Stephen Westaby
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Stephen Westaby, BSc, MS, PhD
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford 0X9 3DU
United Kingdom
44 (0) 1865-220269
44 (0) 1865-220268 (Fax)
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Institutional Affiliation
- Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
Specialty
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Background
- BSc (Hons) Biochemistry - University of London (1969)
- MB. BS. - University of London (1972); FRCS London (1977)
- Research Fellowship with Drs Kirklin and Blackstone - University of Alabama (1982)
- MS. - University of London (1986)
- FETCS (2000); FESC (2002); FICA -Honorary Fellow- (2005)
- PhD Bioengineering - University of Strathclyde (2002)
- Ray C. Fish Award for Scientific Achievement - Texas Heart Institute (2004)
- Professor of Biomedical Engineering University of Wales, Swansea (since 2005)
- Visiting Professor University of Hong Kong (2005)
- Distinguished Ralph Cicerone Professor - University of California Irvine (2006)
Interests
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart failure surgery
- Developement of circulatory support system
- Surgery of the thoracic aorta
- History of cardiac surgery
- Achieved 7.5 year LVAD survival (Jarvik 2000)
- Lowest reported Type A dissection mortality (6% over 10 yrs)
Last Modified: 13-Aug-2008
