Cardiothoracic surgery at Cromwell Hospital
We are one of the only private hospitals in the UK to provide minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery for heart and lung conditions. Patients who undergo minimally invasive surgery may benefit from faster recovery times, less pain and reduced scarring.
If your surgeon feels you are an appropriate candidate, some procedures can be carried out robotically using our state-of-the-art da Vinci Xi system. Your consultant can explain more about robotic surgery if this is something you are interested in.
Clinical interests: Minimally invasive (Keyhole) thoracic surgery (Video assisted and Robotic Surgery), Lung Cancer, Thymic malignancy and myasthenia gravis, Airway Interventions; Bronchoscopy, , Laser, Stenting. Pleural disease; Pneumothorax, Pleural effusion, Infection of the pleura /empyema. Mesiastinal surgery, Rib Fractures.
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Clinical interests: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), including OPCAB, MIDCAB, and CABG; minimally invasive valve procedures, including aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement; and complex aortic procedures, including type A aortic dissection repair, aortic root replacement, and total arch replacement.
Languages spoken: Arabic/English
Mr Andrea Bille
/ Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Cardiothoracic surgery, Thoracic surgery, Robotic Surgery
Clinical interests: Chest wall resection and reconstruction; Complex thoracic resection; Diaphragmatic hernia or paralysis; Empyema; Hyperhidrosis surgery; Lung cancer surgery (lobectomy and segmentectomy); Mediastinal tumors; Mesothelioma; Pneumothorax; Pleural effusion; Pleural biopsy; Rib fracture and fixation; Robotic surgery; Thoracic endometriosis, Thymoma (early and advanced stage); VATS surgery
Languages spoken: English/Italian
Clinical interests: Minimally invasive and robotic cardiac surgery, minimal access valve surgery, and beating heart surgery.
Languages spoken: English/Italian
Clinical interests: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, valvular heart surgery, off-pump CABG, aortic valve repair or replacement, and mitral valve repair or replacement.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Aortic surgery, coronary artery surgery, thoracic surgery, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), surgery for lung cancer
Languages spoken: English/French
Clinical interests: Adult thoracic surgery; surgery for primary lung cancer, including minimally invasive video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy and VATS anatomical segmentectomy; tracheobronchial surgery; primary and metastatic chest sarcoma; surgery for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); and airway stenting.
Languages spoken: English
Clinical interests: Heart valve disease; Arterial revascularisation; Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Aortic valve replacement; Aortic root replacement; Mitral valve surgery; Ascending aorta replacement; Surgery for atrial fibrillation; Surgery for cardiac tumours; Acute aortic dissections; Minimally invasive valve surgery.
Languages spoken: English/Hindi/Punjabi/Urdu
Clinical interests: Endothelial dysfunction, mini cardiopulmonary bypass, CRP, leptin, and coronary artery patency rates.
Languages spoken: English/Gujarati/Urdu
Clinical interests: Coronary artery bypass grafting – both conventional and off-pump methods; Total arterial myocardial revascularization; Aortic valve replacement – both minimal access and sutureless (without stitches) methods; Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting; Use of endoscopic vein harvesting; TAVI (Transcatheter aortic valve iimplantation)
Languages spoken: English/Punjabi/Urdu
