Dr. Matthew J. Stagg MB (Hons.) ChB (Hons) FRCA FFICM
Consultant in Cardiothoracic / Aortic Anaesthesia & Critical Care Medicine
Personal Interests
Major Aortic and Aortic Arch Surgery
Acute Aortic Dissection Management and Pathophysiology
Hypothermic Arrest
Complex Cardiac Surgery
Biography
Areas of Specialist Clinical Practice
Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative management of adult patients for:
Standard access and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery (MICS) including Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve repair or replacement, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) / Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) repair, Myxoma removal and Myomectomies.
Standard access, Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) and Robotic Assisted Thoracic Surgery (RATS) including wedge resection, lobectomies and pneumonectomy, pleural biopsies, bullectomies, rib resection/fixation and tracheal stenting.
Major Aortic Surgery including acute and chronic Type A Dissections and Aneurysms.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI) by all access routes.
Advanced Cardiac mechanical support including ECMO.
Electrophysiology (EP) procedures, Coronary Angiography, Heart defect device closures and Cardiac Pacemaker / Defibrillator implantations and removals.
Transoesophageal Echocardiography.
Pre- and post- operative Intensive Care Medicine management for patients requiring all forms of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology procedures.
Medical Management and Leadership
Medical Research
Medical Law and Ethics including Expert Witness reports
Professional Clinical Roles
Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian.
Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, London.
Fellow of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, London.
Member of The Academy of Medical Educators.
Member of the Association for Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Critical Care (ACTACC)
Member of the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care (EACTAIC)
Member of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation (ELSO)
Member of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM)
Member of the Expert Witness Institute (EWI)
Member of the British Medical Association (BMA)
Member of the Medical Protection Society (MPS)
Member of the Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK)
