Professor of Congenital Heart Surgery
Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol

Massimo Caputo is a Professor of Congenital Cardiac Surgery at the University of Bristol, UK. His clinical interests
include neonatal surgery, complex aortic surgery in young adults, hybrid techniques and valve repairs. His research
interests include developing innovative surgical strategies for Congenital Heart Surgery through randomized trials, in
particular improving myocardial protection and CPB strategies, regenerative medicine in congenital heart disease,
and ischaemia reperfusion injury. He has been awarded in 2014 a Visiting Professorship at the RUSH University
Medical Center, Chicago, USA. He is the leader in Congenital Heart Surgery Research for the Society of Cardio-
Thoracic Surgery for England and Ireland and theme leader in Bristol for the NIHR Biomedical Research Center in
Cardiovascular Disease.