title: Advances in cardiac lead extraction. Interview by Caroline Telfer.
abstract: Amir Zaidi speaks to Caroline Telfer, Assistant Commissioning Editor. Amir Zaidi qualified in 1989 from Manchester University (UK) and undertook postgraduate training in London and in the northwest of England. Dr Zaidi worked as a consultant cardiologist at Royal Bolton Hospital (Lancashire, UK) from 2002 until 2009 before moving to his current position of consultant at the Manchester Royal Infirmary (Manchester, UK). Dr Zaidi is currently the training program director for cardiology in North-Western Deanery and a member of the Cardiology Specialist Advisory Committee.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. amir@mhc.cmht.nwest.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaidi
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D008131:London