Mr Aziz Momin

Mr Aziz Momin graduated in medicine from Kings College Hospital, University of London, in 1997, and subsequently obtained his MRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was awarded a clinical research fellowship at the British Heart Foundation Laboratories of Professor Ajay Shah at Kings College Hospital and Medical School.

Having completed his MD Clinical Research Fellowship in 2005, he was awarded his MD from the University of London and was subsequently awarded the Arris and Gale Lectureship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (2009-10). He then completed his national higher surgical training in cardiothoracic surgery at St Bartholomew's, London Chest, Royal Brompton, Manchester Royal Infirmary and Harefield Hospital. He was awarded his FRCS (C-Th) and returned as a senior registrar at Imperial College. He was subsequently appointed as Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Senior Lecturer at St. George's Hospital and Medical School in 2013.

In 2011, Mr Momin co-founded the London Core Review Course in Cardiothoracic Surgery, a four-day course which aims to improve knowledge and training among cardiothoracic trainees and surgeons in the UK. Held annually at the Royal College of Surgeons, the course has international delegates and faculty and comprehensively covers the syllabus for the FRCS (C-Th) exam and revalidation in cardiothoracic surgery.

Mr Momin is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles, international presentations, and published abstracts, and is on the regular review board of The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery and Perfusion. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Heart Association 2004 Novartis Prize, European Society of Cardiology Bench to Bedside Prize 2005, and HCA Travel Fellowship 2012.