Maciej Jacek Matuszewski, FRCS (C/Th)
BACKGROUND
Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton (since October 2008)
Locum Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton (2007-2008)
OTHER INTERESTS
Surgery of the aorta and aortic valve including aortic valve repair and valve sparing root surgery (the aortic valve repair programme in the New Cross Hospital started in April 2014; Mr Patrick Yiu, and myself are involved from the surgical side; we have been using standardised Caviaar technique under the mentorship of Dr Emmanuel Lansac)
Bilateral internal mammary artery CABG
TAVI
Surgical teams and rotas, Consultant – Registrar firm system.
RESEARCH
Currently involved in: UK TAVI trial, ISCHAEMIA trial.
Previous publications/presentations on:
traumatic LV pseudoaneurysm
conduits in endocarditis and aortic surgery (totally biological conduits, modified Cabrol technique)
aortic dissection (transventricular cannulation)
the use of Mycophenolate Mofetil in heart transplant recipients
warm blood cardioplegia in myocardial protection (randomised study: MD thesis – Poland)
off pump CABG
ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Secondary School No VIII, Katowice, Poland (1980-4)
Silesian Medical School, Katowice (1984-1990)
HO and SHO level training, Silesian Medical School (1991-1993)
SHO, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester (1994-5)
Registrar and Lecturer, 2nd Dept of Cardiac Surgery, Silesian Medical School (1993, 1995-2000; MD 1998; Polish board examination in cardiac surgery 1999)
Registrar (FTTA), Trent Cardiothoracic Rotation (2000-2002; FETCS – 2002)
Locum Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield (2003 – 5 months)
Registrar (NTN), Trent Cardiothoracic Rotation (2003-2007; FRCSEd – C/Th 2006)
