About
The Society
Established in 2015
The Society was formed in September 2015 with the organising committee as founding members. We are a voluntary organisation aiming to promote the safety and teaching in minimally invasive techniques in Cardiac Surgery.
The scope of the society will be to:
1. Hold an annual meeting
2. Develop training through membership and fellowship schemes.
3. Work with industry to co-ordinate surgical techniques with newer technologies.
President:
Toufan Bahrami
Harefield Hospital
Past Presidents:
Joseph Zacharias
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Tony De Souza
Royal Brompton Hospital
Steve Hunter
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Steering Committee:
Chairman
Ranjit Deshpande
Kings College Hospital
Secretary
Paul Modi
Liverpool Heart Hospital
Treasurer
Max Baghai
Kings College Hospital
Educational & Research Secretary
Hunaid Vohra
Bristol Royal Informary
Website Secretary
Royal Sussex County Hospital
BISMCS Registry Secretary
South Tees Hospital
Advisory Committee Members:
Inder Birdi - Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals
Franco Ciulli - Bristol Royal Infirmary
Clinton Lloyd - University Hospitals Plymouth
Mike Tolan - Blackrock Clinic, Dublin
Roberto Casula - Hammersmith Hospital
Renzo Pessotto - Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Lognathen Balacumaraswami - Royal Stoke University Hospital
Rashmi Yadav - Royal Brompton Hospital
Vassilios Avlonitis - Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital
Gianluca Lucchese - Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital
Selvaraj Shanmuganathan - Liverpool Heart Hospital
Grzegorz Laskawski - Blackpool Victoria Hospital