Mr Neil Roberts

Professional statement

Mr Neil Roberts is a leading consultant cardiothoracic surgeon based in London. He specialises in coronary surgery, coronary heart disease and aortic surgery alongside heart valve surgery, heart bypass and atrial fibrillation. He privately practices for The Harley Street Clinic and The Wellington Hospital in central London and St Anthony's Hospital in south London. He also a consultant cardiac surgeon in the NHS, specialising in adult cardiac surgery at Barts Heart Centre, which is the largest specialised cardiac service in Europe.

Mr Roberts, who has performed more than 1,500 open-heart operations, is able to perform both transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and surgical aortic valve replacement with a high rate of successful outcomes. This means he is able to provide an unbiased opinion on both treatments and the options available for each individual patient. He is also a TAVI specialist performing the procedure as part of the TAVI teams at Barts Heart Centre and the Harley Street Clinic. 

Mr Roberts' excellence extends to his academic achievements. Alongside his qualifications, he was awarded the McCormack (Gold) Medal for the achieving the highest mark across the UK and Ireland in the cardiothoracic surgery speciality examination. He graduated from Dundee University in 1996, undertook surgical training in the north west and went on to higher specialist surgical training in adult cardiothoracic surgery in Sheffield and St George's and Harefield hospitals in London. 

Mr Roberts also has an esteemed clinical research history. He was awarded an MD in 2007 by the University of London for a research thesis in Endothelial Progenitor (stem) cells in cardiac surgery. He was also the first cardiac surgical trainee to be awarded a fellowship by the British Society of Endovascular Therapy for endovascular training at St Mary's Hospital, London.   

Alongside his clinical work, Mr Roberts has an interest in training and education. He was appointed the Dean for the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCS) in 2019, where he represents cardiothoracic training at a national level. He is an experienced public speaker, presenting at various national and international conferences and has also been widely published in peer-reviewed medical journals.