Qualifications
- Medical School: Queen's University Belfast Medical School
- Qualification: MB BCh
- Date of award: 1990
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Qualification: FRCS - Fellow Royal College of Surgeons
- Date of award: 1994
- Professional College: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
- Qualification: FRCSI - Fellow Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
- Date of award: 1994
- Other degree or qualification: Newcastle University
- Qualification: MD - Doctor of Medicine
- Date of award: 2005
Awards and Prizes
Sinclair Medal, QUB.
McCormack Medal, JCHST.
Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Professional profile
Currently a consultant cardiac surgeon, previously clinical director for cardiothoracic surgery, now also Trust Director of R&D.
Hospital and Trust activities
R&D Director
Clinical Excellence Award
National: Bronze (2010)
Professional affiliations and memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland
- British Society for Cardiovascular research
- American Heart Association
Research interests
Cardiac regeneration and aging.
Minimally invasive cardiac and EP surgery.