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Clifford Frederick Hughes

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Clifford Frederick Hughes, M.D., Professor

Level 3
65 Martin Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

61 02 9382 7668
61 02 9382 7615 (Fax)

http://www.scts.com.au

Institutional Affiliation

  • Clinical Excellence Commission

Specialty

  • Adult Cardiac Surgery

Background

  • 1969 - MB BS, University of New South Wales, Australia
  • 1974 - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS Cardiothoracic Surgery)
  • 1984 - Fellow, American College of Surgeons (FACS)
  • 1986 - Fellow, American College of Cardiology (FACC)
  • 1987 - 2001 - Chairman, Therapeutic Device Evaluation Committee (Australian Government)
  • 1993 - 2004 - Chairman, Special Committee Investigating Deaths Associated with Surgery (NSW Governme
  • 1994 - Medical Supervisor, Australia and New Zealand Heart Valve Registry
  • 1995 - 2005 - Head, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Austr
  • 1998 - Officer in the Order of Australia (AO)
  • 2005 - Present, CEO, Clinical Excellence Commission, NSW Australia

Interests

  • Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
  • Surgery for disease of the Ascending Aorta and Aortic Valve
  • Transmyocardial Laser Revascularisation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Tracking of Prosthetic Devices
  • Quality Assurance and Peer Review in Surgery
  • Combined Coronary and Carotid disease

Last Modified: 14-Jan-2009

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