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Mr Chukwuemeka qualified from the University of London (St. Thomas’ Hospital Medical School) in 1992 and completed general and cardiothoracic surgical training in London and in Toronto. He is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Medical Director at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute. He was previously Chief of Service (Clinical Director) of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery.

His practise encompasses the broad spectrum of heart surgery and his specialist interests include surgery for ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery bypass surgery), aortic valve surgery (including TAVI) and surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms. He has pioneered the development of sutureless aortic valve implantation in the UK.

Between 2008 and 2014 he served on the Clinical Expert Panel in Cardiac Surgery, the Cardiovascular Clinical Leadership Advisory Group, and the Future Cardiac Technologies Advisory Group at NHS London as well as the Cardiac Steering Group for the Northwest London Cardiac and Stroke Network. He was co-chair of the Cardiac Advisory Group at NHS London and a member of the Cardiac Strategic Clinical Leadership Group, NHS England (London).

Previously an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland, where he chaired the Cardiac Surgery Committee, he also served as Regional Specialty Advisor in Cardiothoracic Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons of England) and was Director of the Cardiothoracic Skills Course at Royal College of Surgeons of England. He served as a member of the Medical Technologies Advisory Committee at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) from 2012-2015 and was also appointed to the National Clinical Reference Group for Cardiac Surgery in 2013.

Currently, he serves on the NHS England(London) - Clinical Senate Council, the NHS England - Cardiac Services Clinical Reference Group (CRG) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Training Attended

1987-1992 St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, University of London.

1992-1996 Basic Surgical Training (Royal Brompton, Hammersmith, Guy's and St Thomas').

1997-2005 Higher Surgical Training (London - Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital).

2004-5 Fellow, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto

Qualifications & Accreditations

1992 MB BS

1996 FRCS(England)

2004 MD(London)

2004 FRCS(CTh)

2004 LLB(Hons)