MB BCh 2003 Wales; FRCS (Cardio) 2014 Eng; CCT (Cardiothoracic Surgery) 2017 (UK)

A/Prof Nishith Patel is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit. He has a specialist interest in total arterial revascularisation for ischaemic heart disease, complex aortic surgery, heart valve surgery, aortic root surgery and atrial fibrillation surgery. A/Prof Patel is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at the University of Auckland. He has an interest in research in aortic disease and aortic dissection. 

A/Prof Patel completed formal training in Cardiothoracic Surgery in leading centres in the UK as detailed below:

• Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol
• Hammersmith Hospital, London
• Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge

He has also held Consultant appointments at Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand and Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.

Areas of specialisation:

• Coronary artery bypass graft surgery
• Aortic valve surgery
• Mitral valve surgery
• Aortovascular surgery
• Atrial fibrillation surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Fellowships and Qualifications 

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS)
        Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
        University of Bristol
• Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MB BCh)(Commendation)
        University of Wales College of Medicine
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology (BSc)(Hons)
        University of Wales College of Medicine

Positions & Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) - Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
        University of Bristol
• Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MB BCh)(Commendation)
        University of Wales College of Medicine
• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology (BSc)(Hons)
        University of Wales College of Medicine

23 May 2018

Cardiothoracic Surgery