Rakesh Uppal

Rakesh Uppal

Consultant cardiac surgeon

Rakesh is a consultant cardiac surgeon at Barts Heart Centre and Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at Barts and the London School of Medicine.

Special interests and treatments

• Adult cardiac surgery including:

  • Coronary artery bypass surgery

  • Mitral valve repair, aortic valve surgery

  • Surgery of the aorta

• Research interests include basic science on stem cells and the effect of renal injury on cell senescence

Leadership roles

• Director for Barts Life Sciences
• Invited external member, East of England, Clinical Senate