Books By C. P. Shearman, Patrick Chong - Author

Cliff Shearman is Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Southampton. Previously he was a Consultant Vascular Surgeon for 26 years, initially in Birmingham and then in Southampton and Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Southampton. His research interests focus on factors that lead to diabetic vascular disease and how to improve the clinical outcomes for people with diabetes. Cliff Shearman was a Clinical Service Director and Associate Medical Director in the University Hospital Southampton. During this time Vascular Services moved sites and expanded to cover the Isle of Wight, Winchester and Portsmouth as well as Southampton. At a National Level Cliff was President of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland and was one of the team that separated Vascular Surgery from General Surgery leading to a new speciality, centralisation of services and a new training programme for Vascular Surgeons. These changes have been associated with dramatic improvements in outcome