SHORT CURRICULUM VITAE:
Name:
Shane Terence Robin MacSweeney
Present appointment:
Consultant Vascular Surgeon
Queens Medical Centre Nottingham. October 1995-
Address for correspondence Alison Ryan c/o PHF
Castle Cavendish works
Nottingham NG5 8RX
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
0115 900 3232
0115 900 3223
shane.macsweeney@virgin.net
Date of Birth:
28 April 1959
Nationality:
British
Qualifications:
B Chir (Cantab) 1984
MA (Hons) MB (Cantab) 1985
FRCS (Eng) May 1988
M Chir (Cantab) February 1991
Education:
Westminster School 1972-1977.
Christ's College, Cambridge, 1978-1981.
St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, 1981-1984.
GMC Registration No:
2925077 (Full).
Previous appointments:
1984-5 House Physician/Surgeon
1985-6 King’s College Hospital SHO Rotation in Surgery
1987-8 SHO/ Registrar in Surgery Brook Hospital London
1989-91 Lecturer in Surgery, Dept Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital London
1991-4 Charing Cross Hospital Senior Registrar Rotation
1995 Vascular and Endovascular Fellow, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia
Membership of Learned Societies
Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (Member of Council)
Association of Surgeons
International Society of Endovascular Therapy
European Society of Vascular Surgery
Clinical Academic and Teaching Interests:
Since being appointed a consultant vascular surgeon seven years ago, I have
undertaken the full range of emergency and elective surgery for arterial and venous
disease, particular interests include:
Abdominal aortic aneurysms including open and endovascular (keyhole) repair.
Carotid Surgery for the prevention of stroke
Venous disease (see www. veininfo.co.uk)
Leg ulcers
Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy for the management of hyperhidrosis
I am Vascular Tutor for the Royal College of Surgeons/ Vascular Surgical Society and
my remit includes organising vascular training courses from SHO to Consultant level.
Prizes and Awards:
Nordic Prize, Royal Society of Medicine 1988.
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland AudioVisual Awards 1991.
HJ Windsor Prize, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1994.
Simpson-Smith Travelling Fellowship, 1994.
King's Fund, Travelling Bursary, 1994.
Publications:
I have over forty publications in journals and textbooks (details on request).
Medico-legal Work
Since being appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon in Nottingham in 1995, I
have completed over 600 medical reports. The majority have been on behalf of
claimants seeking redress for hand arm vibration syndrome (vibration white finger).
My reports have been independently validated by both sides against objective testing
and as a result it has been agreed by IRISC and the Union of Democratic Mineworkers
that I should adjudicate in the event of unresolved disputes. I have provided reports in
medical negligence and personal injury cases on behalf of both claimants and
defendants. I have attended a course on medico-legal report writing. I am aware of my
overriding duty as an expert to help the court on matters within my expertise. Sample
reports are available on request.
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