Ayesha Khan is a lead Clinical Perfusionist at Barts Health NHS Trust London, qualified since 2006. She has a BSc in Biochemistry followed by a BSc in Clinical Science. As part of her extensive time as a Perfusion training mentor she is creator of the MSc Perfusion Trainee Logbook approved for use and available from the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britian and Ireland.  She has been ECMO Lead for the Barts Perfusion Department since 2020 overseeing ECMO operations through the Covid- 19 pandemic and beyond

Blanca has completed a Master of Science in Surgical Care Practice (Cardiothoracic Surgery) with Distinction at Edge Hill University Manchester. Her recent achievements include training in Ultrasound Vein Mapping and successfully passing the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Cardiothoracic Examination. She is part of UHCW Cardiothoracic Education Faculty and coordinates an educational agenda that includes Managed Cardiac Life Support (MCLS) and pathway to cardiothoracic specialism.

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Dr Jon Rosser is a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. He has worked in Sheffield for the last seven years after moving from the Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong. He is an examiner for the British Society of Echocardiography and is the lead author of the ‘Beyond BASIC Cardiac ICU’ course that has been run in several different countries around the world.

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Waqas is the only UK Specialist Registrar in Cardiology & Intensive Care with a particular interest in cardiogenic shock, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. He is chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Trainee Doctors Committee, national trainee representative on the Board of the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine, trainee representative in organ donation at NHS Blood & Transplant London, honorary treasurer critical care section council at Royal Society of Medicine and Co-President at British Transplant Physician Trainees.

Rebecca is Senior Clinical Perfusionist at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. She previously studied for a MPhil in the department of Oncology at the University of Sheffield Medical School, before joining St Bartholomew’s Hospital as a Trainee Perfusionist. Since her move to Sheffield, Rebecca has found a keen interest in complex aortic work.

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Jack is a Senior Clinical Perfusion Scientist at the Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. He has previously worked at St George’s Hospital, the Royal Brompton Hospital, Wythenshawe Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary, and has experience in adult and paediatric cardiopulmonary bypass and ECMO. He is the clinical governance lead at STH, and is passionate about goal directed perfusion, complex aortic surgery and care quality improvement.

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Dr Qasim Majid is a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of Helsinki, specialising in cardiac regeneration and coronary microvascular disease in the context of heart failure. He completed his PhD at Imperial College London, where he investigated novel stem cell-based strategies for post-myocardial infarction cardiac regeneration. A patented inventor and award-winning scientist recognised by the European Society of Cardiology, Dr Majid is committed to advancing therapeutic approaches for a variety of cardiac diseases through innovative research.

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Eva is a Senior Clinical Perfusionist at Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris.  After 2 years working as an emergency nurse in Madrid, she pursued a Master’s degree in Perfusion in Barcelona, a perfusion degree in Paris Diderot University and the European Board Certification. She joined the perfusion team at Bichat Hospital in Paris in 2013, where she gained experience with adult cardiopulmonary bypass, ECMO and x-vivo procedures.