David Taggart
Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery
Main interests
- All aspects of cardiovascular surgery
- Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
- Off-pump CABG
- Arterial revascularisation.
Research interests
- Clinical trials, particularly related to CABG. This includes use of arteries, CABG without the bypass machine and a new stent for vein grafts.
I have recently been appointed by the Royal College of Surgeons of England as the lead for cardiothoracic research in the UK. In 2010 I was elected President of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain. Most recently I have been part of the collaborative effort that has brought about the ESC/EACTS joint guidelines on Myocardial Revascularisation.