King's College Hospital Medical School (MB.BS. 1981)
Leeds Western Health Authority Surgical Rotation (1983 - 86)
King's College Hospital, Cardiothoracic Registrar(1986 - 87)
Killingbeck Hospital , Research Fellow (1987 - 88)
Freeman Hospital, Cardiothoracic Registrar (1988 - 89)
Southampton General Hospital, Senior Registrar in Cardiothoracic surgery (1989 - 90)
St Vincent's Hospital Sydney , Senior Registrar in Cardiopulmonary Transplantation (1991)
Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Senior Lecturer and Honary Consultant in Cardiac Surgery (1992 - 1995)
Munro Bagging
valvular surgery, including minimal access
aortic rupture
Gardening
Clinical Governance
English Rugby
English sports cars
coronary disease
Fly fishing