Nottingham University (BMedSci(Hons) 1986 , BM, BS 1989)
Bristol Teaching Hospitals General Surgery Training Rotation -(FRCS 1993)
North East Cardiothoracic Surgery Training Programme (1995 - Jan 2000)
Royal College of Surgeons of England Research Fellowship 1996/7
Doctorate of Medicine (DM) - University of Nottingham - 1999
Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Cardiothoracic Surgery - 1999
Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Jan 2000
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon - Freeman Hospital - September 2000
Head of Department 2005-2008
Member of the Court of Examiners, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Intercollegiate Assessing Examiner
Assessor, Royal College of Surgeons of England
Performance Assessor - GMC
Specialty Advisor - NICE
Medical Advisor - CQC
Specialty Program Director - Confidential Reporting System for Surgery
Workforce on Patient Safety - Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Deputy Chairman - Cardiothoracic Advisory Group to NHSBT
Specialty Advisory Committee member for Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation - 2011 to 2016
Clinical Director for Quality and Patient Safety - 2016 to date
Examiner - EBCTS
Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - 2015
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - 2016