bypass grafting (heart bypass surgery)
• Aortic valve replacement, including aortic root enlargement where needed
• Surgery for a dilated ascending aorta
• Second opinions on whether, when and how to operate

Mr Ali co-leads EuroSCORE 3, the latest version of the international model used to estimate the risk of heart surgery, and related work on frailty. He has a particular interest in helping older and higher-risk patients, and those weighing surgery against catheter-based treatment such as TAVI, understand their individual risk and choose the right treatment. In 2026 he was appointed Clinical Director for Postoperative Cardiothoracic Pathways at Royal Papworth.

He graduated in medicine from the University of Cambridge with Distinction in 2008. A Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship funded his PhD in transplantation immunology, and he also holds a Master's in Medical Education. He completed specialist training at Royal Papworth and was awarded the FRCS in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2021, ranked second in his cohort.

Mr Ali has published more than 140 papers, cited over 3,000 times. He sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Thoracic Disease and is Associate Editor for the Best Evidence Topics section of Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. He is Chief Investigator for a Bayer-funded study of kidney injury after cardiac surgery and holds regional NIHR research leadership roles.

He is an Affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge, Clinical Subdean for Royal Papworth Hospital, and Director of Studies and Fellow in Clinical Medicine at Churchill College. He leads national medical student education for the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery.

His awards include the SCTS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award (2024) and two Royal Papworth Learning and Development Awards.

Areas of interest

Coronary artery bypass grafting (heart bypass surgery);
Aortic valve replacement, including aortic root enlargement where needed;
Surgery for a dilated ascending aorta;
Second opinions on whether, when and how to operate

Medical secretaries

• Claire Pitcher
• Royal Papworth Hospital Cambridge Biomedical Campus Cambridge CB2 0AY
• 01223 639669
• claire.pitcher@nhs.net

Anaesthetists worked with

• Dr Andrew Klein Fee Assured