2021                 Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons England (Cardiothoracic surgery)

2018 – 2019         USMLE – ECFMG certification

2012 – 2015         Doctor of Philosophy– University of Cambridge, Department of Surgery

2010 – 2014        Masters (Medical Education) (Commendation) – University of Bedford

2009                     Membership of the Royal College Surgeons England

2002-2008           Medicine– Churchill College, University of Cambridge (Distinction)

Fellow and Lecturer in Medicine and Director of Studies Churchill College, University of Cambridge – https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/people/view/jason-ali/

Associate Editor – Best Evidence Topic Section, Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery

Editorial Board Member – Journal of Thoracic Disease – http://jtd.amegroups.com/user/view/101912

Cardiothoracic Representative – Chapter of Surgeons – British Transplantation Society

Senior Treasurer – Cambridge University Cardiothoracic Surgery Society

NHS Blood and Transplant Cardiothoracic organ retrieval surgeon

Focused Intensive Care Echocardiography Accreditation (Intensive Care Society)

Member of the Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network

Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA)

The HSJ Patient Safety Awards: High Commendation Perioperative and Surgical Care Category for Papworth Haemostasis Checklist	2019
The Royal Papworth Hospital Learning and Development Award Awarded following nomination for staff award	2019
The Margaret Witt Scholarship Fund for Clinical Excellence 2017 Competitive bursary awarded to attend a RCS course (£1000)	2017
Intrathoracic Tracheal and Chest transplant prize, British Transplantation Society Awarded for best presentation in cardiothoracic section	2017
The Roy Calne Award 2017, British Transplantation Society Awarded to best published paper in the field of transplantation by a trainee in 2016	2017
The Roy Calne Award 2016, British Transplantation Society Awarded to best published paper in the field of transplantation by a trainee in 2015	2016
Royal College of Surgeons Needlemakers Educational Bursary Award Competitive bursary awarded to attend a RCS course (£1000)	2015
Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress Awarded to best poster in category	2015
Charles Slater Fund Travel Award, University of Cambridge Fund for furtherance of research in medical sciences (£2650 / £568)	2014, 2015
Finalist for Medawar Medal at the British Transplantation Society meeting One of the top 4 basic science abstracts submitted to meeting	2014, 1012 and 2011
Patey Prize Best presentation – Society of Academic and Surgical Research conference (£250)	2014
SARS Bursary Top scoring abstract to Society of Academic and Surgical Research conference (£400)	2014
Young Investigator Award at European Society of Organ Transplantation Congress Awarded to top 5 clinical abstracts submitted to meeting (€1500)	2013
The Raymond and Beverly Sackler Scholarship Scholarship from University of Cambridge for PhD studies (£4500)	2012/13/14
East Anglian Chapter, Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland Senior trainee prize for best oral presentation	2012
The School of Clinical Medicine 1st year PhD Research Prize Best poster presented at School of Clinical Medicine Research event	2012
The Transplantation Society Basic Science Mentee-Mentor Award Award at the World Transplantation Congress, Berlin 2012 (€2000)	2012
BTS Congress Travel Bursary Awarded to authors of top 10 abstracts submitted to BTS conference (£400)	2012
Biotest oral presentation award at European Society of Organ Transplantation Top basic science abstract submitted to meeting (€2500)	2011
East of England Deanery training sponsorship Funded position on Post Graduate Certificate of Medical Education course (£9000)	2010
Duke Elder Ophthalmology Examination Pass, and ranked 14th nationally	2008
Distinction for Final MB Part II: Clinical medicine	2008
Churchill College Final MB prize Top mark in medical finals in Cambridge University 2008	2008
George Peter Baker Prize Top mark in theory Final MB examinations (£2000)	2008
Novo-Nordisc Prize for Student Selected Component Best profile of work across student selected components during course (£500)	2008
Butler Orthopaedic prize Top student in orthopaedic exams	2007
Distinction for Final MB Part 1: Pathology	2007
Rhodri Wilson Memorial Fund – Travel fund for Elective (£200)	2007
Hagardon Prize 1st prize Oral presentation at Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia conference	2007
Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia Audit Prize Best Audit presented at ACTA conference 2007	2007
William Harvey Studentship Top mark in First year clinical exams	2006
Churchill College MVST Part II prize Top mark in final undergraduate year	2005
Health Foundation Student Research Fellowship – £15,000 Competitive national award to top 1% medical students for research experience	2004/5
Scholarship, Churchill College, University of Cambridge Achieving first class in undergraduate examinations	2002, 2003, 2004

NTN Cardiothoracic Surgery, Health Education East of England 08/16 –                 Cardiothoracic Surgery: Papworth Hospital, Cambridge

Research degrees awarded

2005                BA (hons)– 1^stclass, then MA (hons) – University of Cambridge

Assessment of Prion related protein (PrP) levels in serum and plasma of healthy sheep.

