Mr Vijay Joshi
Thoracic SurgeonQualifications
MBChB, FRCSEd (C-Th), PgCert (Medical Law)
Biography
I am a U.S. and U.K. trained Thoracic Surgeon here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (appointed in 2018). I obtained my medical degree from the University of Liverpool in 2007. I did my foundation and core surgical training in the North West (winning a Gold Award) and cardio-thoracic surgical training in the East Midlands. I became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCSEd) in 2016 after completing the specialty board exam in cardio-thoracic surgery. Additionally, I completed medical licencing exams for both Canada and the United States. I then completed a thoracic surgical observership at the University of Toronto, a two-year clinical fellowship in general thoracic and minimally invasive surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, USA, and a robotics / minimally invasive fellowship at James Cook University Hospital, U.K.
My clinical practice is focused on minimally invasive thoracic surgery and my clinical interests include; robotics, VATS lobectomy, lung cancer, diaphragm surgery, thymic surgery, lung volume reduction and interventions for COPD and chest wall resection and reconstruction for sarcoma,
I also have a strong interest in Law and legal studies. I have completed a PgCert in Medical Law with Northumbria University and an LL.B (Honours) with Nottingham Law School. I am a tribunal member with the MPTS and the current audit lead for our Thoracic Surgery department.
Outside of work, I play electric guitar and I am both a music and car enthusiast.
