Cardiothoracic Surgery consultants

Mr Antonios Kourliouros is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He trained in cardiothoracic surgery within the London rotation and sub-specialised in heart and lung transplantation at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.

Mr Kourliouros is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in cardiothoracic surgery and obtained his PhD from St George's University of London.

Contact details

Linda Dequental: 01865 223735

Email: linda.dequental@ouh.nhs.uk

Head of Programme for Aortic Surgery

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NHS PA Tel: 01865 572819
NHS PA Email: sue.foster@ouh.nhs.uk

Private practice

Heart Surgery Specialist UK | Cardiac Surgeon Oxford

Biography

George Krasopoulos is an experienced Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at the Oxford Heart Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, and leads the Aortic Surgery Programme at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He has practised as a consultant cardiac surgeon since 2008 and joined the Oxford Heart Centre in July 2013.

He completed his specialist cardiothoracic surgical training in England, undertaking higher surgical training at several leading London hospitals. He obtained his PhD in 1999 and subsequently completed an advanced fellowship in cardiovascular and aortic surgery at Toronto General Hospital, Canada, under the mentorship of the internationally recognised cardiac surgeon Professor Tirone David.

In 2019, he was awarded the title of Honorary Professor in Cardiac Surgery. Alongside his clinical responsibilities, he maintains academic affiliations with several UK universities and is actively involved in clinical research, surgical education, the training of future cardiac surgeons and the development of advanced cardiac surgical techniques.

Mr Krasopoulos has extensive experience across the full spectrum of adult cardiac surgery, with particular expertise in complex aortic and reconstructive heart surgery. His specialist practice also encompasses complex coronary artery bypass surgery, heart valve procedures and surgical treatments of abnormal heart rhythms and pericardial disease. A central focus of his surgical practice is the use of less invasive techniques wherever clinically appropriate. He incorporates advanced surgical approaches designed to minimise surgical trauma, reduce postoperative pain and promote a faster, more comfortable recovery, while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and surgical effectiveness.

Mr Krasopoulos places particular emphasis on individualised patient care, combining extensive surgical experience with contemporary techniques and evidence-based practice. His approach is centred on selecting the most appropriate treatment for each patient, with a commitment to clear communication, collaborative decision-making and achieving the best possible clinical outcomes.

Specialty interests

• Complex aortic surgery

  • Aortic valve repairs / replacements

  • Aortic root repairs / reconstructions / replacements

  • Thoracic aortic aneurysms

  • Frozen elephant trunk aortic arch repairs

  • Hybrid repairs

• Complex coronary artery bypass surgery

  • Multiple arterial grafts

  • Beating heart surgery (off pump)

• Arrhythmia surgery

  • Hybrid Convergent Procedure

  • Concomitant Cardioablation

  • Surgery for left atrial appendage

• Surgery to other structural heart diseases (endocarditic abscesses, septal defects, tricuspid valve disease, heart trumas)

• Surgery for pericardial diseases

• Less invasive procedures

• Member of the Oxford - Complex Aortic Team

• Member of the Oxford - TAVI Team

Research interests

George Krasopoulos is actively involved in clinical and translational cardiovascular research, with a particular focus on improving surgical techniques, patient safety and long-term outcomes following cardiac surgery.

A major area of his research focuses on complex diseases of the aorta, including aortic aneurysms and dissections. His recent work has investigated long-term outcomes following major aortic surgery, the impact of inflammation of the aorta (aortitis), and the importance of specialist follow-up. He has also contributed to national research examining inequalities in access to diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care for patients with aortic disease.

His wider research interests include coronary artery bypass surgery, the performance and durability of bypass grafts, advances in heart valve treatments and the assessment of patients' quality of life following cardiac interventions. He has also contributed to collaborative research investigating cardiovascular inflammation, abnormal heart rhythms and the effectiveness of antiplatelet treatments.

George Krasopoulos has published extensively in international peer-reviewed medical journals and collaborates with multidisciplinary clinical and academic teams. His research is driven by a commitment to translating scientific evidence into safer, more effective and individualised treatments that improve patients' recovery and long-term health.

George Krasopoulos - ResearchGate

George Krasopoulos – Google Scholar

Contact details

Lisa Jones: 01865 221121
Email: lisa.jones@ouh.nhs.uk

Sue Foster: 01865 220269
Email: sue.foster@ouh.nhs.uk

Private practice

Vivek Srivastava

Biography

Mr Vivek Srivastava completed his surgical training in India and then the UK, finishing off with a specialist fellowship in minimally-invasive and robotic cardiac surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, USA.

He was appointed at the John Radcliffe Hospital in February 2018 as Consultant Cardiac Surgeon with mitral subspecialty interest. His clinical interests include minimally-invasive valve surgery and he has been instrumental in setting this up at the John Radcliffe Hospital.

Vivek is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), a member of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS) and a member of the Indian Association of Cardiovascular-Thoracic Surgeons (IACTS).

His other interests include education and training, and he is Chair of the Departmental Surgical Training Committee. He is a member of the Education Subcommittee of SCTS, and has been appointed as a member of the Surgical Specialty Board for Cardiothoracic Surgery of RCSEd and its Webinar Lead.

