26 Facts About Martin Elliott

Martin John Elliott was born on 8 March 1951 and is a British surgeon.

Martin Elliott is presently Provost of Gresham College, taking over from Simon Thurley.

Martin Elliott is Emeritus Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London, a post to which he was appointed in 2004.

Martin Elliott is a senior advisor to PA Consulting and a member of the Industry Advisory Council of Novartis UK.

Martin Elliott was born on 8 March 1951 in Sheffield, England.

Martin Elliott attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield from 1962 to 1968 before studying medicine at Newcastle University.

Martin Elliott held professorial house surgeon and physician posts at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle upon Tyne before becoming a Demonstrator in Anatomy at Newcastle University in 1974.

Martin Elliott then spent a year in Southampton as an SHO before returning to Newcastle to join the surgical training rotation scheme.

Martin Elliott became fascinated by the treatment of congenital heart disease and was appointed Senior Registrar in Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at The Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London in 1984, training with Professor Marc de Leval and Mr Jaroslav Stark.

Martin Elliott was appointed a consultant paediatric cardiothoracic surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1985 a post he held until 2019.

Martin Elliott was appointed Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London in 2004.

At Great Ormond Street, Martin Elliott led the Cardiothoracic and Critical Care Directorate from 2000 to 2010 and became Co-Medical Director on 11 June 2010, replacing Robert Evans.

In 2000, Martin Elliott established a team to treat children with severe tracheal disease with a particular interest in long-segment tracheal stenosis.

Martin Elliott's team performed the first stem-cell-supported tracheal transplant in a child.

Martin Elliott led the Thoracic Transplantation Service at Great Ormond Street from 2000 to 2010.

From 2018 through 2020, Martin Elliott was a member of the China Tribunal, a people's tribunal established to assess allegations of forced organ harvesting and other severe human rights abuses in Chinese detention camps.

From 2017 to 2022 Martin Elliott was Chief Medical Officer of Allocate Software Ltd.

Martin Elliott is known for his research into the pathophysiology of cardiopulmonary bypass, particularly ultrafiltration and modified ultrafiltration and for work on the treatment of tracheal disorders in children.

Martin Elliott was founding president of the International Nomenclature Society for CHD.

Martin Elliott became involved with Formula 1 by noticing similarities between teams dealing with pitstops and the transfer of patients from theatre to intensive care.

Martin Elliott is widely published with over 300 peer-reviewed articles and many book chapters.

Martin Elliott has delivered over 450 invited lectures worldwide, and has taught surgery and operated throughout the world, training many of the world's leading paediatric cardiothoracic surgeons.

Martin Elliott was the 2015 Hunterian Orator at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Martin Elliott has provided evidence to the Bristol Inquiry, about the Bristol heart scandal in the 1990s, and the Francis Inquiry related to the importance of information provision for quality improvement.

Martin Elliott is married to Lesley, a former hospital and research manager.

Martin Elliott enjoys reading, watching sport, playing tennis, cycling and walking the dog in his spare time.