Professor Olaf Wendler was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-02-01
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1st February 2023
I had my surgery on 4th January 2023 to replace my aortic valve at the Cleveland Hospital, London carried by Professor Olaf Wendler. I truly believed that I could not have been in better hands in terms of his skill and the excellent care and attention I received. From the initial consultation he put my mind at ease and listened to what I had to say and fully explained the procedure. My wife and I felt at ease and I went into surgery feeling calm and confident. My surgery went very well, without any complications. 4 weeks on from my surgery my recovery is going very well with after care phone calls provided by his team.
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Professor Olaf Wendler
2023-01-23
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23rd January 2023
Very professional and caring giving me full confidence in the procedue
Professor Olaf Wendler
2022-10-17
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17th October 2022
Professor Olaf Wendler was highly recommended to me by my cardiologist for open heart aortic valve surgery. I found him to be very easy to communicate with both before and after my surgery; he explained the procedure well and listened and answered all my questions clearly and directly. This helped me go into the surgery prepared, and with trust and confidence. My surgery went very well, without complications. The care from his team and the hospital were also excellent and I felt well supported on alI levels, physically, emotionally and psychologically. Only 5 months later my recovery has been amazing to me and I feel fully healed. I am beyond grateful for Professor Wendler’s skill and care.
Cheryl Gissing
Professor Olaf Wendler
2022-10-14
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14th October 2022
Honest detailed and precise information were provided about the operation and aftercare from the first Consultation.
Professor Wendler is very caring and has a good team around him.As well as carrying out the surgery , he regularly checked in on myself and family and was reassuring.
2weeks into recovery things are just as promised and much better than I expected.
A very professional and caring man whom I felt trust with from the outset.
Thank you
Professor Olaf Wendler
2022-10-09
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9th October 2022
My urgent admission to hospital was dealt with immediately and my treatment, requiring a triple bypass to the heart with added complications, likewise. Subsequently, I required a pacemaker to be fitted and thereafter a IDE to be fitted to correct the pacemaker heart rhythm to marry completely with my own heart rhythm.
Professor Wendler remained in charge of my operational requirements throughout and visited me most days throughout my stay, which lasted over five weeks, including at weekends. His attendance and dedication gave the the support I needed, great comfort and acceptance that I was in safe hands. I came out of hospital six weeks ago and I am recovering very well and can walk to and from my office and the hospital’s unit to check on progress.
Christopher J Harniman
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- Cardiothoracic surgery
Profile
I have been a Consultant in cardiothoracic surgery for more than 20 years and performed more than 5000 open cardiac operations. Since 2018 I am Chair of the Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic London. Our outpatient facilities opened in September 2021 and our new state of the art hospital in March 2022. Together with my colleagues we have started a new era of cardiovascular and thoracic private care in London.
When I started my career in the UK in 2004, I became Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at King’s College Hospital. I became Clinical Director of the cardiothoracic department in 2006. I hold a chair for cardiac surgery at King's College London.
In my role as Lead for Cardiothoracic Surgery and as Clinical Director I established the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Program at King’s which started with the first transapical aortic valve implantation in the UK in July 2007
Another areas of my interests is complete arterial bypass surgery and I have further developed a technique of “T-graft” revascularisation using only two skeletonized conduits, mostly the left internal mammary artery and one radial artery.
I am particularly renowned for my achievements in heart valve surgery with a focus on preservation of native heart valves. In patients with mitral valve regurgitation due to degenerative and endocarditic disease I achieve repair rates of around 95%. In patients with aortic regurgitation and aortic root dilatation I replace the aortic root and preserve the native aortic valve in a “David’s” type of surgery in those with anatomically intact valves. I am also specialised in aortic root replacements using stentless bioprostheses in elderly patients and those with complicated aortic valve endocarditis and aortic root pathology.
I perform all kinds of surgery on the thoracic aorta and in this context I cooperate regularly with my vascular surgical colleagues at King’s. In this cooperation, I perform aortic arch replacements using the “Elephant-Trunk” technique in patients with mega-aortic-syndrome, as the first stage treatment to facilitate endovascular treatment of the thoraco-abdominal aorta.