Malcolm graduated from the Royal London Hospital Medical School in 1990, having completed a BSc (1st Class Hons.) as an undergraduate. He obtained a PhD whilst training in Cardiac Surgery at Southampton General Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred, Sydney before becoming a Consultant in 2001.

Malcolm performs all aspects of Cardiac Surgery & has specialist expertise in Aortic & Mitral valve surgery (including minimally invasive techniques – keyhole), surgery for heart rhythm disturbances (atrial fibrillation) & transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Malcolm has been responsible for the introduction of a number of new procedures or treatments in the South West and he lectures both Nationally and Internationally on his specialist areas of interest.

To his credit are over 35 publications including a book, book chapters and scientific research papers. Malcolm has experience as principal investigator in research trials & has also contributed to both commercial and non-commercial, including NIHR sponsored clinical trials.

Malcolm sits on the executive of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery GB and Ireland, has advised the Department of Health and teaches on both professional development and academic cardiac surgical courses.

Malcolm is committed to open and transparent reporting of clinical outcomes. His independently analysed risk stratified results can be seen for the last three years at the link below. These exclude TAVI procedures which are not nationally reported in this format.