Dr David Bleetman

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Doctor Details

2024/01/25

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Dr David Bleetman

Designations:

Associate Consultant, Adult Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, Singapore

Qualifications:

MBBS (UK), FRCS-CTh (UK)

Specialties/Sub-specialties:

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Clinical Disciplines/Programmes:

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiothoracic & Vascular (Heart, Lung & Blood Vessel) Surgery

Special Interests:

Aortic Surgery, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

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Biosketch

Raised in the United Kingdom, Dr David Bleetman graduated in Medicine from the University of Oxford and University College London. He completed specialist cardiothoracic surgical training in the London Deanery, with appointments at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, King’s College Hospital, and the Royal Brompton Hospital. In 2021, he was awarded the McCormack Medal as the highest-performing candidate in the FRCS examination, as well as the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) Thoracic Medal for his academic work. He subsequently undertook an international fellowship as the Eleanor Peel Travelling Fellow at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne. His clinical interests include aortic surgery, with an academic focus on translational research.

Awards

2024 - Eleanor Peel Foundation Travelling Fellow
2021 - McCormack Medal (Gold)

Journals & Publications

Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery.
Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network; Rogers LJ, Vaja R, BLEETMAN D, Ali JM, Rochon M, Sanders J, Tanner J, Lamagni TL, Talukder S, Quijano-Campos JC, Lai F, Loubani M, Murphy GJ.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Dec 2;12(12):CD013332. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013332.pub2.PMID: 39620424
Multimodality Imaging in the Management of a Circumflex Artery to Superior Vena Cava Fistula.
BLEETMAN D, Kang L, De Bono J, Cowie B, Muir N, Newcomb A, Raman J.Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2024 Feb 9;2(2):234-235. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2023.12.023. eCollection 2024 Jun.PMID: 39790134OCT 2022
The impact of complete versus partial preservation of the sub-valvular apparatus on left ventricular function in mitral valve replacement.
Ng Yin Ling C, Avci Demir F, BLEETMAN D, Eskandari M, Khan H, Baghai M, Deshpande R, Monaghan MJ, Wendler O.J Card Surg. 2022 Dec;37(12):4598-4605. doi: 10.1111/jocs.17049. Epub 2022 Oct 25.PMID: 36284463
Should more patients be offered repair for mitral valve endocarditis? a single-centre 15-year experience.
Ng Yin Ling C, BLEETMAN D, Pal S, Leung HCK, Khan H, Whitaker D, Wendler O, Deshpande R, Baghai M.J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 Sep 30;17(1):243. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-01997-2.PMID: 36180915
National survey of variations in practice in the prevention of surgical site infections in adult cardiac surgery, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network. Electronic address: [email protected]; National Cardiac Benchmarking Collaborative; Public Health England; Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network.J Hosp Infect. 2020 Dec;106(4):812-819. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016. Epub 2020 Sep 19.PMID: 32956785
A systematic review and meta-analysis of endovascular versus open surgical repair for the traumatic ruptured thoracic aorta. Harky A, BLEETMAN D, Chan JSK, Eriksen P, Chaplin G, MacCarthy-Ofosu B, Theologou T, Ambekar S, Roberts N, Oo A.J Vasc Surg. 2020 Jan;71(1):270-282. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.05.01. Epub 2019 Jul 18.PMID: 31327611
Variation between hospitals in outcomes following cardiac surgery in the UK Soppa G, Theodoropoulos P, Bilkhu R, Harrison DA, Alam R, Beattie R, BLEETMAN D, Hussain A, Jones S, Kenny L, Khorsandi M, Lea A, Mensah K, Hici TN, Pinho-Gomes AC, Rogers L, Sepehripour A, Singh S, Steele D, Weaver H, Klein A, Fletcher N, Jahangiri M.Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2019 May;101(5):333-341. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0029. Epub 2019 Mar 11.PMID: 30854865
The impact of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol compliance on morbidity from resection for primary lung cancer Rogers LJ, BLEETMAN D, Messenger DE, Joshi NA, Wood L, Rasburn NJ, Batchelor TJP.J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Apr;155(4):1843-1852. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2017.10.151. Epub 2017 Dec 19.PMID: 29352586
Aortic Valve Replacement. Are we spoilt for choice? Bashir M, Harky A, BLEETMAN D, Adams B, Roberts N, Balmforth D, Yap J, Lall K, Shipolini A, Oo A, Uppal R.Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Autumn;29(3):265-272. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2017.08.003. Epub 2017 Aug 18.PMID: 28935509
The foreign body that never was: the effects of confirmation bias. Pang D, Bleetman A, BLEETMAN D, Wynne M.Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2017 Jun 2;78(6):350-351. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.6.350.PMID: 28614014 No abstract available.

Professional Memberships

SCTS, RCS

2026/02/10