Supervisor: R. Bujdoso and A Thackray. Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge. Submitted as Part II research project 2004-5, achieving 1^stClass

2014                MA Medical Education– Commendation– University of Bedfordshire

Evaluating the perceptions and understanding of final year medical students towards the role and value of workplace-based assessment tools used in the Foundation Programme Curriculum (2014)

Supervisor: M Behrens, Department of Medical Education, University of Bedfordshire

2015                  PhD – University of Cambridge

Longevity of Direct and Indirect pathway CD4 T-cell allorecognition responses (2010 – 2015).

Supervisor: G. Pettigrew. Department of Surgery, University of Cambridge. Academic Foundation Programme 2010 to completion of PhD May 2015

Research Grants

2012 – 2015     Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship– Pathways of CD4 T cell allorecognition in allograft rejection. Supervisor: Mr Gavin Pettigrew, Sponsor: Prof. Andrew Bradley. Total: £256,048

2011 – 2012     Addenbrookes Charitable Trust grant– Observational study of colonic transit time following diverting loop ileostomy for low anterior resection.Supervisor: Miss Nicola Fearnhead. Total: £7000. Presented at local and national meetings, winning best senior trainee presentation prize in 2012.

Research projects supervised

2013 – 2014    MPhil degree, University of Cambridge

In vitro induction of regulatory T cells and their potential in transplantation.

Achieved distinction, and Winner of 3^rdprize in research category at the International Academic and Research Conference 2014

2014                Summer project

In vitro induction of direct pathway regulatory T cells

Publications	Summary statistics
Total = 107 Research articles – 35 Invited Editorial – 2 Case series/reports/techniques – 31 Review articles – 24 Letters – 11 Book chapters – 4	Citations – 1195 h-index – 19 i10 index – 31 Researchgate score 38.25

Research articles

Cernic S, Page A, Messer S, Bhagra S, Pettit S, Dawson SN, Mckie MA, Osman M, Nachum E, White D, Ali JM, Fingleton L, Howlett T, Tsui S, Baxter J, Falter F, Jenkins DP, Kaul P, Berman M, Catarino P, Large SR. Lactate during ex-situ heart perfusion does not predict the requirement for mechanical circulatory support following donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplants. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2022 In Press.

Kaul P, Ali JM, Seetharaman R, Tsui S, Taghavi J, Ng C, Jenkins DP. Pulmonary endarterectomy – the Royal Papworth Experience. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2021 In Press

Senage T, Gerrard C, Moorjani N, Jenkins DP, Ali JM. Early postoperative bleeding impacts long-term survival following first-time on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021 Oct;13(10):5670-5682. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1241

Sumal AS*, Ali JM*, Kyriacou H, Tuttle C, Moorjani N. Aortic valve replacement in patients over 60: Real world surgical outcomes.  Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Apr;36(4):1468-1476. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15353

Messer S, Cernic S, Page A, Berman M, Colah S, Ali JM, Pavlushkov E, Baxter J, Quigley R, Osman M, Nachum E, Parameshwar J, Abu-Omar Y, Dunning J, Goddard M, Bhaghra S, Cheshire C, Lewis C, Kydd A, Sudarshan C, Pettit S, Ali A, Jenkins D, Tsui S, Hall R, Catarino P, Large SR. 5-Year Single Centre Early Experience of Heart Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Determined Death (DCD) Donors. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2020 Dec;39(12):1463-1475. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.10.001

Fazmin IT, Rafiq MU, Nashef S, Ali JM. Inferior outcomes following cardiac surgery in patients with a functioning renal allograft. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2021 Jan 22;32(2):174-181. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa245

Karunanantham J*, Ali JM*, Evans NR, Webb S, Large SR. Impact of stroke on outcomes following cardiac surgery: Propensity matched analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2020 Nov;35(11):3010-3016. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14964 [*Joint first authors]

Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network, National Cardiac Benchmarking Collaborative, Public Health England. National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2020 Dec;106(4):812-819. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.01

Rajab TK, Ali JM, Hernández-Sánchez J, Mackie J, Grimaudo V, Sinichino S, Mills C, Rana B, Dunning J, Abu-Omar Y. Mid-Term Follow-up after Aortic Valve Replacement with the Carpentier Edwards Magna Ease Prosthesis. Journal of cardiothoracic surgery. 2020 Aug 3;15(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13019-020-01248-2

Ali JM, Gerrard C, Clayton J, Moorjani N. Haemostasis checklist reduces bleeding and blood product consumption following cardiac surgery. Annals of thoracic surgery. 2019 Apr 1;55(4):729-736. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy362

Chen J, Volpi, Ali JM, Aresu G, Wu L, Chen Z, Wang J, Chen B, Yang C, Soultanis KM, Jiang G, Jian L. Comparison of post-operative pain and quality of life between uniportal subxiphoid and intercostal video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2020 Jul;12(7):3582-3590. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-425

 Ali JM, Kovzel M, McPhilmey E, Colah S, De Silva R, Moorjani N. Minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation is a cost-effective alternative to conventional extracorporeal circulation for coronary artery bypass grafting: propensity matched analysis. Perfusion 2021 Mar;36(2):154-160. doi: 10.1177/0267659120929180

 Ali JM, Patel S, Catarino P, Vuylsteke A, Pettit S, Bhagra S, Kydd A, Lewis C, Parameshwar J, Kaul P, Sudarshan C, Tsui S, Jenkins D, Abu-Omar Y, Berman M. Vasoplegia following heart transplantation and LVAD explant is not associated with inferior outcomes. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2020 May;12(5):2426-2434. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.03.53.

Bhakhri K, Volpi S, Gori D, Goddard M, Ali JM*, De Silva R*. Isolated atrial amyloid: a potential contributor to morbidity and mortality following cardiac surgery. [*joint senior authors] Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery. 2019 Mar 15. pii: ivz051. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz051. [Epub ahead of print]

Qureshi M, Alsughayyir J, Chhabra M, Ali JM, Goddard M, Devine C, Conlon T, Linterman M, Motallebzadeh R, Pettigrew G. Germinal center humoral autoimmunity independently mediates progression of allograft vasculopathy. Journal of Autoimmunity. 2019 Mar;98:44-58. doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.11.006

 Qureshi M, Alsughayyir J, Chhabra M, Ali JM, Goddard M, Devine C, Conlon T, Linterman M, Motallebzadeh R, Pettigrew G. Data regarding Transplant Induced Germinal Center Humoral Autoimmunity. Journal of Autoimmunity Data Brief. 2018 Dec 28;22:647-657. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.12.078

Alsughayyir J, Chhabra M, Qureshi M, Mallik M, Ali JM, Gamper I, Moseley E, Peacock S, Kosmoliaptsis V, Goddard M, Linterman M, Motallebzadeh R, Pettigrew G. Relative frequencies of alloantigen-specific helper CD4 T cells and B cells determine mode of antibody-mediated allograft rejection. Frontiers in Immunology 2019 Jan 22;9:3039. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03039

 Alsughayyir J, Chhabra M, Qureshi M, Mallik M, Ali JM, Gamper I, Moseley E, Peacock S, Kosmoliaptsis V, Goddard M, Linterman M, Motallebzadeh R, Pettigrew G. Germinal centre alloantibody responses mediate progression of chronic allograft injury. Frontiers in Immunology 2019 Jan 23;9:3038. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03038

Ali JM, Gerrard C, Clayton J, Moorjani N. educed re-exploration and blood product transfusion after introduction of the Papworth haemostasis checklist. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2019 Apr 1;55(4):729-736. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy362.

Ali JM, Lam K, Coonar AS. Robotic camera assistance: the future of laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgery? Surgical Innovation2018 Oct;25(5):485-491. doi: 10.1177/1553350618784224

Ali JM, Miles LF, Abu-Omar Y, Galhardo C, Falter F. Global cardioplegia practices: Results from the Global Cardiopulmonary Bypass Survey. The Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology  2018 Jun;50(2):83-93.

