Sotiris Papaspyros

Training

Resources for trainees

Lectures, operative videos and simulation material for medical students, surgical trainees and the wider cardiac surgical team, arranged by topic.

Coronary surgeryValve surgeryAortic surgeryPerioperative care and critical careThoracic, pericardial and other topicsBasic sciencesSurgical training, simulation and teamwork

Coronary surgery

Cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypassOperating surgeon: Joe McGoldrick · 3:48
Long saphenous vein harvestOperating surgeon: Nigel Sheridan · 35:21
LIMA to LAD anastomosisOperating surgeon: Mr Javangula · 11:48
LAD distal anastomosisOperating surgeon: Rob George · 14:42
LAD endarterectomy by hydrodissectionPart 1 · Operating surgeon: R. Unni Nair · 6:21
LAD endarterectomy and LIMA anastomosisPart 2 · Operating surgeon: R. Unni Nair · 5:27
OM distal anastomosisOperating surgeon: Mr Javangula · 9:09
OM proximal (top-end) anastomosisOperating surgeon: Mr Javangula · 8:49
RCA distal anastomosisOperating surgeon: Mr Javangula · 10:38
RCA proximal (top-end) anastomosisOperating surgeon: Mr Javangula · 10:22
Long-term outcomes after coronary endarterectomySCTS Annual Meeting, London 2011 · 14:19

Valve surgery

Aortic surgery

Aortic dissection repair2007 · 19:35

Perioperative care and critical care

Bedside entertainment and post-operative physical activityASiT, Birmingham 2008 · Best research presentation medal · 6:01
Fibrin sealant in cardiac surgeryKos, 2008 · 5:48

Thoracic, pericardial and other topics

Basic sciences

Surgical training, simulation and teamwork

Diastolic learning: low-fidelity simulationDeliberate practice of anastomosis skills outside theatre · 4:57
Skills-lab suturing practiceSimulation, 2017 · 2:03
Coronary anastomosis on a heart modelSimulation, 2017 · 1:04
Sotiris Papaspyros presenting Diastolic learning at the Faculty of Surgical Trainers conference, Birmingham, 2017
“Diastolic learning: making the tacit, explicit”, Faculty of Surgical Trainers annual conference, Birmingham, 4 October 2017
Sotiris Papaspyros speaking on deliberate practice at the Faculty of Surgical Trainers conference, Birmingham, 2017
Deliberate practice and low-fidelity simulation in surgical training. Slides (PDF)

Exams and courses

I coach trainees for the FRCS (C-Th) examination and teach on courses including CCrISP, CALS, Basic Surgical Skills and wet-lab courses in coronary and aortic valve surgery. The complete libraries are on the videos and slides pages.

Educational material for healthcare professionals. It does not replace formal training or supervision, and is not medical advice for patients. Lectures by colleagues are shared with their permission.