The research projects carried out in this unit are aimed at improving protection of the heart, lungs and brain during cardiac surgery and transplantation, in both clinical and basic science research studies. These studies include examining the optimal acid-base regulation protocol used during cardiopulmonary bypass and the effects of roller or centrifugal pumps on microemboli and their effect on cerebral dysfunction, together with the effect of the inlammatory response induced by bypass.

Department of Cardiac Surgical Research

 Cardiac Surgical Research:
Head of Unit:
Mr Graham Venn, MS, FRCS

Research Director:
Dr David Chambers, BSc, PhD

Research Staff:
Dr Elizabeth Balogun (BHF)
Dr Masahiro Fujii (Nippon Medical School)
Dr Dai Nishina (Nippon Medical School)
Miss Darret Grant (MediSite)
Miss Corina Naughton (Special Trustees)

Collaborating Staff:
Dr Alun Brown (Immunology, GKT)
Dr Roland Featherstone (UCL)
Dr Rob Feneck (Dept of Anaesthetics, STH)
Professor Stan Newman (Academic Psychiatry, UCLSM)
Dr Michael Shattock (Cardiovascular Research, STH)
Dr Ryzard T Smolenski (Harefield Hospital)
Dr Chris Speirs (Cardiosolutions)
Professor John Tebby (Chemistry, University of Staffordshire)
Mr Mark Turtle (Cardiothoracic Surgery)
Dr Alice Warley (Pharmacology, GKT)

Latest Publications
The department has focused on patient centred 'clinical research' and has presented and published widely on cardiac and cerebral protection during open heart surgery.