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Surgeon specific results are bad for patients, surgeons and institutions

Surgeon specific results are bad for patients, surgeons and institutions

Surgeon specific results are bad for patients, surgeons and institutions

July 03, 2012

Kevin was a 48 year old father of three. After an early meal he thought he was suffering from indigestion. Little did he know that his heart muscle was starting to complain about a lack of blood supply. He collapsed in pain a few minutes later. His wife, a trained nurse called the ambulance and he was rushed to his nearest hospital. A cardiologist did an angiogram, which revealed multiple blocks in the arteries of his heart. This precluded stenting and so he was transferred to coronary care unit for stabilisation.

Cardiac Surgery Falling Back or Springing Forward

Cardiac Surgery Falling Back or Springing Forward

Cardiac Surgery Falling Back or Springing Forward

March 30, 2010

It has been my recent pleasure to attend two very interesting but separate meetings in cardiothoracic surgery. During my time at the meetings I was fortunate enough to speak to many other surgeons and was surprised how many of my concerns spanned international borders. It lead me to think that there may be some purpose in putting together thoughts that materialised out of some of those discussions. This is not in anyway meant to hurt any individuals and if it does, I hope I can start by apologising for it.

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Mr Joseph Zacharias is a Consultant Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon who over the past 18 years has introduced many patient centred procedures and reviewed, presented and published his excellent results. He is passionate about teaching and training and continues to help disseminate his learning and skills to doctors at all levels of training. Mr Zacharias has one of the largest experiences in endoscopic heart surgery in the UK and continues to maintain a busy practice in both complex heart and lung surgery.

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Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon | Joseph Zacharias

Alexandra Hospital Mill Lane, Cheadle, Manchester

0161 5273832

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