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 ConsultantDonateUseful Information Home Patients Mr Vincenzo De Franco Find an Individual Mr Vincenzo De FrancoLast updated: 8 Jan 2026Professional Type: Nursing & Allied Health ProfessionalAreas of Practice: Adult Cardiac and ThoracicRegion: East of EnglandHospitals: Royal Papworth Hospital Profile Committees Addresses Senior Surgical Care Practitioner in cardiothoracic surgery at Royal Papworth Hospital.Training AttendedClinical institution (internal) training and Master of science in surgical care practice. Qualifications & AccreditationsBN (Hons) at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Rome. MSc in Surgical Care Practice at the Anglia Ruskin University - Chelmsford.Additional InformationCurrently undertaking a Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care at the ARU - Cambridge campus. SCTS CommitteesThis individual is or was a member of the following committees, click on any committee to see more information:CommitteeOfficeTerm of OfficeAcademic & ResearchAHP Rep2026 Addresses This individual has not added any addresses to their public profile.