Ms Alessia Rossi

May  2021 since now:  Substantive Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon University Hospital leading the minimally invasive cardiac surgery program. 2020  SCTS-Ionescu Non-NTN Surgical Travelling Fellowship invested in Minimally Invasive Mitral surgery “Ospedale del Cuore G. Pasquinucci” Massa, Tuscany under Dr Marco Solinas and in general minimally invasive cardiac surgery “Lancisi Cardiovascular Centre” Ancona under Prof Marco Di Eusanio September 6-7 2018 : Visiting Fellowship at Mastricht Heart and Vascular Centre University Hospital Endoscopic Port-Access Mitral Valve Repair Drylab Maastricht, Netherlands    May 2015 to April 2021:  Senior Clinical Fellow in Cardiothoracic Surgery. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London.   December 2013 to April 2015:   Cardiothoracic Junior Clinical Fellow at the London Chest Hospital.   September 2011 to October 2013 : Surgical Fellow at Essex CTC, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital.    June 2011 to August 2011:  Honorary Fellow at Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC), Basildon and Thurrock University Hospital.   May 2010-May 2011:  Visiting Fellowship (hands on) at Department of Cardiac Surgery in St. Maria della Misericordia University Hospital, Perugia, under Prof. Temistocle Ragni.    October 2009 – May 2010:  Maternity leave 2004-2009:  Completion of   National Training Programme in Cardiac Surgery at the C. Dubost Cardiac Surgery Center, University of Pavia, Italy. Lead Consultant Prof. M. Viganò.  

Core Faculty & Mentor , Masterclass in Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery,  Heart Research UK ·       Regularly train consultant surgeons and senior trainees in contemporary techniques for mitral and aortic valve surgery via minimally invasive access ·       Contributed to the development and refinement of structured training modules and wet lab sessions   Surgical Clinical Lead , East of England (EoE) Cardiac Network , NHS England ·       Provide strategic clinical leadership across the region to support service improvement, pathway redesign, and quality assurance in cardiac surgery ·       Collaborate with Trusts and NHS commissioners to ensure the delivery of safe, sustainable, and high-quality surgical care Primary Investigator for THE FASTER-CARE TRIAL, a multi-centre randomized controlled trial of standard care versus an accelerated care pathway after cardiac surgery – NIHR   Primary Investigator for THE AFFECT TRIAL, optimum therapy for those with Atrial Fibrillation aFtEr Completing miTral valve repair surgery