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.
Special interests
- Mitral valve repair
- Tricuspid valve repair
- AF ablation
- Revision valve surgery
Research interests
- Valvular heart disease
- Myocardial protection
Contact details
Tracy Jubber: 01865 220442
Email: tracy.jubber@ouh.nhs.uk
Private
Heather Booker: 07503 196825
Email: ranasayeed@doctors.org.uk
Mr Rana Sayeed - Nuffield Health