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Understanding Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Repair (TAAA)
One type of procedure to fix the swollen aorta is called ‘Open Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Re...
Mr Ahmed Othman is a distinguished Consultant Cardiac and Aortic Surgeon based at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. He specialises in complex aortic surgery, which includes procedures for the aortic root, aortic arch, and thoraco-abdominal aortic disease.
His expertise includes valve-preserving root surgeries, Ross procedure, aortic arch repair, and open thoraco-abdominal aortic repair. His armamentarium also includes coronary artery bypass grafting including total arterial revascularisation, valve replacement surgeries, surgeries for valve and aortic root infections, and complex multi-redo operations.
Mr Othman began his medical career with a fellowship in Adult Cardiac, Aortic, and Congenital Cardiac Surgery at the Aswan Heart Centre, mentored by Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub. He completed his surgical training in the UK at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, earning his Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Cardiothoracic Surgery (FRCS-CTh) in 2014.
In 2018, Mr Othman further honed his skills as a research scholar at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. Following this, he was awarded the Terumo Aortic Fellowship at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and was subsequently appointed as a consultant in 2020.
Beyond his clinical work, Mr Othman has been actively involved in humanitarian missions through organisations like Chain of Hope England and La Chaîne de L’Espoir, taking cardiac surgery to people in need.

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