Mr Jason Ali is a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Royal Papworth Hospital and an Affiliated Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. He also holds the roles of Subdean for the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, and Director of Studies and Fellow in Medicine at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.
Mr Ali completed his medical degree at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, graduating with Distinction and First Class Honours, before undertaking an Academic Foundation Programme and an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellowship. He was awarded a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Training Fellowship in 2012 to complete a PhD in transplantation immunology, earning several prizes along the way, including the Surgical Research Societies Patey Prize, and holds a Master's in Medical Education.
He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2021, ranking 2nd in his cohort, and completed his specialist training at Royal Papworth Hospital, where he has practised as a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon since 2022 across the full range of adult cardiac surgery. He was appointed in 2026 as Clinical Director for Postoperative Cardiothoracic Pathways.
He is Co-Lead Investigator for EuroSCORE III, the latest iteration of the internationally used cardiac surgical risk-prediction model and co-leads related work on frailty assessment. He is Chief Investigator for a Bayer-funded study on acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery and holds regional NIHR leadership roles for cardiothoracic surgery research.
Mr Ali has authored over 140 publications, cited more than 3,000 times. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Thoracic Disease and reviews for numerous leading cardiothoracic and medical education journals.
Alongside his clinical and research work, Mr Ali holds national education leadership roles, including National Student Education Lead for the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery, driving a dynamic programme of activities aimed at enhancing medical student engagement with cardiothoracic surgery across the UK.
Mr Ali has received multiple awards for his contributions to surgical training and patient care, including the Royal Papworth Hospital Learning and Development Award (2019, 2024), the SCTS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Award (2024) and runner up for the SCTS Golden Heart Award (2025)
- Coronary artery surgery
- Aortic valve surgery
- Aortic surgery
- Improving outcomes following cardiac surgery
- Mortality and Quality of Life Risk prediction following cardiac surgery
- Developing EuroSCORE 3 (www.EuroSCORE.org)
- Associate Editor for the Best Evidence Topic Section of the journal: Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery (ICVTS)
- Bachelor of Arts (BA) 2005 – University of Cambridge
- Master of Arts (MA) 2008 – University of Cambridge
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB BChir) 2008 – University of Cambridge
- Masters in Medical Education (MA MedEd) 2014 – University of Bedfordshire
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2015 – University of Cambridge
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS CTh) 2021
- Clinical Director for Postoperative Cardiothoracic Pathways at Royal Papworth Hospital
- Clinical Subdean for Royal Papworth Hospital
- Affiliated Associate, University of Cambridge
- Director of Studies and Fellow in Clinical Medicine, Churchill College
- Student Education Co-Lead, Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
- General Medical Council
- Member of the Society for Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland (SCTS)
- Member of the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS)
- Fellow and Lecturer in Medicine and Director of Studies for Clinical Medicine at Churchill College, University of Cambridge
- Medical Education Leaders UK
Ahmed H, Ali JM. Pharmacological strategies for myocardial protection in cardiac surgery: current science and the emerging role for multi-omics and artificial intelligence. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine 2026 In Press
Nameghi FH, Ali JM. Simulation Training in Video-assisted and Robotic-assisted Cardiac Surgery Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 2026 In Press
Kirkley K, Layton GR, Tariq J, Shamaz H, Hu M, Atkinson A, Harrington D, Belcher E, Ali JM, Moorjani N, Bhatti F, Booth K. Widening participation in cardiothoracic healthcare: INSINC Insight. BMJ Academy. 2025 In press
