Mr Asif Shah

Asif Shah graduated from the Punjab University in 1997 as medical doctor. Basic surgical training MRCS in 2003 and higher surgical training in cardiothoracic surgery FRCS(C-Th) in 2012 was completed in Ireland by Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In 2014 got the fellowship FECTS by the European Board of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons. After finishing his training in cardiothoracic surgery, Asif finished his training focused on mechanically circulatory support (MCS) & heart lung transplantation at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Dublin. He joined as consultant cardiothoracic surgeon Freeman hospital in 2015 and currently he is clinical lead at department of Cardiac surgery, Freeman Hospital Newcastle England. His main areas of interest are complex mitral valve repair surgery with successful repair in more than 95% of the patients, Off pump coronary revascularisation surgery, Minimally invasive cardiac surgery and heart failure surgery (MCS & heart/lung transplantation).

Complex mitral valve repair surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery off pump (on beating heart) Minimally invasive aortic and mitral valve repair/replacement surgery Irregular Heart rhythm surgery (atrial fibrillation surgery) Heart and Lung transplantation Mechanical Circulatory support surgery ( LVAD, ECMO)