Reida El Oakley

Practice Areas

• Cardiac
• Thoracic
• Minimally Invasive
• Cardiac
• Coronary disease
• Extracorporeal circulation
• Heart failure
• Mechanical circulatory assistance
• Valve disease
• Tricuspid valve disease
• Thoracic
• Lung
• Mediastinum
• Trachea and bronchi
• Congenital
• Transplant
• Vascular
• Basic science

Other Interests

• Coronary Surgery
• Arterial Conduits
• Valve Repair / Replacement
• MIS
• LVAD / Mechanical Circulatory Support
• Clinical Applications of Stem Cell / Products

Background

• MBBS, Garyounis Medical School (1983)
• FRCS, Edinburgh (1989)
• MD, Manchester University (1996)
• Manchester / London Cardiothoracic Residency (1990-1996)
• Specialist Accreditation in CT Surgery, Singapore (2000)
• Consultant Cardiac Surgeon and Professor of Surgery, National University of Singapore (2000-2003)
• Head of Cardiac Surgery Department, King Fahad Medical City, Riyad, KSA (2005-2006)
• Advanced Medical Science Unit Coordinator, University of Melbourne
• Member of the Editorial Board of ASAIO, Cell and Tissue Banking, Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic..
• Invited Reviewer to: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American J of Cardiology, ATS...

Research

More than 70 publications including:

1. Extended application of percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation. Momenah TS, El Oakley R, Al Najashi K, Khoshhal S, Al Qethamy H, Bonhoeffer P. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 May 19;53(20):1859-63
2. Choice of prosthetic heart valve in today's practice. El Oakley R, Kleine P, Bach DS. Circulation. 2008 Jan 15;117(2):253-6
3. Transfer of mouse embryonic stem cells to sheep myocardium. McLachlan CS, Hambly B, El Oakley R, McGuire MA. Lancet. 2006 Jan 28;367(9507):301-2
4. Whole bone marrow transplantation induces angiogenesis following acute ischemia. El Oakley RM, Seow KK, Tang TP, Kok CW, Teh M, Lim YT, Lim SK. Redox Rep. 2002;7(4):215-8
5. Postoperative mediastinitis: classification and management. El Oakley RM, Wright JE. Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Mar;61(3):1030-6

Additional Educational Information

• Specialist Accreditation - Cardiothoracic Surgery 2000
• MD (Manchester University, UK) 1996
• FRCS (Edinburgh, UK) 1989
• MBBS (Benghazi University) 1983