Farid S, Ali JM, Stohlner V, Alam R, Schofield P, Nashef S, De Silva R. Long-Term Outcome Of Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Single Center Experience. [*joint first authors] Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 2018 Jan/Feb;13(1):23-28

Ali JM, Dunning J, Ng C, Tsui S, Cannon JE, Sheares KK, Taboada D, Toshner M, Screaton N, Pepke-Zaba J, Jenkins DP. The outcome of re-operative pulmonary endarterectomy surgery. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgery. 2018 Jun 1;26(6):932-937

Ali JM, Goh AM. Student perceptions of workplace based assessment. The Clinical Teacher. 2017 Oct;14(5):319-324 PMID 27981755

Ali JM*, Harper IG*, Harper SJF, Wlodek E, Alsughayyir J, Negus MC, Qureshi MS, Motalleb-Zadeh R, Saeb-Parsy K, Bolton EM, Bradley JA, Clatworthy MR, Conlon TM, Pettigrew GJ. Augmentation of recipient adaptive alloimmunity by donor passenger lymphocytes within the transplant. Cell Reports 2016  May 10;15(6):1214-27 [*joint first authors] PMID 27134179

Ali JM, Negus MC, Conlon TM, Harper IG, Qureshi MS, Motallebzadeh R, Willis R, Saeb-Parsy K, Bolton EM, Bradley JA, Pettigrew GJ. Diversity of the T cell alloresponse: implications for regulatory T cell immunotherapy in transplantation. Cell Reports 2016 Feb 9;14(5):1232-45 PMID 26804905

Goh A, Ali JM, Iype S, Pettigrew GJ. Outcomes of primary arteriovenous fistulas in patients aged over 70. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2016 May;63(5):1333-40. PMID 27109796

Ali JM*, Harper SJF*, Wlodek E, Negus MC, Harper IG, Chhabra M, Qureshi MS, Mallik M, Bolton EM, Bradley JA, Pettigrew GJ. CD8 T-cell recognition of acquired alloantigen promotes acute allograft rejection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science 2015 Oct 13;112(41):12788-93 [*joint first authors] PMID 26420874

Zelga P, Ali JM, Brais R, Harper SJF, Liau S-S, Huguet EL, Jamieson NV, Praseedom RK, Jah A. Negative predictive value of drain amylase concentration for development of pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Pancreatology 2015 Mar-Apr;15(2):179-84 PMID: 25579809

Ali JM, Davies SE, Brais RJ, Randle LV, Klinck JR, Allison MED, Chen Y, Pasea L, Harper SFJ, Pettigrew GJ. Analysis of ischaemia/reperfusion injury in time-zero biopsies predicts liver allograft outcomes. Liver Transplantation 2015 Apr;21(4):487-99. PMID: 25545865

Ali JM, Rajaratnam S, Upponi S, Hall NR, Fearnhead NS. Colonic transit in the empty colon after defunctioning ileostomy – do we really know what happens? Techniques in Coloproctology 2015 Mar;19(3):165-72 PMID 25697292

Ali JM, Liau S-S, Gunning K, Jah A, Huguet EL Praseedom RK and Jamieson NV. Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Auditing the 10 year experience of a single centre The Surgeon. 2012 Oct;10(5):267-72 PMID 22959160

Ali JM, Bonomo L, Brais R, Griffiths WJH, Lomas DJ, Huguet EL, Praseedom RK, Jamieson NV, Jah A. Outcomes and diagnostic challenges posed by incidental cholangiocarcinoma after liver transplantation. Transplantation 2011 Jun 27; 91(12):1392-7. PMID: 21516065

Ali J, Barrow L, Vuylsteke A. The impact of computerized physician order entry on prescribing practices in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit. Anaesthesia 2010;65(2):119-23 PMID: 19889112

 

Invited Editorial

Ali JM, Y Abu-Omar. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery – a Fad or the Future? Journal of Thoracic Disease 2021 Mar;13(3):1882-1885

Ali JM, Aresu G. Is it time to reconsider the need for bullectomy in the surgical management of primary spontaneous pneumothorax? Journal of Thoracic Disease 2020 Aug;12(8):3921-3923. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.04.46

 

Case Series/Reports/Techniques

Jha A, Ali JM. Bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy presenting as a tension pneumothorax with pneumoscrotum. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh 2021 In Press

Mann S, Tweed K, Berman M, Ali JM. Intra-operative Coronary Subclavian Steal Syndrome. Authorea. April 20, 2020. DOI: 10.22541/au.158739572.27978026

