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How/where to get further Advice

If you would like to seek further advice from a specialist consultant, you must consult your General Practitioner first and ask him/her to refer you. You should not approach the consultant directly.

The following hospital Trusts have consultants who have specialist skills in caring for patients with pectus deformities. This list is compiled by city or town.

Consultant	Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bradford Hospital, Bradford Royal Infirmary, Duckworth Lane Bradford BD9 6RJ
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	12
No of operations / year	6
Type of operation	Limited excision supported by Harefield Pattern bar
Comments

Consultant	Mr Morgan, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Bristol Royal Infirmary & the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Bristol BS2 8HW
Age of Patient	Adults and paediatrics
No of patients seen / year	35-40
No of operations / year	25-30
Type of operation	Modified Ravitich without bar
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XW
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	12-15
No of operations / year	3-4
Type of operation	Robicek technique
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter Devon EX2 5DW
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	6-8
No of operations / year	3-4
Type of operation	Robicek's repair with mesh 'hammock'
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	The General Infirmary at Leeds, Great George Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 3EX
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	12
No of operations / year	12
Type of operation	Ravitich
Comments

Consultant	Professor D.A. Lloyd MChir, FRCS, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Mr R Franks, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Alder Hey Childrens Hospital, Eaton Road, Liverpool L12 2AP Tel: 0151 252 5250
Age of Patient	Paediatric
No of patients seen / year
No of operations / year
Type of operation	Nuss procedure
Comments

Consultant	Mr E.M. Kiely FRCS, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Hospital	Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3EH Tel: 020 7405 9200
Age of Patient	Paediatric
No of patients seen / year
No of operations / year
Type of operation	Nuss procedure
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon (two)
Hospital	Great Ormond Street Hospital for children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH
Age of Patient	Paediatric
No of patients seen / year	120
No of operations / year	12-25
Type of operation	WADA sternal turnover for pectus carinatum and Nuss for excavatum
Comments	Numbers increasing as Nuss procedures develop

Consultant	Mr Dussek, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	20
No of operations / year	8-10
Type of operation	Modified Ravitich using bar
Comments	Patients are referred from Marfan Association

Consultant	Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	1-2
No of operations / year
Type of operation
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	St. Bartholomew's & The London NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	Approx. 30
No of operations / year	Approx. 6
Type of operation
Comments

Consultant	Mr George Ladas FRCS FETCS, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Sydney Street London, SW3 6NP
Age of Patient	Adult and Paediatric
No of patients seen / year	10-15
No of operations / year	6-8
Type of operation	Nuss procedure (also in adults), Modified Ravitch
Comments	Also re-do procedures, correction of Pectus carinatum and complex deformities

Consultant	Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9LT
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year
No of operations / year	4
Type of operation	Ravitich
Comments

 

Consultant	Mr Wallis, Consultant Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Cardiothoracic Unit, South Cleveland Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesborough, Cleveland TS4 3BW
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	3-4
No of operations / year	1-2
Type of operation	Ravitich
Comments

Consultant	Mr Leslie Hamilton, Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Hospital	The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospital NHS Trust, The Freeman Hospital, High Heaton Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN
Age of Patient	up to 16 years (and adults with congenital heart disease)
No of patients seen / year	15 – 20 with abnormal chest shape
No of operations / year	5 – 10 for chest wall abnormalities
Type of operation	programme for Nuss procedure started 2004
Comments

Consultant	Mr. Wyn Parry, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Marc van Leuven, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon Both consultant thoracic surgeons have an interest in pectus and other chest wall deformities.
Hospital	Thoracic Surgical Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane Norwich NR4 7UZ
Age of Patient	Adult & paediatric
No of patients seen / year	10-15 but increasing
No of operations / year	6-8
Type of operation	Ravitch with and without bar Nuss procedure
Comments

Consultant	Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road Nottingham NG5 1PB
Age of Patient	Adult
No of patients seen / year	20-25
No of operations / year	10
Type of operation	Modified Ravitich procedure, Nuss procedure
Comments

Consultant	Mr Wheeler, Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon Mr Weeden, Adult Thoracic Surgeon
Hospital	Southampton General Hospital, East Wing, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD
Age of Patient
No of patients seen / year	120
No of operations / year	10-15
Type of operation	Modified Ravitich for adults, Nuss for paediatrics
Comments