WAIKATO CARDIOTHORACIC UNIT
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    • Simulation Teaching >
      • Surgical Dexterity Booster
      • Aortic Valve Implantation Simulation
      • Aortic Root Surgery
      • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
      • Rib Fixation and Chest Wall Recon
      • Mitral Valve Surgery >
        • MITRAL WETLAB PostCourse
      • Rib Fixation - StraCos
      • Coronary Surgery
    • Core Teaching
    • Journal Club
    • Literature
    • Perspective
    • Reading List
    • Common Operations >
      • CABG
      • Heart Valve Surgery
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    • Electives
    • Fellowships
  • SURGEONS
    • David J McCormack
    • Adam El-Gamel
    • Nand Kejriwal
    • Paul Conaglen
    • Zaw Lin
​Mr David J McCormack
BSc (Hons) MBBS MFSTEd FRCSEd (CTh) FRCS (CTh)
Clinical Director - Cardiothoracic Surgery - Waikato DHB

David McCormack is the Clinical Director of Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit. He is a Specialist Consultant Surgeon at Waikato Cardiothoracic Unit, Hamilton New Zealand. He is a Honorary Senior Lecturer at The University of Auckland with a clinical interest and expertise in complex aortic surgery. He is skilled in the management of ischaemic heart disease and heart valve surgery. Active in the generation and utilisation of technology to advance surgical practice, healthcare delivery and innovate research.
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Mr McCormack completed formal training in Cardiothoracic Surgery in world leading centres. Below are a collection of central London centres within which Mr McCormack was trained: 
Barts Heart Centre 
Guy’s Hospital 
Harefield Hospital 
St Thomas’ Hospital 
St Georges’ Hospital
King’s College Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare
​The London Chest Hospital​ ​

Qualifications 

Vocational Registration - Cardiothoracic Surgery 
Medical Council of New Zealand 
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Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of England

Cardiothoracic Surgery 
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Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Cardiothoracic Surgery ​
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Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery (Distinction)
University of London 
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Bachelor of Science (Honours)
King’s College London 
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Contact Mr McCormack 
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david@aorta.co.nz
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Prizes and Awards ​

​Sustaining Excellence in Patient Safety Award 
Waikato District Health Board​​​​

Patient Safety Awards (2016 Finalist) - Technology & IT to Improve Patient Safety
Patient Safety Awards


Ethicon Travelling Fellowship 
Ethicon & Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland

ASiT Cardiothoracic Research Prize 
Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland & Association of Surgeons in Training​

ASiT National Surgical Education and Training Prize 
T-Log & Association of Surgeons in Training

The ROQAS Project - Transforming Patient Care Using Technology (Finalist)
British Medical Journal Awards ​
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  • About
  • Training
    • Simulation Teaching >
      • Surgical Dexterity Booster
      • Aortic Valve Implantation Simulation
      • Aortic Root Surgery
      • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
      • Rib Fixation and Chest Wall Recon
      • Mitral Valve Surgery >
        • MITRAL WETLAB PostCourse
      • Rib Fixation - StraCos
      • Coronary Surgery
    • Core Teaching
    • Journal Club
    • Literature
    • Perspective
    • Reading List
    • Common Operations >
      • CABG
      • Heart Valve Surgery
    • TEMPLATES FILES
  • Visit
    • Electives
    • Fellowships
  • SURGEONS
    • David J McCormack
    • Adam El-Gamel
    • Nand Kejriwal
    • Paul Conaglen
    • Zaw Lin