Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
Affiliations
Teaching and Mentoring
Editorial & Reviewer
Publications
Conference Presentations
Workshops & Training
Conferences Attended
References
Professional Registration
Timeline
Generic

Soumik Pal

Gravesend,United Kingdom

Summary

Driven Clinician with a passion for learning new skills and upgrading existing and new technological advancements. Excels in discussion-driven environments with strong skills in research, communication, and instruction. Works collaboratively with team members to gather and disseminate data for diverse projects.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work history

Clinical Fellow

Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Blackpool
2024.10 - 2025.08
  • Training in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Advanced Training in Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow

St Bartholomews Hospital
London
2021.08 - 2024.09
  • Actively involved with the Endoscopic Mitral valve, Minimally Invasive & Robotics Cardiac Surgery Programme
  • Key Responsibilities

Senior Clinical Fellow

Kings College Hospital
London
2020.12 - 2021.08

Clinical Fellow

Royal Brompton Hospital
London
2018.09 - 2020.11

Visiting Consultant, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

NeotiaGetwel Healthcare
Siliguri, India
2017.08 - 2018.01

Assistant Professor & Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Department

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences
Bengaluru, India
2016.05 - 2017.05
  • Operating Independently & managing theatre list (Both elective & emergency)
  • Teaching Post Doctoral students in performing cardiac surgery and in the operating theatre during specific surgeries
  • Heading up theory lectures and case presentations
  • Teaching Undergraduates on cardiac surgery topics and lecturing Perfusion Technology students
  • Examiner of B.Sc Perfusion technology Students at Rajiv Gandhi Health University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
  • Key Responsibilities

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Artemis Hospital
Gurugram, India
2015.05 - 2016.04

Associate Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Neonatal & Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Max Superspeciality Hospital
New Delhi
2014.06 - 2015.04

Junior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Medica Superspeciality Hospital
Kolkata, India
2013.05 - 2014.05

Senior Resident, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

BR Singh Hospital
Kolkata, India
2013.01 - 2013.04

Post Graduate, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Belgaum, India
2009.08 - 2012.07

Senior Registrar, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

KLE Heart Foundation, KLES DR PrabhakarKore Hospital
Belgaum, India
2009.02 - 2009.07

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute
Puducherry
2008.08 - 2009.01

Post Graduate, General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
Chidambaram, India
2005.05 - 2008.04

Internship, All Specialities

LTMG Hospital
Sion, Mumbai
2002.08 - 2003.08

Education

MCh - CTVS

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
India

MS - General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
India
2001.04 -

MBBS - Medicine

Rural Medical College
India

Master of Science - Medical Education

University College London
London
2024.10 -

Skills

  • Calm under pressure
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication skills
  • Team building
  • Leadership
  • Strategic planning
  • Public Relations

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Bengali
Native

Affiliations

  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)
  • Society of Cardiac & Thoracic Surgeons (SCTS)
  • Indian Association of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery (IACTS)

Teaching and Mentoring

  • Active involvement in teaching since more than a decade. Was involved as a teacher at the post graduate cardiac surgery training in India.
  • In the United Kingdom has been involved in the teaching of junior doctors, with mentor groups and in the departmental teaching. Written protocols for the department and currently mentoring medical students aspiring to be cardiac surgeons.
  • Presently involved with teaching medical students from Queen Mary University on an assignment basis and on rotation to Barts Heart Centre.

Editorial & Reviewer

  • Sectional Editor, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Disease (Springer Publication)
  • Peer Reviewer: For Indian Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Disease.

Publications

  • Should more patients be offered repair for mitral valve endocarditis? A single centre 15 year experience. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2022.
  • Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons for the Treatment of Aortic Disease: A Successful Partnership for Decision-Making and Management of Complex Cases – Journal Of Investigative Medicine – (2021)
  • Establishing the safety of training in off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery: a retrospective comparison of outcomes between trainees and a consultant surgeon – Journal Of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery – 2020
  • Surgery of Aorto Pulmonary Window – A 10 year study, International Journal of Current Scientific Research, 2 (2), 2012
  • Prevention of Sternotomy Infections in Cardiac Surgery – Lifeline Journals of Dr Prabhakar Kore Hospital & MRC, Issue XXI, Aug 2011

Conference Presentations

  • SCTS 2023 : Video presentation : Off- Pump CABG in a mesocardiac Heart
  • Surgery on Pectus Deformity: Thoracoscopic Nuss Bar procedure : A Single Centre Experience, Presented at 68th IACTS Annual Conference, Jaipur, India, 2022
  • Surgical Management of Femoral Artery Pseudoaneurysms, Our Series, 63rd IACTS Annual Conference, Bengaluru, India, 2017
  • KLES Experience of Post Myocardial Infarction VSD, 58th IACTS Annual Conference, Kolkata, India, 2012
  • Aorto-Pulmonary Window – KLEs Experience; ALCAPA – KLEs Experience, 57th IACTS Annual Conference, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, 2011
  • Surgery on Nuss Bar Insertion : A Single Centre Experience, Presented at SCTS 2023, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • Mediastinal Tumour Presenting as Left Lower Lobe Lung Mass, 58th IACTS Annual Conference, Kolkata, India, 2012
  • Our 10 Years Experience with Aortic Aneurysm study of 33 cases, 58th IACTS Annual Conference, Kolkata, India, 2012
  • Traumatic Rupture of Right Bronchus – A case report, 57th IACTS Annual Conference, Mamallapuam, Tamil Nadu, India, 2011

