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Professor AungYe Oo

Consultant at St Bartholomew's Hospital

Professor Aung Ye Oo is an esteemed cardiothoracic surgeon with more than 15 years of consultant-grade experience. Practising at Barts Health NHS Trust, Professor Aung Ye Oo has a particular expertise in aortic, valvular and coronary surgery, and minimally-invasive surgical techniques. He is a national and international expert in the field of complex aortic surgery in treatment of aneurysm of arch, descending and Thorac-abdominal aorta.

Professor Aung Ye Oo originally obtained his medical degree in Myanmar, before moving to the UK to pursue specialist cardiothoracic training in London and Liverpool. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1996 then earned a further fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery in 2002. For the following 14 years he was Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, before becoming the Clinical Lead for Aortovascular Surgery at Barts Health in 2017. In addition to his day-to-day responsibilities,

Professor Aung Ye Oo is committed to the dissemination of the latest surgical techniques and hosts the annual Aortovascular Symposium at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He is also a highly sought-after professor, with academic and teaching responsibilities at Barts Heart Centre, the University of Liverpool, and the University of Medicine in Yangon, Myanmar.

Treatments and procedures

  • Aortic root surgery
  • Heart valve surgery 
  • Coronary bypass surgery
  • Aortic valve replacement (minimally invasive)
  • Marfan syndrome 
  • Aortic surgery 
  • Beating heart coronary heart bypass surgery
    • Aortic Arch Surgery
    • Valve Surgery
    • Minimally-invasive cardiac surgery
    • Aortic root surgery including Valve Sparing Root Surgery
    • Descending and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery
    • Minimal access aortic surgery
    • Redo Aortic Surgery

Research interests

Professor Oo's research history is available online.

Leadership roles

  • Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, Barts Heart Centre and NIHR Biomedical Research Unit at Barts, William Harvey Research Institute (2017 - present)
  • Visiting Professor in Cardiac Surgery, University of Medicine 1, Yangon (2016 - present)
  • Honorary Professor in Cardiac Surgery, University of Medicine 2, Yangon (2016 - present)
  • Honorary Professor, University of Liverpool (2015 - present)
     
Speciality
Consultant services Cardiac surgery,Cardiothoracic surgery,Cardiovascular
Languages Spoken Burmese,English
Available for private patient work Yes, find out more
GMC number 4386878
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