Dr. Vincenzo Giordano

About Dr. Vincenzo Giordano

Dr. Vincenzo Giordano is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon with a special interest in aortic surgery at the NHS Lothian Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh in Scotland. He has been the Cardiothoracic Lead of the National Service of Complex Aortic Surgery in Scotland since 2018, with unparalleled expertise in the medical and surgical management of aortic conditions.

Dr. Giordano began his professional career in 2011 after moving to UK, at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, where he was actively involved in various complex adult cardiothoracic surgical procedures. While there, Dr. Giordano also had the opportunity to enhance his skills in assessing and managing critically ill patients and obtained an FCCS (Fundamental Critical Care Support Course) certification.

In 2012, he accepted a position as a Specialty Doctor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. For three years, he regularly operated, developing expertise in decision-making during elective and emergency procedures and managing critically ill patients. He also routinely and actively attended briefings regarding mortality and morbidity and regular multi-disciplinary and cardiothoracic meetings. Additionally, Dr. Giordano developed his mentoring and training skills and furthered his interest in research in cardiac and aortic surgery.

Since October 2015, Dr. Giordano, as Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Royal The Infirmary, has been operating independently, performing a wide range of cardiac procedures, including minimally invasive surgeries (such as keyhole/minimally invasive valve surgery). In 2017, he got a substantive Cardiothoracic consultant post, and since then, he has performed more than 1900 cardiac and aortic cases, averaging more than 200 cases per year. His procedures have included total arterial myocardial revascularization, off-pump surgical revascularization, ECMO implantation, atrial fibrillation surgery, mitral valve repair surgery, thoracic aortic aneurysm repair (including acute and chronic aortic syndrome), valve sparing root surgery and aortic valve surgery and repair.

He is part of the Scottish National Thoraco-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Complex Aortic Service. The aim and purpose of the Service are to provide comprehensive and effective care for patients in Scotland requiring assessment and treatment for the disease of the aortic arch, thoracic, thoracoabdominal, or supra-renal abdominal aorta, and other complex aortic conditions.