How do I find a surgeon experienced in repairing Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms (TAAs)?

[Recoder_Bill]

I have been diagnosed with an 8cm TAA.

Is anyone in this forum suffering from or had the same condition? I am trying to find a surgeon who has extensive experience of repairing TAAs.

Can anyone out there suggest a suitable surgeon?

[MichaelJH Heart Star]

I could suggest someone but have no personal experience of them as I had a quadruple bypass with underlying medical conditions.

A good starting point would be to look at the surgeons at the top heart hospitals and check their profiles/CVs.

[Zena166]

Hi Bill. Here is a link to the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery that gives a fair amount of information that might help with your decision.

scts.org/surgeons/

Also here is a link to the BHF site which explains ratings.

bhf.org.uk/informationsuppo...

This is a link to the CQC website which gives you the rating for the inspections for each hospital. You will need to filter them.

I hope this helps and you find someone that you’re happy with. Take care. Zena

[BigT2013]

SCTS Website (Society of Cardio Thorasic Surgeon's)

Good help that's how I found my surgeon.

The surgeon I found was actually the surgeon I had he found me😂 I needed a complex valve repair.

[stevejb1810]

SCTS and, dare I say it, Dr Google (helps if they are eminent as it can take a while to trawl through the likely long list of names). Your other option is to go through the websites of your local cardiothoracic centre (wherever that may be).

[Recoder_Bill]

Hi Folks, thanks for all you inputs. I am currently ploughing through websites and data and trying to get a feel for each individual but in the end I reckon that I'll only know if I'm happy with a particular surgeon once I've met and talked with him/her.