Mr. Giuseppe Aresu is a highly regarded Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK.
He is internationally recognized for his proficiency in minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgical techniques, including uniportal and subxiphoid VATS. With a strong background in lung transplantation from his fellowship at Toronto General Hospital, Mr. Aresu has dedicated his career to improving surgical outcomes and enhancing patient recovery times.
Through extensive research and practice, he has introduced groundbreaking approaches in thoracic surgery, such as minimally invasive thymectomies and advanced chest wall reconstructions. His dedication to mentorship and training ensures the next generation of surgeons are equipped with cutting-edge skills.
Mr. Aresu's commitment to advancing thoracic medicine is evident through his contributions to leading international journals and his active involvement in national and global surgical bodies.
- Key hole minimally invasive surgery: about 90% of my cases are done using a minimally invasive approach with benefit in terms of reduction of the post operative pain and overall perioperative complications and faster recovery
- Uniportal VATS: operation done using only one 2 to 4 cm intercostal incision
- Subxiphoid VATS: operation done using only one 2 to 4 cm incision at the level of the subxiphoid region with potential benefits in terms of reduction of acute and chronic pain, faster recovery and better quality of life after the operation.
- Lung cancer surgery:
- VATS Lobectomies: about 90% of the anatomical lung resections performed by my team are done using a minimally invasive approach:
- Uniportal VATS or Subxiphoid VATS.
- Minimally invasive uniportal VATS approach for lung segmentectomies.
- Minimally invasive uniportal VATS approach in patients with poor lung function
- Maximally invasive thoracic surgery for locally advanced lung cancer.
- Mediastinal surgery:
- Minimally invasive Uniportal VATS subxiphoid thymectomy for myasthenia gravis and thymoma resection: operation done using only one 2 to 4 cm incision at the level of the subxiphoid region with potential benefits in terms of reduction of acute and chronic pain, faster recovery and better quality of life after the operation.
- Surgery for advanced thymomas
- Surgery for chest wall
- Rib fixation
- Chest wall resection and reconstruction
- Repair of congenital chest wall deformity:
- Pectus excavatum: minimally invasive Nuss procedure, Ravitch procedure.
- Pectus carenatum
- Surgery for pneumothorax and emphysematous disease of the lung using a
- minimally invasive approach, Uniportal VATS or Subxiphoid VATS, in the 100% of the patients.
- Minimalive invasive uniportal subxiphoid VATS approach for bilateral pneumothorax or bilateral enphisematous disease: using this approach is possible to perform bilateral operation through a single hole in the subxiphoid region with potential benefits in terms of reduction of acute and chronic pain, faster recovery and better quality of life after the operation
- Mesothelioma surgery
- Airway surgery
- Resection of metastatic cancer to the chest
- Surgery for palmar hyperhidrosis
- Fellowship in Lung Transplant Surgery – Toronto General Hospital, Canada (2022–2023)
- Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery – Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, China (2015–2016)
- PhD in Cardiothoracic Medicine – University of Udine, Italy (2015)
Thesis: "Inflammasome and Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy" - Postgraduate Diploma in Cardiac Surgery – University of Padua, Italy (2010)
- Medical Doctorate (MD), Magna Cum Laude – University of Cagliari, Italy (2004)
- General Medical Council (GMC), UK
Specialist Registration in Cardiothoracic Surgery (2013)
Aresu G., et al. Subxiphoid video-assisted major lung resections: The Believers' Speech. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2017.
Aresu G., et al. The Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Uniportal Subxiphoid Approach for Lung Segmentectomies. Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2016.
Aresu G., et al. Uniportal Subxiphoid VATS for Bilateral Lung Adenocarcinomas. Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2016.
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