Nizami M, Hogan J, Vokshi I, Ali JM, Patvardhan C, Aresu G. Subxiphoid, Non-intubated, Opioid-free Video-assisted Pneumonectomy A New Frontier in Thoracic Surgery. Innovations 2021 In Press

Osman M, Doukas G, Namjoshi G, Khalil R, Ali JM, Bhusari S. Spilled gallstone mimicking right middle lobe pulmonary nodule. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons 2020 In Press

 Ali JM, Catarino P, Abu-Omar Y. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in patients with a left ventricular assist device: a word of caution. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 Dec 1;58(6):1309-1310. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa237

Volpi S, Ali JM, Suliman A, Ahmed R. Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patients. A case series of a rare complication. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020 Sep 1;58(3):646-647. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezaa222

Kovzel M*, Ali JM*, Aresu G, Catarino P. Spontaneous diaphragmatic rupture as a complication following lung transplantation. American Journal of Transplantation 2020 Jun;20(6):1744-1747. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15824. [*joint first authors]

Fathi A, Mann S, Ali JM, Taghavi J, Sudarshan C. Emergency valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve

implantation for endocarditic degeneration. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2020 Mar;35(3):713-715. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14441.

Rafiq MU, Kovzel M, Ali JM. Ocular hypotonia following pulmonary endarterectomy. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery2020 May 1;57(5):1001-1002

Ali JM, Kaul P, Jenkins DP, Berman M. Lung procurement after circulatory death from donor supported on biventricular assist devices and functional assessment with portable normothermic ex vivo organ care system. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery2020 Jan 1;30(1):151-153. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivz237.

Ali JM, Vuylsteke A, Pettit S, Salaunkey K, Bhagra S, Lewis C, Parameshwar J, Kydd A, Patvardhan C, Jones N, Rubino A, Abu-Omar Y, Tsui S, Catarino P, Jenkins DP, Berman M. Transfer of patients with cardiogenic shock using veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia 2020 Feb;34(2):374-382. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.05.012.

Ali JM, Besser M, Goddard M, Abu-Omar Y, Catarino P, Bhagra S, Berman M. Catastrophic sickling crisis in patient undergoing cardiac transplantation with sickle cell trait. American Journal of Transplantation 2019 Aug;19(8):2378-2382. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15379

Ali JM, Wolf I, Falconieri F, Aresu G, Coonar A, Joshi Y, Peryt A. Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke following pulmonary lobectomy. Annals of Royal College of Surgeons 2019 May;101(5):e115-e118. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2019.0028

Chen Z*, Ali JM*, Xu H, Lei J, Aresu G. Anesthesia and enhanced recovery in subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. [*joint first authors] Journal of Thoracic Disease 2018 Dec;10(12):6987-6992. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.11.90. Review.

Ali JM, Volpi S, Lei J, Chenlu Y, Gening J, Aresu G. The future of minimally invasive thymectomy: the uniportal subxiphoid VATS technique – a case series. Journal of visualised surgery 2018 In Press

Ali JM, Haiyang F, Aresu G, Chenlu Y, Gening J, Gonzalez-Rivas, Lei J. Subxiphoid uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic anatomical segmentectomy: technique and results. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2018 Nov;106(5):1519-1524. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.06.012

Ali JM, Kaul P, Lei J, Chenlu Y, Jian C, Yunsong Z, Zhigong Z, Aresu G. Subxiphoid pneumonectomy: The new frontier? Journal of Thoracic Disease 2018 Jul;10(7):4464-4471. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.139

Ali JM*, Weaver H*, Lei J, Chenlu Y, Liang W, Gening J, Aresu G. Uniportal Subxiphoid Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic approach for thymectomy: A case series. [*joint first authors] Journal of visualised surgery 2017 Nov 17;3:169. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.10.16

Karunanantham J, Fok M, Ali JM, Aresu G. Subxiphoid SILS approach for thymectomy: A case report. Journal of visualised surgery2017 Oct 27;3:147. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017.10.03

Fok M, Karunanantham J, Ali JM, Concina S, Jayakumar S, Aresu G. Subxiphoid Approach for Spontaneous Bilateral Pneumothorax: A Case Report. Journal of visualised surgery 2017 Oct 27;3:146. doi: 10.21037/jovs.2017

Ali JM, Balusubramanian S, Berman M, Abu Omar Y, Tsui S. Anticoagulant-free off-pump left ventricular assist device implant. Annals of thoracic surgery 2018 Jan;105(1):e37-e39. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.08.034

Ali JM, Dunning J. Stented CorMatrix® conduit to bypass benign superior vena caval obstruction. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2018 Feb 1;53(2):472-474. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezx303.

