Jean-marc Baste MD, PhD

Professor Jean-Marc Baste is a consultant surgeon in the department of cardiothoracic surgery at Rouen University Hospital in France. Prof Baste earned his MD from Bordeaux Medical School in France, after which he trained in general surgery at Rouen University, then in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Rouen University and Bordeaux University. He completed a clinical fellowship at Austin Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, before returning to France as a junior consultant surgeon, first in general thoracic surgery in Bordeaux and then in cardiothoracic surgery in Rouen, France. 

Professor Baste’s clinical interests include lung cancer management, lung volume reduction surgery, lung transplantation, and video-assisted and robot-assisted thoracic surgery. His research interests include lung transplantation. Additionally, his experience in leadership of a surgical department leads him to be acutely aware of surgeons’ need for strong skills in team management, and he performs research on NoTechs (nontechnical skills), crisis resource management, and stress management. 

Prof Baste is a member of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the French Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, and The French National Academy of Surgery. He is the Secretary of the French Robotic Group and a member of the ESTS Robotic Group. He is also the CTSNet Guest Editor for the series Nontechnical Skills in Cardiothoracic Surgery.