Cardiac (Heart)ProceduresAortic Arch Repair Aortic Root Repair Aortic Valve Surgery Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Coronary artery bypass grafts Heart Transplant Mitral Valve Surgery Pericardectomy Thoraco-Abdominal Repair Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implant (TAVI) GlossaryPatient JourneyOutpatient VisitPre-assessment ClinicHospital StayPost DischargeFollow-upMedicationsOutcome DataThoracic (Lungs)ProceduresBronchoscopy Chest Wall surgery Collapsed lung Empyema and Decortication Endobronchial Coils Endobronchial valves Lobectomy Lung Biopsy Lung Transplant Lung volume reduction Pectus Conditions Pleural Biopsy Pneumonectomy Sleeve Resection Thymectomy Tracheal resection Wedge Resection GlossaryPatient JourneyOutpatient VisitPre-assessment ClinicHospital StayPost DischargeFollow-upMedicationOutcome DataCongenital (Children)Congenital Heart Disease OverviewProceduresAtrial Septal Defect (ASD) Atrio Ventricular Septal Defect (AVSD) Coarctation of the Aorta Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Pulmonary Valve Stenosis Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) Tricuspid Atresia Truncus Arteriosus Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) GlossaryPatient JourneyOutpatient VisitPre-assessment ClinicHospital StayFollow-upMedicationsOutcome DataSupport GroupsCardiac Support GroupsThoracic Support GroupsCongenital Support GroupsSCTS Lay RepresentativeWellbeingWound ManagementFind a HospitalFind a ConsultantDonate Home Patients Find a Consultant Mr Norman Paul Briffa Find a Consultant Mr Norman Paul BriffaLast updated: 5 Feb 2024GMC: 2805300Areas of Practice: Adult CardiacRegion: Yorkshire & HumberHospitals: Northern General Hospital and University of Sheffield Profile Cardiac Committees Addresses I am a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon with an adult (no paediatric patients) practice working at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield. I have an interest in heart valve disease including mitral valve repair and minimally invasive heart valve surgery. In addition to carrying out surgeries, I have an outpatient clinic and run the heart valve clinic for the hospital. I have an interest in clinical research and am research lead for our department. Patient Testimonials at http://bit.ly/1E7kRSh View external profile →Training AttendedMedical School University of Sheffield UK Genersal Surgical Training Manchester UK Cardiothoracic Training - West Midlands, UK, Papworth hospital Cambridge, UK Post Doc Research Fellow in Cardiopulmonary Tranplantation Immunology - Stanforf Universoty, California, USQualifications & AccreditationsMB ChB 1983 FRCS (Eng) 1988 FRCS (CTh) 1998 MD 2006Additional InformationCurriculum Vitae Adult Cardiac Surgery SCTS CommitteesThis consultant has not been a member of any SCTS committees. Addresses This consultant has not added any addresses to their public profile. View all Consultants