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Aman Coonar, BSc. MBBS MD MRCP FRCS (Eng. &CTh.)
BACKGROUND
President – SCTS – Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in GB & Ireland
Trustee- SCTS
National Clinical Lead for Thoracic Surgery- NHS
Previously
President-elect-SCTS
Thoracic Surgery Committee co-chair- SCTS
Education committee- student engagement and CPD portfolio SCTS
Past president Royal Society of Medicine -cardiothoracic section
Fellow -Lung Transplant, Toronto General Hospital, Canada
Fellow -Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Canada
FRCS(CTh) – London UK Cardiothoracic Surgery Rotation
FRCS – Guy’s & St.Thomas’ Hospitals London UK, General Surgery Rotation
MD – St.George’s Hospital, London UK, Research Fellow
MRCP – Internal Medicine & ICU, London UK
MBBS – University of London
BSc.(Hons) – University of London
OTHER INTERESTS
Lung volume reduction surgery, lung support & lung transplant.
Surgery for thoracic sarcoma.
Chest wall resection/repair, trauma & diaphragm surgery. Pectus and other congenital abnormalities.
Resection of metastases to the chest – PULMICC trial centre.
Airway surgery, sleeve resections, carcinoid tumours.
Mesothelioma surgery – MESOVAT trial main centre.
Surgery for early & advanced cancers, impaired lung function, lung saving surgery, redo surgery.
VATS – Video assisted and minimum access surgery & intervention, bronchoscopy.
Student engagement and CPD lead for SCTS Education committee.
Biomaterials/engineering, new technology, patient safety & monitoring, healthcare quality.
RESEARCH
EDUCATION & TRAINING
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
CTSNET CONTRIBUTIONS
Thymic Tumors—SCTS 2022April 23, 2026- Subxiphoid Uniportal Lung Volume Reduction SurgeryApril 23, 2026