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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, off pump coronary revascularisation surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery and heart failure surgery (MCS & heart/lung transplantation).

Qualifications & Accreditations

• FETCS       2014                Fellowship European Board of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons
• FRCS (C-Th)   2012           Intercollegiate Speciality Board of Great Brittan and Ireland
• Diploma in      2010          Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland                                  Cardiothoracic                                                                                                                           
• MRCS             2003          Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
• MBBS              1997          Punjab Medical College, Punjab University Lahore Pakistan