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 treatments 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 Douglas George West Find a Consultant Mr Douglas George WestLast updated: 4 Jan 2023GMC: 4446000Areas of Practice: ThoracicRegion: South WestHospitals: Bristol Royal Infirmary Profile Thoracic Committees Addresses Co-chair, audit committee and thoracic audit lead. Member, professional standards committee. Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) cardiothoracic surgery national clinical lead. Vice Chair, NICE 2019 lung cancer guideline development committee. Thoracic Surgeon and Joint Clinical Lead for Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Bristol.Training AttendedEdinburgh Univeristy Medical School Hammersmith Hospitals Basic Surgical Training Scheme Scottish Higher Surgical Training Programme in Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Fellow in Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation, University of Toronto / Toronto General Hospital Thoracic Surgery This consultant has been a part of the following outcomes audits, please click on any outcomes audit to see their data: National Lung Cancer Audit - 2017 SCTS CommitteesThis consultant is or was a member of the following committees, click on any committee to see more information:CommitteeOfficeTerm of OfficeAuditChair2017 - 2022Board of RepresentativesThoracic Surgery Representative Deputy2021-2024Board of RepresentativesMember-Executive CommitteeAudit Sub-Committee Co-Chair2019 - 2022Professional StandardsMember2021 - 2023Thoracic SurgeryGIRFT Lead2019 - 2022Thoracic SurgeryAudit Lead2019 - 2022 Addresses This consultant has not added any addresses to their public profile. View all Consultants