Raimondo Professor Ascione
Institutional Affiliation
Specialty
Background
- University-Hospital Federico II, Naples, Italy, Cardiac Surgery Residency (1994-1999)
- Senior Registrar/Lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK (1999-02)
- John Parker Gold Medal, SCTS (2001)
- Master of Surgery, University of Bristol (ChM, 2002)
- Fellow European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (FETCS, 2003)
- Fellow ad eundem Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS, 2004)
- Hon. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, UHBristol NHS Foundation Trust (Aug 2002 to date)
- Senior Lecturer in Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Bristol (Aug 2002-Jul 2006)
- Reader/Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bristol (Aug 2006-Jul 2009)
- Professor (Chair) of Cardiac Surgery & Translational Research, BHI, University of Bristol (Aug 2009)
Interests
- Expertise in Mitral Valve Repair (>95% success rate) including VATS minimally invasive approach
- Expertise in Off-Pump Beating Heart Coronary Surgery (>95% of coronary practice)
- Use of arterial grafts during coronary surgery (>30% two or more arterial conduits)
- Autologous Stem Cells for Myocardial Repair (Chief Investigator of the TRANSACT 1&2 trials)
- Left Ventricular Reshaping Surgery (Heart Failure)
- Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
- Translational Research (Stem Cells, Diabetes, Lung & Myocardial Protection, Innovative surgery)
- Opera, Painting, Cooking
Last Modified: 7-Aug-2009
