Ruhina Alam

• Edinburgh Award 2023 - Digital Skills Specialist
• SCTS Operative Video Prize 2022 (Winner) - Mitral Valve repair: Triangular Resection (https://youtu.be/f6byX1n0BjE)
• SCTS Operative Video Prize 2022 (Runner-up) - Mitral Valve Replacement (https://youtu.be/oyEaLvOiI1w)
• Edinburgh Award for Leadership 2021 - Awarded by University of Edinburgh to students showing exceptional leadership abilities during their study (Achieved during my MSc in Patient Safety & Clinical Human Factors)
• Distinction in MSc in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors , 2018 - 2021
• International Essay Prize 2020: Diagnosis & Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; The Master Surgeon
• Undergraduate Distinction in Physiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine

• Alam R, Ahmed I. Mitral Valve Repair in Infective Endocarditis. July 2022. doi:10.25373/ctsnet.20216768
• GIST: A Review; Ruhina Alam, Md. Margub Hussain; Journal of Surgical Sciences 2012; 16(2); 84-97 https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v16i2.43608
• The SHO On-call: Surgical Specialties – Book; ISBN 9781777247829
• Long Term Outcome of Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Single Centre Experience; S Farid, J M Ali, V Stohlner, Ruhina Alam, P Schofield, S Nashef & R De Silva; Innovations 2018
• Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22: 1507–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00493-9
• Mucinous carcinoma of the breast: Report of two cases; A Rahman, M Rahman, M Momotaz, R Alam, M Hossain, MM Hussain Journal of Surgical Sciences 2013; 17(1); 45-49 https://doi.org/10.3329/jss.v17i1.43710
• Undetected carriage explains apparent Staphylococcus aureus acquisition in a non-outbreak healthcare setting. Journal Of Infection 83 (2021): 332 – 338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2021.07.016
• SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia 2022, 77, 28–39. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15563
• Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458
• COVIDSurg Collaborative, Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, British Journal of Surgery, Volume 108, Issue 1, January 2021, Pages 88–96, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa051
• Elective Cancer Surgery in Covid-19-free Surgical Pathways during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An International, Multicentre, Comparative Cohort Study https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.20.01933
• Effects of pre-operative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery an international prospective cohort study. Anaesthesia 2021; 76: 1439–41. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15560
• SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. BJS, 2021, 1–8. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093%2Fbjs%2Fznab101
• Variation between hospitals in outcomes following cardiac surgery in the UK. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2019; 101: 333–341. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2019.0029
• (2020), Delaying surgery for patients with a previous SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Br J Surg, 107: e601-e602. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.12050
• Mortality & Pulmonary Complications in Patients undergoing surgery with peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection: An international cohort study. Lancet. 2020 Jul 4;396(10243):27-38 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31182-X

Clinical Trials:

• Co Principal Investigator, Post-market registry of the AMDS for the treatment of acute DeBakey Type I Dissection: PROTECT Registry. 3rd highest recruiter in the World (out of 29 centres worldwide)

• Associate Principal Investigator, PACeS (Anticoagulation for New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after CABG)- Second highest recruiter in the United Kingdom

• Sub Principal Investigator, Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion for Prophylactic Stroke Reduction Trial
  (LeAAPS) - Second highest recruiter in the United Kingdom

• Associate Principal Investigator, Optimum therapy for those with Atrial Fibrillation aFtEr Completing miTral valve repair surgery (AFFECT) - Site due to open shortly

Original Research:

Pattern of Distant Metastasis in Breast Malignancy: A cross-sectional observational study

Co-Researchers: Professor Dr. Md. Margub Hussain (dr.margub@gmail.com) Prof. (Dr.) A.M.M. Shariful Alam (nicrh2002@gmail.com)

This was also presented at International Cancer Congress 2014 in the Young Investigators Session

• Audit of CXR Practice in Thoracic Surgical Patients - Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Birmingham - 2020
• Assessment of Lymph Node Dissection in Surgical Management of Non-small cell Lung Cancer - Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Birmingham - 2019
• Guideline for Management of Visual disturbance post Cardiac Surgery - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Brighton & Sussex University Hospital - 2018
• Use of Haemostatic Checklist to reduce return to theatre rate in Cardiac Surgery - Department of Cardiac Surgery, Brighton & Sussex University Hospital - 2018/2019
• Assessment of Completion of pre-operative paperwork in pre-operative assessment clinic (PAC) - Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - 2016

• Coordinator, Regional Teaching for Trainees in Cardiothoracic Surgery, East of England Deanery; August 2023 - July 2025
• Blended Learning Fellow, Health Education England, 2022-2023
• Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Medicine (with Clinical education) - University Of Cambridge, 2018
• Faculty, SCTS Non Medical Prescribing course - 5 February 2022
• Facilitator, Birmingham Review Course 2020
• Faculty Member, SCTS-Ionescu University Allied Health Professionals Day at the SCTS Annual Meeting 2019, London - 10 March 2019
• Faculty Member, SCTS AHP University Day, Glasgow - 19 March 2018
• Faculty Member, SCTS Core Skills Course for Nurses - 27 October 2017