Workshops & Training

  • Navigating the Maze : Barcelona, Spain, 2024
  • Advanced Valve Workshop : Chicago, USA, 2024
  • Robotic Cardiac Surgery : Atlanta, USA, 2024
  • Training on Robotics MIDCAB Surgery : Osci, Belgium 2023
  • Workshop On Surgical AF Ablation – Leuven, Belgium 2023
  • New Appraisal Course 2022
  • Medicolegal Case report writing 2022
  • Good Medical Practice, NIHR, 2021
  • Train The Trainer, London, 2021
  • Leadership in NHS, London, 2021
  • Medical Statistics, Imperial College, London, 2019
  • Leadership & Management, RBH, London, 2019
  • BACIO Meeting, Bristol, 2019
  • Barts Arctic Symposium, London, 2019
  • London Aorta Meeting, London, 2019
  • 4th International Surgical Aspects of Cardiopulmonary Transplantation Course, Newcastle Surgical Training Centre, 2017
  • Cardiac Morphology, UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science, London, 2017
  • LVAD & Heart Failure, New Delhi, India, 2015
  • Aortic Valve Conclave, Ahmedabad, India, 2014
  • Trans-oesophageal Echocardiography, KLE Heart Foundation, Belgaum, India, 2012
  • Mitral Valve Repair by Dr Tawesak, KLE Heart Foundation, Belgaum, India, 2011
  • Thoracic Surgery, Hyderabad, India, 2011
  • Endoscopic Procedures, Chennai, India, 2007
  • Gynaecological Surgeries, Thanjavur Medical College, Tamil Nadu, India, 2007
  • Minimal Access Surgery, New Delhi, India, 2006
  • Advanced Life Support System, RMMCH, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2006
  • Basic Surgical Skills, Ethicon Surgical Institute, Chennai, India, 2005
  • Research Methodology, RMMCH, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India, 2005
  • Trauma Care, LTMG Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India, 2003

Conferences Attended

  • SCTS Annual Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2023
  • EACTS Conference, Milan, Italy, 2022
  • SCTS Annual Conference, London, 2019
  • Annual Conference of IACTS, Bengaluru, India, 2017
  • Annual Conference of IACTS, Lucknow, India, 2016
  • 39th Annual Conference of the Indian Immunology Society (Immunocon), Varanasi, India, 2012
  • Annual Conference of IACTS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 2012
  • Annual Conference of IACTS, Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu, India, 2011
  • Annual Conference of ASI (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Chapter), Kanchipuram, India, 2007
  • Annual Conference of the International Association of Surgeons (Puducherry Chapter), Puducherry, India, 2007

References

  • Mr Ali Zamir Khan
  • Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
  • Blackpool Victoria Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Hospital
  • Blackpool
  • United Kingdom
  • Email : alizamir.khan@nhs.net

Mr Mohamed Elsaegh

Consultant Cardiac & Aortic Surgeon

Blackpool Victoria Teaching NHS Foundation Trust Hospital

Blackpool

United Kingdom

Email: mohamed.elsaegh1@nhs.net

Professional Registration

General Medical Council ( GMC)

Indian Medical Council ( IMC)

West Bengal Medical Council ( WBMC)

Timeline

Master of Science - Medical Education

University College London
2024.10 -

Clinical Fellow

Blackpool Victoria Hospital
2024.10 - 2025.08

Senior Clinical Fellow

St Bartholomews Hospital
2021.08 - 2024.09

Senior Clinical Fellow

Kings College Hospital
2020.12 - 2021.08

Clinical Fellow

Royal Brompton Hospital
2018.09 - 2020.11

Visiting Consultant, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

NeotiaGetwel Healthcare
2017.08 - 2018.01

Assistant Professor & Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Department

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences
2016.05 - 2017.05

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Artemis Hospital
2015.05 - 2016.04

Associate Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Neonatal & Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Max Superspeciality Hospital
2014.06 - 2015.04

Junior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Medica Superspeciality Hospital
2013.05 - 2014.05

Senior Resident, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

BR Singh Hospital
2013.01 - 2013.04

Post Graduate, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
2009.08 - 2012.07

Senior Registrar, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

KLE Heart Foundation, KLES DR PrabhakarKore Hospital
2009.02 - 2009.07

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute
2008.08 - 2009.01

Post Graduate, General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
2005.05 - 2008.04

Internship, All Specialities

LTMG Hospital
2002.08 - 2003.08

MS - General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
2001.04 -

MCh - CTVS

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

MBBS - Medicine

Rural Medical College
Soumik Pal