Interventional cardiologist at the Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool and Honorary Senior Lecturer, School of Medicine, University of Liverpool. Special interest in Structural intervention including TAVI, PFO closure, left atrial appendage closure, closure of para-valvular regurgitation and septal defects. Former Council Member of the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society and Education Committees for British Cardiovascular Society and the Royal College of Physicians of London. Senior author or first author of 120 full manuscripts in peer reviewed journals.