Lung Surgery

Lung Surgery team

The Golden Jubilee National Hospital’s lung (thoracic) surgery department is staffed by an expert multidisciplinary team.

Throughout your journey at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, you may be seen by the following individuals:

• Thoracic (lung) surgeons
• Chest physicians (lung specialists)
• Oncologists (cancer specialists)
• Anaesthetists
• Nurses (including Macmillan cancer support nurses)
• Physiotherapists
• Pharmacists 

If you would like more information about the role any of these individuals will play in your treatment, please do not hesitate to ask.

Consultant Thoracic Surgeons

There are six consultant surgeons in the unit and their different areas of specialist interest cover all aspects of thoracic pathologies.

Patients are reviewed daily by a team of Nurse Practitioners and doctors in various stages of their surgical training. They are led by Dr Rohit Govindraj and report daily to the Consultants.

Nursing Team

• Cameron Murray - Senior Charge Nurse
• Mary Williamson - Charge Nurse
• Jackie Dunn – Nurse Specialist

If you need further advice regarding your upcoming surgery or issues following surgery then call our 
Nurse Specialist on 0141 951 5642, Monday-Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm 
or Ward 3 West on 0141 951 5300, Monday-Sunday, 8am - 7pm.

Management

• Lynne Ayton – Director, Heart, Lung and Diagnostics
• Alex McGuire – Deputy Director, Heart, Lung and Diagnostics
• Amanda Forbes - Service Manager, Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery