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Douglas West
Douglas West, FRCS(CTh)
Background
Consultant Surgeon and Joint Clinical Lead, Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Bristol
Locum Consultant, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Scotland 2010-11
Assistant Editor, ICVTS 2013-2016
SCTS Thoracic Surgery Audit Lead 2014-
SCTS Audit Committee Co-Chair 2018-
Vice Chair, 2019 NICE Lung Cancer Guideline Committee
Cardiothoracic Clinical Lead, Getting it Right First Time, NHS England Improvement
Other Interests
Minimal access surgery
Clinical epidemiology
Research
I am one of a team of five surgeons providing the general thoracic surgery service at University Hospitals Bristol.
Additional Educational Information
Fellow in Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, Toronto General Hospital 2009
Scottish Cardiothoracic Training Scheme 2004-2010
Research Fellow, National Heart and Lung Institute 2002-2004
Hammersmith Hospitals Basic Surgical Training 1999-2002
Edinburgh Medical School
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Practice Areas
- Thoracic
- Thoracic
- Lung
- Trachea and bronchi