• Mitral Valve Repair: Haircut Technique - Case video presentation for 2023 Mitral Conclave, New York, USA
• Mitral Valve Repair: Haircut Technique - Case video presentation for SCTS Annual Meeting 2023, Birmingham, UK.
• Mitral Valve Repair in Infective Endocarditis - AATS Annual Meeting Mitral Conclave 2022, May 13 - May 17, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Rigid Sternal Fixation to Prevent Sternal Instability & Dehiscence in High-risk Patients After Cardiac Surgery: Early Experience - SCTS Annual Meeting 2022, May 8 - May 10, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
• Minimally Invasive Dual-Cavity Double-Crown Technique for Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair - The Birmingham Technique - SCTS Virtual Annual Meeting 2021, May 9-11, 2021
• Can a Haemostatic Checklist reduce Return to Theatre Rate in Cardiac Surgery - Accepted for Presentation for SCTS Annual Meeting 2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
• Anastomotic Stenosis after Aortic Interposition Graft in Type A Dissection Repair - Accepted for Presentation for SCTS Annual Meeting 2020 (Cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
• Can a Haemostatic Checklist reduce Return to Theatre Rate in Cardiac Surgery - Cambridge QI International Conference 2020, 22 February 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Lymph node dissection in Surgical Management of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer - Cambridge QI International Conference 2020, 22 February 2020, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Can a Haemostatic Checklist reduce Return to Theatre Rate in Cardiac Surgery - 11 Annual Meeting of Scandinavian Association of Thoracic Surgery, 4-6 September 2019, Stockholm, Sweden
• Anastomotic Stenosis after Aortic Interposition Graft in Type A Dissection Repair - 11 Annual Meeting of Scandinavian Association of Thoracic Surgery, 4-6 September 2019, Stockholm, Sweden
• Development & Pilot Evaluation of a Haemostatic Checklist in Cardiac Surgery - 28 Annual Scientific Meeting of Association of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia, 24-27 October 2018, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
• Journal Club: Two Year outcomes of surgical treatment of Severe Ischaemic Mitral Regurgitation - Regional Cardiothoracic Teaching of East of England Deanery - January 2017
• Journal Club: Endovascular Repair of Type A Aortic Dissection-Long Term result of instead Trial - Regional Cardiothoracic Teaching of East of England Deanery - August 2016
• Pattern of Distant Metastases in Breast malignancy: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study - International Cancer Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2014

• LED (Locally Employed Doctors) Champion (Representative for LEDs), Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge; September 2024 - Current
• SCTS Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Working Group ; Appointed Member 2022-2025
• Student Representative , PG Certificate in Simulation in Clinical Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 2022 - 2023
• Student Representative, MSc in Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors, University of Edinburgh , 2018-2021
• Winner of Edinburgh Award for Student Leadership - Granted by University of Edinburgh, 2021

• Acute Aortic Syndromes, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - November 2022
• Aortic Isthmus Symposium , Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - November 2022
• UK Masterclass in Cardiothoracic Organ Retrieval, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support , Heart Research UK, Cambridge- April 2022
• EACTS Academy Fundamental of Cardiac Surgery Part 3 Course - December 2021
• EACTS Academy Fundamental of Cardiac Surgery Part 2 Course - September 2021
• EACTS Academy Fundamentals of Cardiac Surgery Part 1 Course - April 2021
• EACTS Academy Thoracic Surgery Lecture Series - April - June 2021
• Birmingham Review Course - September 2020
• EACTS Academy Thoracic Surgery Part I Course, Windsor - April 2019
• Derriford Hospital Aortic & Mitral wetlab, Plymouth - November 2018
• Oxford VATS Simulation Workshop, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - October 2018
• Informed Consent: Sharing the Decision (ICONS), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - October 2018
• Cardiac Advanced Life Support (CALS) - Train the Trainers, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester - November 2017
• Introduction to Good Clinical Practice, National Institute for Health Research - November 2017
• Theory & Practice of Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - October 2017
• Training the Trainers: Developing Teaching Skills, The Royal College of Surgeons of England - June 2017
• Papworth ECMO Course, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - June 2017
• PAR Aortic Course, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds (Approved by SCTS) - May 2017
• How to write a Surgical Paper, The Royal College of Surgeons of England - March 2017
• Specialty Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery, SCTS - November 2016
• PAR Excellence Course, Yorkshire Heart Centre, Leeds (Approved by SCTS) - November 2016
• Intensive Care Ultrasound Course, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - November 2016
• VATS Wetlab, International VATS Symposium, London - October 2016
• CABG + Aortic Valve replacement wet lab; Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - September 2016
• Manchester Surgical Skills Course, University of Manchester (Organized by SCTS) - June 2016
• ALS, Resuscitation council UK - June 2016
• London Core Review Course in Cardiothoracic Surgery - May 2016
• Cardiac Advanced Life Support, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - February 2016
• ATLS, The Royal College of Surgeons of England - January 2016
• Mitral Repair and Replacement Wet lab, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - November 2015
• A day in the life of a Cardiothoracic Surgeon, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - November 2015
• CCrISP, The Royal College of Surgeons of England - January 2015
• Basic Surgical Skills, The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - October 2012

• Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council Bangladesh A-51115
• General Medical Council United Kingdom - 7431921
• Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, United Kingdom - 84906
• Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons in Great Britain & Ireland (SCTS)
• European Association of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
• British Medical Association