Clinical expertise
Mr Fabio De Robertis is nationally and internationally recognised as one of the few experts in the field of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM).
Mr De Robertis has vast clinical expertise in many aspects of cardiac surgery, including:
- coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) – with off-pump (beating heart) technique, arterial conduits and minimally invasive endoscopic harvesting
- minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MIDCAB, mini-sternotomy, mini-thoracotomy)
- valve repair or replacement
- complex mitral valve reconstructive surgery
- aortic valve and root surgery with human substitutes (homograft) and prosthetic substitutes
- septal myectomy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
- surgery for atrial fibrillation
- infective endocarditis
- redo surgery
- aortic aneurysm surgery including PEARS procedure
- chest wall reconstruction for the treatment of recurrent sternal dehiscence following cardiac surgery
- heart and lung transplantation
- surgical therapies for cardiac failure including ventricular assist device (VAD) surgery
He individualises the care for each patient based on their assessment. He makes use of the most modern integrated imaging techniques and discussion of the results among expert multidisciplinary teams.
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
Mr Fabio De Robertis is a consultant cardiac and transplant surgeon primarily based at Harefield Hospital, who treats both NHS and private patients.
Mr De Robertis trained as a cardiac surgeon at the University of Naples, Italy, focusing on structural heart disease, including techniques for the management of aortic aneurysms and valve infections. In 2000, he joined Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub at Harefield Hospital to obtain further subspecialty training in complex cardiac conditions and transplantation.
In 2007, he completed a fellowship in mitral surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital where he trained in mitral reconstructive surgery and TAVI. In 2009 he was appointed as a consultant in cardiac surgery and transplantation.
Research
Mr Fabio De Robertis has a keen interest in clinical research. He has been the principal investigator for several trials in the field of revascularisation, transplantation and aortic surgery.
Teaching
Mr Fabio De Robertis is frequently invited to lecture and present original scientific work at national and international meetings for surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and physiotherapists.
Publications
Mr Fabio De Robertis is the author of a benchmark paper describing the use of a short-term ventricular assist device system to support patients with end-stage cardiac failure not eligible for transplantation.
He has written chapters in books and original articles published in peer-reviewed journals including:
- Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
- New England Journal of Medicine
- The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
