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About
Ravi De Silva is a nationally recognised aortic surgeon with an extensive experience of surgery of the aorta and aortic valve repair
Expertise
Ravi De Silva is one of the most experienced aortic arch surgeons in the country, and was recently featured in the BBC documentary ‘Surgeons on the edge of life’. His expertise in aortic surgery also includes repair of the aortic root and aortic valve, and the surgical treatment of patients with connective tissue disorders and bicuspid aortic valve disease.
Ravi De Silva
Background
Ravi De Silva was trained in heart surgery at the Royal Papworth Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, Australia. He subsequently took up a consultant post at the Oxford Heart Centre, and since returning to Royal Papworth in 2014 he has helped develop the aortic surgery team which he leads. He has more than 10 years experience of aortic surgery for which he is renowned as a national expert.
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