Rafiq MU, Ali JM, van Tornout F. Management of Idiopathic Chylopericardium in Pregnancy. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals 2016 Oct;24(8):798-800 PMID: 27357118

Rafiq MU, Ali JM, van Tornout F. Pedunculated intercostal fat mimicking intrapleural adhesions. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2016 Apr;49(4):e90 PMID 26792916

Goh A, Ali JM, Lagaac R, Barlow AD Pettigrew GJ. High output cardiac failure following formation of an axillo-iliac arteriovenous graft for hemodialysis. Journal of Vascular Access 2016 Jan 28;17(1):e7-9 PMID: 26349891

Goh A, Ali JM, Lagaac R, Pettigrew GJ. Ankle fistula as last resort for vascular access: case report and literature review. Journal of Vascular Access 2015 Feb 16;16(1):68-71. PMID: 25198823

Ali JM, See T, Wiseman O, Griffiths WJH, Jah. A Salvage of a transplanted liver with hepatolithiasis by percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic hepatolithotomy. Transplantation International 2014 Dec;27(12):e126-8 PMID: 24964398

Abu-Omar Y, Ali JM, Colah S, Dunning JJ. Aortic arch replacement with a beating heart: a simple method using continuous 3-way perfusion. Perfusion 2014 Jan;29(1):6-9 PMID 23935034

Ali JM, Stabler A, Hall N, Irwin M, Miller R, Fearnhead NS. Tissue expanders: Early experience of a novel treatment option for perineal herniation. Hernia. 2013 Aug;17(4):545-9 PMID 22739981

Ali JM, Howieson AJ, Lawrence K, Chitnavis D, Chitnavis J. Total knee arthroplasty in a patient with haemophilic arthropathy and high titre inhibitors: a cost analysis. Journal of Arthroplasty. 2012 Aug;27(7):1413.e11-4 PMID: 22153945

Ali JM, Rajaratnam S, Dennis R, Davies RJ. A simple and effective technique for closure of the mesenteric defect after laparoscopic right hemicolectomy: A case series.  Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England 2011; 93: 418 PMID: 21943474

Review articles

 

Abu-Omar Y, Fazmin IT, Ali JM, Pelletier MP. Minimally Invasive mitral valve surgery. Journal of Thoracic Disease 2021 Mar;13(3):1960-1970

Kotta A, Ali JM Incentive spirometry for prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications after thoracic surgery. Respiratory Care 2021 Feb;66(2):327-333

Volpi S, Ali JM Is carotid screening redundant for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting? Journal of Cardiac Surgery2020 Sep;35(9):2297-2306

Ali JM, Abu-Omar Y. Complications associated with mechanical circulatory support. Annals of Translational Medicine 2020 Jul;8(13):835

Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network, Rogers L, Vaja R, Bleetman D, Ali JM, Rochon M, Sanders J, Tanner J, Lamagni TL, Talukder S, Quijano-Campos JC, Lai F, Loubani M, Murphy G. Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2019, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD013332. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD013332.

Ali JM, Vuylsteke A. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation – indications, technique and contemporary outcomes. Heart 2019 Apr 30. pii: heartjnl-2017-311928. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311928.

Abdellateef A*, Ali JM ^*, Gening J, Aresu G, LeI J. Tips and Tricks for Success in Subxiphoid Video assisted thoracic surgery. [*joint first authors] Journal of Thoracic Disease 2019 Jan;11(1):292-301. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12. 93. Review

Coonar AS, Peryt A, Aresu G, Ali JM. Thoracic intervention and surgery to cure lung cancer? The position and future of surgery. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2019 Apr;112(4):136-139. doi: 10.1177/0141076818818710.

Ali JM, Volpi S, Aresu G. Does the non-intubated anaesthetic technique offer any advantage for patients undergoing pulmonary lobectomy? Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2019 Apr 1;28(4):555-558. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy312.

Ali JM, Wallwork K, Moorjani N. Do patients who require return to theatre for bleeding have inferior outcomes following cardiac surgery? Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2019 Apr 1;28(4):613-618. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy285.

