Dr. Jonathan Smith is the Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist at Newcastle Freeman Hospital. The main category of the smith is Anaesthesia. He had a great deal of expertise in the use of Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) in children. He has a large of experience in anesthetizing adults with congenital heart disease for surgery. He has been a consultant for 25 years at the Freeman Hospital, one of the two UK pediatric heart transplant centers and a major center for pediatric cardiac surgery and intensive care.