Stephen Westaby, BSc, MS, PhD John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford 0X9 3DU United Kingdom 44 (0) 1865-220269 44 (0) 1865-220268 (Fax)

Institutional Affiliation

• Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Background

• BSc (Hons) Biochemistry - University of London (1969)
• MB. BS. - University of London (1972); FRCS London (1977)
• Research Fellowship with Drs Kirklin and Blackstone - University of Alabama (1982)
• MS. - University of London (1986)
• FETCS (2000); FESC (2002); FICA -Honorary Fellow- (2005)
• PhD Bioengineering - University of Strathclyde (2002)
• Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement - Texas Heart Institute (2004)
• Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Wales, Swansea (since 2005)
• Visiting Professor University of Hong Kong (2005)
• Distinguished Ralph Cicerone Professor - University of California Irvine (2006)

Interests

• Congenital heart disease
• Heart failure surgery
• Developement of circulatory support system
• Surgery of the thoracic aorta
• History of cardiac surgery
• Achieved 7.5 year LVAD survival (Jarvik 2000)
• Lowest reported Type A dissection mortality (6% over 10 yrs)

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