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Tom Spyt Obituary

Professor TJ Spyt, MD, FRCS (Eng,Glas), FRCS CTh, FETCS Professor Tomasz Spyt sadly passed away on Monday 13th April 2026.  Tomasz Spyt worked as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust from... Read more

'Trailblazing' surgeon given posthumous award

Photo Source: 'Trailblazing' Hull cardiac surgeon given posthumous award - BBC News Read the article here Read more

Balancing short-term procedural safety with long-term survival in cardiac Surgery.

We are pleased to share a valuable piece of research from the University of Leicester which highlights the long term prognostic benefit of CABG over PCI. Choosing the right heart treatment involves balancing short-term procedural safety with... Read more

From The President's Desk

Resilience and Preparedness

Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations (FSSA) Last week I attended the meeting of the Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations at the RCS of Edinburgh. It was a good look at surgery across the UK and Ireland rather than through... Read more