Alan Soo

Cardiothoracic Surgeon in Galway University Hospital.
Proud Dad and Husband.
Special interest in clinical research, innovation and patient centred care.

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Delighted to be apart of this fantastic initiative by @CroiHeartStroke.
The work that this team does is instrumental in creating awareness and educating on stroke and heart disease. Well done to all involved. @HSE_West_NWest @roinnslainte @uniofgalway

[Croí Heart & Stroke @CroiHeartStroke]

To mark #WorldStrokeDay today, Croí is delighted to be in Athlone with the Croí Mobile Health Hub offering FREE health checks, supported by the @Medtronic Mission Makers Project.

📍 Golden Island Shopping Centre (N37 N8V0)
🗓 Today, October 29th, until 4 pm

[HSEWestNorthWest @HSE_West_NWest]

Siblings undergo the same life-saving procedure at UHG - a story of hope and innovation. Last October, UHG became the first hospital in Ireland & UK to implant the Avalus Ultra Biological Aortic Valve, marking a major milestone in cardiac care.
Full story https://t.co/iEkyehNmAW

[NCCP @hseNCCP]

The @NCCPHSE is proud to launch the Patient Passport for Lung Cancer! Developed with specialist lung nurses & shaped by patient voices, this passport will make a meaningful difference in #lungcancer #survivorship

[HSEWestNorthWest @HSE_West_NWest]

University Hospital Galway has become the first hospital in the country to use a new innovative biological aortic heart valve, putting it at forefront of valvular heart surgery. The Avalus Ultra valve is a new generation in biological aortic valves designed by Medtronic.

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Pleasure to be involved in such revolutionary innovation.

[HSEWestNorthWest @HSE_West_NWest]

Noel O'Brien from County Galway was the first patient to undergo the Avalus Ultra valve implant surgery on 22 October, led by @ProfAlanSoo and his surgical team.

For more 📎https://t.co/nnXiL8Can2

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Extremely proud to establish Galway’s Hybrid management of AFIB in collaboration with @Stephentuohy esteemed EP cardiologist. Thank you to Mr John Yap ,Senior cardiac and aortic surgeon from St barts who proctored us making our experience a memorable and fruitful experience.

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Delighted to have Dr Zhi Liew and @Tara_CTANP present some interesting Cardiothoracic/Respiratory cases @irishthoracicS . Always a pleasure to collaborate with Respiratory Colleagues to ensure optimal patient outcomes @HSE_West_NWest #PatientCare

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Congratulations to Machaela miskell medical student and Dr Zhi Yao on their recent presentations at the Surgical meeting in Waterford. It is a pleasure to supervise promising Doctors and have them represent the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department Galway. @HSE_West_NWest @RCSI_Irl

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Very proud to have commenced the Severe Emphysema programme in the West of Ireland by successfully treating our first patient with endobronchial valves. Thank you to my team and to @pulmonox for all their hard work and support. @Tara_CTANP @saoltagroup @irishthoracicS @SCTSUK

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Congratulations @Tara_CTANP on your presentation. Great showcase of how collaboration and innovation can have a significant impact on patient outcomes. I’ll look forward to the results of the next phase. @3DMatrixNA @saoltagroup #PatientCare

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

What a pleasure it was to represent @ProfAlanSoo and the Cardiothoracic department in @GalwaySurgery with our research on the novel use of purabond! Thanks so much to @3dm_emea for the support! Looking forward to the next phase of data collection 🙌

[3-D Matrix EMEA @3dm_emea]

Thrilled to be at the @EuroRespSoc Congress in Vienna with Tara Byrne, Cardiothoracic Advanced Nurse Practitioner from University Hospital Galway, presenting her poster on #PuraBond for preventing prolonged air leak in #thoracic #surgery!
Contact us: https://t.co/f2aC3VccY2

[HSEWestNorthWest @HSE_West_NWest]

Galway University Hospitals in collaboration with @CHO2west introduce virtual healthcare for COPD patients.

The initiative will reduce the need for hospital attendance and is expected to save hundreds of bed days per year.

More info:🔗https://t.co/OPRC64nqag

[Alan Soo @ProfAlanSoo]

Incredible level of skill and expertise. I am beyond grateful to get to work with them as members of the Cardiothoracic Team in Galway. #teamwork #PatientCare #nursing @saoltagroup @HSELive @HospitalProNews

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

Congratulations to my colleagues in Theatre 11 on their recent publication 👏🏻.
I am so incredibly lucky to get opportunity to work with these highly skilled nurses, who are a vital part of the journey for the Cardiothoracic patient in Galway. @saoltagroup @CDONMSaolta @SCTSUK

[michaeltmccarthy @mccarthymt7]

Over the past weekend, at University Hospital Galway, we had a once in a year event: a patient who needed chemotherapy compounded out of hours.

Our Chief Pharmacist (the most senior pharmacist in the hospital), and one of our senior pharmacists (I’ll let both tag themselves if they would like to be identified!), came to the aseptic unit at 9pm on Saturday night to prepare the chemotherapy.

They were not “on call”.

They are just very good colleagues, pulling out the stops, to deliver a top class service for a patient in need.

It is refreshing to work here in UHG, alongside such high quality people.

@saoltagroup @CancerUniGalway @IrishCancerSoc @OECI_EEIG @cancercarewest @HSELive @hseNCCP

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

Ms Grainne Keegan, Cardiothoracic SPR,updated colleagues on the benefits of Sublobar resection in early stage non-small cell lung cancer @rmcd22 @ProfAlanSoo @ronanjohnkelly @hseNCCP @CancerUniGalway @saoltagroup

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

Dr Darragh Brown, Radiation Oncology SpR spoke about sterotactic radiation therapy in early non small-cell lung cancer& ILD supported by Radiation Oncologist Dr Ronan Mc Dermott @rmcd22 which soon will be available to patients in the West. @hseNCCP @CancerUniGalway @saoltagroup

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

@eHealthIreland @frthompson Just my opinion, but current developments in technology have been fantastic; however, if we are not developing technology to meet the needs and expectations of the service users then we face an uphill battle to achieve acceptability and indeed sustainability!

[🌟Tara Byrne🌟 @Tara_CTANP]

Delighted to have been asked to contribute to the Cardiology focused edition from @HospitalProNews with @ProfAlanSoo @saoltagroup #thinkaorta

[SCTS UK @SCTSUK]

The aim is to provide training and mentorship opportunities for the next generation of surgical trialists who will be supported to become leaders of an expanded surgical trials portfolio over the next 5-10 years.
https://t.co/0DoPFEFZrI

[EACTS @EACTS]

A new episode of A Cut Above is out now! 🎙🎧

In this episode, hosts @Can_GoTe and @Miia_ll are joined by Filip Casselman and Sabine Bleiziffer for an in-depth discussion on the controversial #aorticvalve.

📲 Available to download on all major platforms