Ali JM, Abu-Omar Y. Mechanical support for high risk coronary artery bypass grafting. Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018 Dec;34(Suppl 3):287-296.

Volpi S*, Ali JM*, Abu-Omar Y, De Silva R. Does the use of a hot-shot lead to improved outcomes following adult cardiac surgery?Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery 2018 In Press [*joint first authors]

Wallwork K*, Ali JM*, Abu-Omar Y, De Silva R. Does liver cirrhosis lead to inferior outcomes following cardiac surgery? Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery [*joint first authors] 2019 Jan 1;28(1):102-107. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivy221.

Ali JM, Aresu G, Peryt A, Coonar AS. Video assisted thoracoscopic surgery in the management of mesothelioma. Shanghai Chest2018, In Press

Volpi S*, Ali JM*, Tasker A, Aresu G, Peryt A, Coonar A. The role of positron emission tomography in the diagnosis, staging and response assessment of non-small cell lung cancer. [*joint first authors]  Annals of Translational Medicine 2018 Mar;6(5):95. doi: 10.21037/atm.2018.01.25

Ali JM, Abu-Omar Y. The intra-aortic balloon pump and other methods of mechanical circulatory support. Surgery 2017. In Press.

Ali JM, Ali A, Van Leuven M, Bartosik WR. Giant solitary fibrous tumour of the pleura an unpredictable entity – Case series and literature review. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons England 2017 Jul;99(6):e165-e171

Ali JM, Ng CY, Jenkins DP. Surgical treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Minerva Pneumologica 2017 June;56(2):122-33

Ali JM, Catarino P, Giele H, Dunning J, Vrakas G, Parmar J. Could sentinel skin transplants have some utility in solid organ transplantation?. Transplantation Proceedings 2016 2016 Oct;48(8):2565-2570 PMID 27788782

Massie J, Ali JM. Workplace-based assessment: A review of user perceptions and strategies to address the identified shortcomings. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2016 May;21(2):455-73 PMID 26003590

Ali JM, Bolton EM, Bradley JA, Pettigrew GJ. Allorecognition pathways in transplant rejection and tolerance. Transplantation. 2013 Oct 27;96(8):681-8 PMID 23715047

Ali JM Getting lost in translation? Workplace based assessments in surgical training. The Surgeon 11 2013 286-289. PMID 23597666

Ali JM, Page A, Maraka J, Mackenzie-Ross R, Jenkins DP. Management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: current status and emerging options. Clinical Practice 2013 May 10(3):345-357.

Ali JM, Hardman G, Page A, Jenkins DP. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: an underdiagnosed entity. Hospital Practice (Minneap). 2012 Aug;40(3):71-9 PMID 23086096

McArdle A, Ali J, Brown N. Hand hygiene and healthcare associated infection. Student BMJ. 2007 15:220-222.

 

 Letters

 

Fazmin IT, Ali JM. Re-exploration and bleeding rates after cardiac surgery can be reduced – the utility of a checklist. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2021 Jan;36(1):417-419. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15142

Mann S, Fathi A, Ali JM Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the context of infective endocarditis: a word of caution. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2020 May;35(5):1162. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14493

Ali JM. The USMLE Step 2 Clinical skills exam – a model for OSCE examinations? Academic Medicine 2020 May;95(5):667. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003183 Press

Ali JM. Independent operating: A trainees perspective. SCTS Bulletin 2018 In Press

Goh A, Massie J, Ali JM Workplace based assessments – confusion and misuse continues to be a problem. Clinical Medicine 2015 Feb;15(1):106 PMID: 25650222 

Ali JM Supervised Learning Events: is re-branding enough? BMJ Open 2014 eLetter Published 27/10/2014: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/10/e005980.abstract/reply#bmjopen_el_8941

Ali JM Trainee/trainer discordance in perceptions towards workplace based assessment persists. Academic Medicine 2015 90 (7), 839PMID: 26414048

Ali JM Is involvement in medical education becoming a ‘tick-box’ exercise for junior doctors? Medical Education 2015 Mar;49(3):340. PMID 25693993

Massie J, Ali JM. Demystifying the Night Shift – Learning Beyond 9-5 The Clinical Teacher 2015 Aug;12(4):277-8 PMID: 26036471

