
Stephen C. Clark, Professor
BACKGROUND
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
OTHER INTERESTS
Adult cardiac surgery
Heart and lung transplantation
Robotic Surgery
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Sutureless valve implantation
TAVI
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
- Quadruple Valve Replacement for Carcinoid Heart DiseaseApril 23, 2026
- Robotic Lobectomy using a Subxiphoid ApproachApril 23, 2026
- Protocol: Atrial Fibrillation PathwayApril 24, 2026
- Protocol: Vein Harvesting in the Operating TheaterApril 23, 2026
- How To Place a Patient on Veno-Venous ECMOApril 23, 2026
