Prof Raimondo Ascione

Current positions:
Since Aug 2009: Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Translational Research, University of Bristol.
Since Aug 2002: Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, University Hospital Bristol NHS Foundation Trusts.
Since Jan 2015: Director Translational Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol

Employment History
Sept 2013-Aug2015: Clinical Director NHS Bristol Heart Institute
Jul 2010-Mar 2013: Chairman Bristol Heart Institute Research Board
Jun 2008-May 2017: Theme Lead Bristol NIHR Cardiovascular BRU
Jun 2009-Apr 2011: NIHR Clinical Lead Western CLRN Cardiovascular
Aug-2006-Jul 2009: Reader in Cardiac Surgery, Univ. of Bristol
Jun 2004-Oct 2009: NHS Audit Convenor for BHI Hospital
Nov 2003-Oct 2010: NHS R&D Lead for BHI Hospital
Aug 2002-Jul 2007: Garfield Weston Trust Senior Lectureship
Jan 2000-Jul 2002: Research Fellow and Senior Registrar in Cardiac Surgery.

Qualifications:
FRCS ad eundem (Engl), Royal College of Surgeons of England 2004
Master of Surgery, ChM University of Bristol, UK 2002
Specialist Degree in Cardiac Surgery (FRCS CTh equiv) 1999
Italian State Exam to practice in Medicine and Surgery (FRCS equiv) (Hons) 1994
Medical Degree, Univ-Hospital @Federico II@, Naples, Italy 1993

Grant Awards and publications
Prof Ascione has secured in grants approx. �38.5M as PI or co-PI. He has a total of > 250 publications including 178 Google-Scholar-censed publications, 8 book chapters, 21 Reviews and Editorials, and > 50 publications reports in the media or internet. Total citations: 6045; H-Index: 41


Areas of surgical expertise:
-Mitral Valve Repair for degenerative or endocarditis disease
(>600 cases; national expertise, repair rate >90%, survival 99%)
Mitral Valve Replacement (Rheumatic disease)
-Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation (>100 procedures,70% success rate)
-Beating Heart Coronary Bypass Surgery
(>1000 procedures, worldwide expertise, survival 99%)
Aortic Valve Surgery
-Ischemic Heart Failure Surgery (>60 procedures, survival 96%)
Combined coronary and valve surgery
-Redo operations in adults: coronary bypass, aortic or mitral valves disease