Ali JM Maximising the Learning Afforded by SLE’s The Clinical Teacher 2014 Aug;11(5): 407 PMID 25041684

Ali JM Workplace based assessment: Lost in translation? The Clinical Teacher 2014 Feb;11(1):68-9 PMID 24405927

 

Notable published abstracts

 

Ali J, Harper I, Bolton E, Bradley JA, Pettigrew G. Recipient natural killer cell allorecognition of passenger donor lymphocytes and its effect on adaptive alloimmunity after transplantation. Lancet. 2015 Feb 26;385 Suppl 1:S18 PMID: 26312840

Ali J, Bolton E, Saeb-Parsy K, Bradley JA, Pettigrew G. Targeting indirect pathway CD4 T-cell alloresponses in the prevention of chronic transplant rejection. Lancet. 2015 Feb 26;385 Suppl 1:S17 PMID: 26312839

  

Book Chapters

 

Ali J, Vuylsteke A. Time to use Computerised Physician Order Entry in all ICU’s. In: Vincent JL (ed) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2008. Springer, Heidelberg.

 Ali JM, Jenkins D. Cardiac ECMO. In: Valchanov K, Jones N, Hogue R (ed) Core Topics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care. 2017 Cambridge University Press, UK.

 Ali JM, Parmar J, Tsui S. Heart and lung transplantation. In: Khorsandi M, Hartwig M, Daneshmand M, Dark J, Kirk A, Tsui S and Milano C (ed) Oxford Specialist Handbook: Cardiopulmonary Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. 2020 Oxford University Press, UK

Ali JM, Ali A, Abu-Omar Y. Mechanical Circulatory Support. In: F Falter (ed) Cardiopulmonary Bypass. 2021 Cambridge University Press, UK.

 

 

Book Associate Editor

 

Subxiphoid Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Editors. G Aresu: L Jiang, Associate Editors: D Gonzalez-Rivaz, A Sihoe, G Rocco, J Ali,G Jeng. AME Publishing group. 2019

 

Journal special series editor

 

2021 – Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery – ISSN: 2072-1439; Journal of Thoracic Disease

 

Journals reviewed for

American Journal of Transplantation	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery	Journal of Thoracic Disease
Interactive CardioVasular and Thoracic Surgery	Annals of Translational Medicine
Journal of Cardiac Surgery	Perfusion
Clinical Transplantation	Medical Education
Academic Medicine	Clinical Teacher
BMJ Open

 

Medical Education

Teaching Qualifications and Memberships

2014	Masters in Medical Education (University of Bedfordshire) (MA [Med Ed])
2013	Member of the Academy of Medical Educators (MAcadMed)
2012	Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (FHEA)
2012	Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education (University of Bedfordshire)

Current Medical Education Positions and Roles

Director of Studies in Medical and Veterinary Sciences, Churchill College (2014 – )

Role in medical admissions: involving hosting college medical open days and interviewing prospective medical students. Completing mandatory training required for University of Cambridge admissions including equality and diversity training. Have a pastoral responsibility for clinical medical students.

Undergraduate Supervisor for Churchill College, Cambridge University (2005 – )

Organising, planning and delivering weekly small group teaching of 2^nd year pre-clinical students, and organising annual progress tests. Teaching Mechanisms of Drug Action course (MODA)

Teaching and Examining roles for School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge University (2008 – )

• Standard setting committee for MCQ, EMQ and SEQ papers for Final MB examinations 2010-
• Examiner for the SEQ paper for Final MB examination 2021 –
• Question writing committee for Public Health and Ethics Final MB examination

Surgical Medical Education Fellow, Royal Papworth Hospital (2021 – )

Responsible for organising and facilitating surgical medical student placements at Royal Papworth Hospital, including teaching and mock examination practice.

Mentor for Advanced Nurse Practitioner Masters – Anglia Ruskin University (2017 – )

Supervise ANPs on clinical assessment and nurse prescribing modules

Examiner for Preparing for Patients B course 2014-

Marking and moderating assignments; Selecting prize winning candidate; Attending examiners meetings

Medical education and teaching prizes

Nominated by School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, for Health Education East of England ‘Trainee/Student Educator of the Year’ at Celebrating Success Awards 2014 Commendation for Masters in Medical Education, University of Bedfordshire

 

Leadership and Management Education

 

2019/20 – Cambridge Chief Residents Management & Leadership Development Programme