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Name

Mr Christopher Young

Mr Christopher Young
Title

Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Qualifications

MD FRCS

NHS base

Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

Profile

Chris qualified in 1980 from Sheffield University Medical School. His cardiothoracic training was undertaken at St Bartholomew's Hospital, St Thomas Hospital, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children and the Queen Elizabeth in Birmingham. He undertook two years research at the Rayne Institute, St Thomas' as a BHF Junior Research Fellow, being awarded an MD for studies in myocardial protection.

 

Chris' areas of specialist surgical expertise including all aspects of surgery of the aortic valve; including homograft insertion, aortic valve repair and valve-sparing techniques, keyhole surgery, aortic root replacement and especially the innovative transcatheter aortic value implantation (TAVI). St Thomas' has the largest UK experience of this new valve technique and Chris is one of only two surgeons involved in the programme. He has pioneered the introduction of TAVI at London Bridge Hospital.

 

His other area of specialist interest is in surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysm disease; including aortic dissection, aortic arch replacement, hybrid vascular procedures and endovascular stenting. Chris monitors patients long term in aortic surveillance clinics.

Speciality Cardiothoracic Surgery        
Special interests

All aspects of surgery of the aortic valve including homograft, valve repair, keyhole surgery and transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms (including hybrid procedures and stenting)

Consulting sessions

Tuesday and Thursday BY APP

Consulting address

1st Floor, St Olaf House

London Bridge Hospital

27 Tooley Street

London SE1 2PR

Secretary

Melanie Todd

Telephone

020 7407 7744

Fax

020 7403 2323

Email

melanie.todd@thelcvc.co.uk

Website

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