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Cardiac (Heart) Surgery

 

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital’s cardiac (heart) surgery department undertakes approximately 1,400 major heart operations every year.

 

Our cardiac pages do not provide medical advice. If you need medical advice you should consult your doctor in the first instance.

 

The cardiac surgery department carries out the following procedures:

• Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
• Valve Surgery – repair or replacement of heart valves.
• Other open heart surgical procedures

There is further information on the link below from the NHS Inform website:

 

What do I need to know before having coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) 

 

In addition as part of the SACCs service the department undertakes adult congenital cardiac surgery procedures.

 

An expert team of specialists look after our cardiac patients during their hospital stay. The team includes,  cardiac surgeons, anaesthetists, intensivists, Nurse Practitioners and a range of other professionals including perfusionists, physiotherapist  and pharmacists.

 

Consultant Surgeons:

 

Mr G Berg, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Mr J Butler, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Mr I Colquhoun, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Mr S Craig, Consultant Surgeon - Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation

Mr M Danton, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Mr S Haj-Yahia, Consultant Surgeon - Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation

Mr K MacArthur, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Mr A McLean, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Mr U Nkere, Consultant Surgeon - Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation

Mr V Pathi, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon

Mr F Sutherland, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon