Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Languages
Affiliations
Teaching and Mentoring
Editorial & Reviewer
Publications
Conference Presentations
Workshops & Training
Conferences Attended
References
Professional Registration
Timeline
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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
10.2024 - 08.2025
  • Training in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Advanced Training in Endoscopic Cardiac Surgery

Senior Clinical Fellow

St Bartholomews Hospital
London
08.2021 - 09.2024
  • Actively involved with the Endoscopic Mitral valve, Minimally Invasive & Robotics Cardiac Surgery Programme
  • Key Responsibilities

Senior Clinical Fellow

Kings College Hospital
London
12.2020 - 08.2021

Clinical Fellow

Royal Brompton Hospital
London
09.2018 - 11.2020

Visiting Consultant, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

NeotiaGetwel Healthcare
Siliguri, India
08.2017 - 01.2018

Assistant Professor & Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Department

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences
Bengaluru, India
05.2016 - 05.2017
  • 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
05.2015 - 04.2016

Associate Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Neonatal & Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Max Superspeciality Hospital
New Delhi
06.2014 - 04.2015

Junior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Medica Superspeciality Hospital
Kolkata, India
05.2013 - 05.2014

Senior Resident, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

BR Singh Hospital
Kolkata, India
01.2013 - 04.2013

Post Graduate, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Belgaum, India
08.2009 - 07.2012

Senior Registrar, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

KLE Heart Foundation, KLES DR PrabhakarKore Hospital
Belgaum, India
02.2009 - 07.2009

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute
Puducherry
08.2008 - 01.2009

Post Graduate, General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
Chidambaram, India
05.2005 - 04.2008

Internship, All Specialities

LTMG Hospital
Sion, Mumbai
08.2002 - 08.2003

Education

MCh - CTVS

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
India

MS - General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
India
04.2001 -

MBBS - Medicine

Rural Medical College
India

Master of Science - Medical Education

University College London
London
10.2024 -

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
10.2024 -

Clinical Fellow

Blackpool Victoria Hospital
10.2024 - 08.2025

Senior Clinical Fellow

St Bartholomews Hospital
08.2021 - 09.2024

Senior Clinical Fellow

Kings College Hospital
12.2020 - 08.2021

Clinical Fellow

Royal Brompton Hospital
09.2018 - 11.2020

Visiting Consultant, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

NeotiaGetwel Healthcare
08.2017 - 01.2018

Assistant Professor & Consultant, Cardiac Surgery Department

Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences
05.2016 - 05.2017

Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Artemis Hospital
05.2015 - 04.2016

Associate Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Neonatal & Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Max Superspeciality Hospital
06.2014 - 04.2015

Junior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Adult Cardiac Surgery

Medica Superspeciality Hospital
05.2013 - 05.2014

Senior Resident, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

BR Singh Hospital
01.2013 - 04.2013

Post Graduate, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
08.2009 - 07.2012

Senior Registrar, Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery

KLE Heart Foundation, KLES DR PrabhakarKore Hospital
02.2009 - 07.2009

Assistant Professor, General Surgery

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute
08.2008 - 01.2009

Post Graduate, General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
05.2005 - 04.2008

Internship, All Specialities

LTMG Hospital
08.2002 - 08.2003

MS - General Surgery

Rajah Muthiah Medical College
04.2001 -

MCh - CTVS

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

MBBS - Medicine

Rural Medical College
Soumik Pal