He is also interested in general management and has earned an MBA at Oxford Brookes University.

Specialty interests

• Adult cardiac surgery

• Mitral valve surgery especially mitral valve repair

• Tricuspid valve surgery

• Multivalve surgery

• Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery

• Coronary artery surgery

• Surgery for atrial fibrillation

Contact details

Tracy Jubber: 01865 220442
Email: tracy.jubber@ouh.nhs.uk

Private practice

Heather Booker: 07503 196825
Email: ranasayeed@doctors.org.uk

Mr Rana Sayeed - Nuffield Health

Biography

Mr Rana Sayeed studied Medical Sciences at the University of Cambridge before graduating from Oxford University Medical School in 1991.

After completing postgraduate basic surgical and medical training, he returned to Cambridge for his PhD studying altered gene expression in heart disease as a Medical Research Council Clinical Training Fellow.

He specialised in cardiothoracic surgery at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, followed by a Fellowship in General Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplantation at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Cardiothoracic Surgery and a Member of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Rana was appointed as a Consultant in Oxford in 2007. He performs all aspects of adult cardiac surgery and has specialist expertise in mitral valve surgery, particularly mitral valve repair. He was Clinical Lead for Cardiac Surgery over 2009-13 and was re-appointed to this role in September 2019; he is also Head of Programme for Complex Mitral Valve Surgery.

He is active in training in cardiothoracic surgery as the regional Training Programme Director for Cardiothoracic Surgery and a Member of the Specialty Advisory Committee for Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons. He also examines senior cardiothoracic surgical trainees for the Royal College of Surgeons as Chair of the Intercollegiate Specialty (exam) Board.

Specialty interests

• Mitral valve repair

• Tricuspid valve repair

• AF ablation

• Revision valve surgery

Research interests

• Valvular heart disease

• Myocardial protection

Contact details

Carol Perryman: 01865 226656
Email: carol.perryman@ouh.nhs.uk

Biography

Oxford Thoracic Surgery has excellent results having received positive outlier status for good practice in the English National Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication for the year 2018 and 2019.

Oxford Thoracic Surgery was identified as an example of good practice for achieving high resection rates in the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) review by pre-habilitation programmes.

Our CT follow-up programme after lung cancer surgery offers every patient who has their lung cancer operated on in our department the opportunity for protocolised follow-up care via CT scanning for five years.

For the small number of patients who develop further disease, our programme has been shown to identify the majority of this disease at a stage when further radical treatments may be offered.

Thoracic Surgery patients in Oxford have the opportunity to enter into studies including VIOLET Trial (lung cancer), MIST3 (pleural infection) and ORIF (rib fixation in trauma).

Specialty interests

• Diagnosis, staging, treatment and palliation of primary and secondary lung cancer and other cancer by minimally-invasive, open and endobronchial techniques.

• VATS lung cancer, parathyroidectomy, endobronchial and surgical lung volume reduction and trauma including rib fixation.

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Sharon Florey: 01865 220240
Email: sharon.florey@ouh.nhs.uk

Private practice

Sharon Florey
Email: francescothoracicpp@gmail.com

Biography

Mr Francesco Di Chiara is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals, where he introduced uniportal VATS surgery (single incision key-hole).

He has been involved in teaching peer consultant colleagues. He regularly performs advanced cases including sleeve lobectomies, chest wall resections and segmentectomies with this technique.

Furthermore he has worked alongside the multidisciplinary team to improve the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway following thoracic surgery. He has several active collaborations acting as an educator in minimally-invasive thoracic surgery at an international level.

His background experience includes cardiothoracic transplantation and cardiac surgery.

He has an interest in chest wall, thoracic spinal and trauma surgery and is the Principal Investigator for Oxford in a national randomised control trial on the management of rib fractures funded by NIHR.

He regularly delivers anatomy teachings for students at Oxford University Medical School.

Specialty interests

• Lung cancer

• Sarcoma

• Chest wall surgery

• Diaphragmatic surgery

• Rib fixation

Contact details

Carol Perryman: 01865 226656
Email: carol.perryman@ouh.nhs.uk

Private practice

Carol Perryman
Email: carol.perryman@ouh.nhs.uk

Biography

Mr Stavroulias has been a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals since 2013, having been a Fellow Thoracic Surgeon at Guy's and St.Thomas' Hospital, London, Nottingham City Hospital and Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.

He trained in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery in Parma, Italy.

Oxford consistently demonstrates high resection rates for primary lung cancer offering more patients the opportunity for cure by undergoing surgery.

Oxford Thoracic Surgery has excellent results having received positive outlier status for good practice in the English National Lung Cancer Clinical Outcomes Publication for the year 2018 and 2019.

Specialty interests

• VATS lobectomy for lung cancer

• VATS thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and/or tumours of the mediastinum

• Chest trauma surgery

• Chest sarcoma surgery

• Surgery for locally advanced lung cancer

• Chest deformities: pectus surgery and/or bracing