Title:
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Dr
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First name(s):
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Robin
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Surname:
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Martin
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Medical qualifications:
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MB ChB
FRCP
FRCPCH
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Current post:
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Consultant paediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiologist Bristol
Royal Hospital for Children and Bristol Heart Institute
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Secretary's name:
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Mary Christophe for Children and Nazia Shah for Adults
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Specialties:
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Paediatric and Adult Congenital cardiology
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Membership of professional bodies:
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President of British Congenital Cardiac Association
2013-2015
National Delegate for Association of European Paediatric
cardiologists
British Cardiovascular Society Council member
Fellow of Royal College of Physicians and Royal college of
Paediatrics and Child Health
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Special clinical interests:
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Interventional cardiac catheter treatments for congenital heart
disease in children and adults.
Paediatric Pacing and arrhythmias in children
Inherited cardiac conditions and neuromuscular disorders
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Date of registration:
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1980
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Professional profile/background:
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Consultant at University Hospitals Bristol since 1988.
Lead for cardiac catheter service at BRHC. The Bristol
cardiac catheter intervention team have a national reputation for
excellence in this field and have developed leading edge expertise
in percutaneous valve implantation, coarctation treatment and newer
hybrid surgical/cardiac catheter techniques for the treatment of
infants with heart defects.
I was elected to be President of the British Congenital Cardiac
Association (the national specialist association for those caring
for children and adults with congenital heart disease). I
served as president Elect from 2011-2013 and am currently serving a
2 year period as President from November 2013 to November 2015.
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Web links to any published articles:
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80 + peer reviewed scientific papers that can be accessed
via pubmed.
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