# Stephen Westaby

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The Free Thinking Festival at Sage Gateshead

Start the Week is at the Free Thinking Festival at Sage, Gateshead where Tom Sutcliffe explores the pace and rhythm of life - from the heart-stopping moments to the sleep of the innocent. His guests include Russell Foster whose work on circadian rhythms sheds light on the mechanisms of our body cl…

Medical leaps 50 years after the first heart transplant

This week marks a significant milestone in experimental surgery - one that would be cheered, and debated, and forever talked about. 50 years ago, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard successfully performed the first human-to-human heart transplant. Since then, thousands of lives have been sav…

Medical leaps 50 years after the first heart transplant

This week marks a significant milestone in experimental surgery - one that would be cheered, and debated, and forever talked about. 50 years ago, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard successfully performed the first human-to-human heart transplant. Since then, thousands of lives have been sav…

Go wild with books! – podcast 22

Hello and welcome to the Falkirk Libraries podcast with Vikki and Grant. This episode we were wondering about the human obsession with the wilderness, and talking about the human spirit versus the elements.  All books mentioned can be found on our Library Catalogue What we have been reading and li…

Episode 8 - A Smooth Operator

Psychopaths are usually known for breaking hearts, not mending them. But Professor Stephen Westaby is different. In Episode 8, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by the renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, and diagnosed psychopath, who relished doing battle with the Grim Reaper on the bloodiest, most i…

Professor Stephen Westaby

Doctor Doctor reveals the stress, excitement and challenges facing a 21st century medic. These are life-affirming stories of highs and lows, of commitment, bravery, skill, heartache and love. Dr Phil Hammond dissects the medical lives of professionals at all levels of the health service: surgeons, …

Doctors’ Notes: Heart Special at BBC Radio Theatre

In a specially extended episode recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, What's up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart. "The heart is more than just a pump—it's a marvel of engineering and history, and in this episode, we're pulling it apart to see how it all w…

How can you look after your amazing heart?

In a special episode recorded in front of an audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London, What's up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart. "The heart is more than just a pump- it's a marvel of engineering and history, and in this episode, we're pulling it apart to see how it all works!” Jo…

Professor Stephen Westaby, surgeon and writer

Professor Stephen Westaby is a former heart surgeon and writer. During his career he performed over 11,000 operations and pioneered the use of life long artificial hearts as an alternative to donor transplants. Stephen was born in Scunthorpe in 1948 and went to medical school at Charing Cross Hosp…