Rahmen I, Ali JM, De Silva R. Cannulation Strategies for Aortic Arch Surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 2025;12(9):360. doi: 10.3390/jcdd12090360
Long E, Ho M, Guo S, Rajah T, Volpi S, Moorjani N, Ali J, Wells F, Bivona A, Avlonitis V, Lucchese G, Bilkhu R, Rossi A, Bosco P. Evolving Perspectives in Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation: Why Sex Matters. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2025;14(19):e044639. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.125.044639
Agrawal DS, Motta JC, Ali JM. The Use of Advanced Glycation End-Product Measurements to Predict Post-Operative Complications after Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025;14(17):6176. doi: 10.3390/jcm14176176
Purmessur R, Ali JM. Is it time to recommend dual antiplatelet therapy for all following coronary artery bypass grafting? AME Clinical Trials Review 2025;3:21. doi: 10.21037/actr-24-180
Chandiramani A, Ali JM. Frailty and its impact on outcomes following cardiac surgery. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease 2025;12(4):127. doi: 10.3390/jcdd12040127
Fazmin IT, Ali JM. Prosthesis-Patient mismatch and aortic root enlargement: indications, techniques and outcomes. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2023 Sep 1;10(9):373. doi: 10.3390/jcdd10090373
Nashef SAM, Ali JM. Artificial Intelligence and Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment. European Journal of CardioThoracic Surgery 2023 Jun 1;63(6):ezad226. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad226
Purmessur R, Wijesena T, Ali JM. Minimal-access coronary revascularisation: Past, Present and Future. Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease. 2023 Jul 31;10(8):326. doi: 10.3390/jcdd10080326
Pandey I, Pai S, Purmessur R, Kappeler R, Ali JM. Kytococcus schroeteri: an emerging cause of prosthetic valve endocarditis. Infectious diseases in clinical practice 2023 In Press
Bakr L, Ali JM. Removal of stuck tunnelled dialysis line requiring cardiopulmonary bypass and venous repair. Journal of Vascular Access 2023. In Press
Senage T, Gerrard C, Moorjani N, Jenkins DP, Ali JM. Early postoperative bleeding impacts long-term survival following first-time on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2021 Oct;13(10):5670-5682. doi: 10.21037/jtd-21-1241
Ali JM, Y Abu-Omar. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery – a Fad or the Future? Journal of Thoracic Disease 2021 Mar;13(3):1882-1885
Sumal AS*, Ali JM*, Kyriacou H, Tuttle C, Moorjani N. Aortic valve replacement in patients over 60: Real world surgical outcomes. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2021 Apr;36(4):1468-1476. doi: 10.1111/jocs.15353
Messer S, Cernic S, Page A, Berman M, Colah S, Ali JM, Pavlushkov E, Baxter J, Quigley R, Osman M, Nachum E, Parameshwar J, Abu-Omar Y, Dunning J, Goddard M, Bhaghra S, Cheshire C, Lewis C, Kydd A, Sudarshan C, Pettit S, Ali A, Jenkins D, Tsui S, Hall R, Catarino P, Large SR. 5-Year Single Centre Early Experience of Heart Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Determined Death (DCD) Donors. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2020 Dec;39(12):1463-1475. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.10.001
Fazmin IT, Rafiq MU, Nashef S, Ali JM. Inferior outcomes following cardiac surgery in patients with a functioning renal allograft. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 2021 Jan 22;32(2):174-181. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaa245
Karunanantham J*, Ali JM*, Evans NR, Webb S, Large SR. Impact of stroke on outcomes following cardiac surgery: Propensity matched analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2020 Nov;35(11):3010-3016. doi: 10.1111/jocs.14964 [*Joint first authors]
Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network, National Cardiac Benchmarking Collaborative, Public Health England. National Survey of Variations in Practice in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Adult Cardiac Surgery, United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland. Journal of Hospital Infection. 2020 Dec;106(4):812-819. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.09.016
Ali JM, Gerrard C, Clayton J, Moorjani N. Haemostasis checklist reduces bleeding and blood product consumption following cardiac surgery. Annals of thoracic surgery. 2019 Apr 1;55(4):729-736. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy362
Ali JM, Vuylsteke A. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - indications, technique and contemporary outcomes. Heart 2019 Apr 30. pii: heartjnl-2017-311928. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2017-311928.
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