Mr Michael Shackcloth

About Mr Michael Shackcloth
Consultant Thoracic Surgeon

Responsibilities at LHCH

Training lead for surgery

Research lead Thoracic Surgery

Area of Practice       

General Thoracic Surgery

Special Clinical Interests

Lung Cancer

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery

Pulmonary Metastasectomy

Thoracic Sarcoma

Chest Wall Injuries

Lung Volume Reduction

Research Interests

Minimally invasive thoracic surgery

Lung cancer and the immune response

Pulmonary metastasis

Risk stratification

Lung volume reduction

Mesothelioma

Current Membership of Professional Regional and National Bodies  

Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeon of GB and Ireland

Thoracic Surgery Tutor

British Association of Surgical Oncology

Treasurer

European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery

International Society for the Study of Lung Cancer

European Association of Surgical Oncology

Associate Editor European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Languages Spoken   

English

Why choose LHCH?             

LHCH is one of the largest Thoracic Surgery units in the UK. We perform a high volume of minimally invasive thoracic surgery with excellent clinical results. 

Training and Education

MBChB (Manchester) - July 1994

FRCSI Section A (Dublin) - February 1996

FRCS (England) - November 1998

FRCS CTh - May 2006

MD (Liverpool) - July 2013

About you

In my spare time I enjoy sport and spending time with my family.  I completed four Olympic distance triathlons last year.  I also like watching football

Publications

Head and neck reconstruction in the vessel depleted neck using robot-assisted harvesting of the internal mammary vessels.

Kerai A., Modi P., Shackcloth M., Schache A.G., Shaw R.J.

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  (no pagination), 2023.

The evolution of lung cancer and impact of subclonal selection in TRACERx.

Nature 616(7957) (pp 525-533), 2023.  

PINCER (A Platform Study for solId orgaN CancERs): an agile pan-network platform study to deliver high-quality translational research.

Jones R.P., Mielgo A., Schmid M., Bury D., Andrews T., Burdak-Rothkamm S., Shackcloth M., J S Cross T., Fenwick S., Malik H.Z., Diaz-Nieto R., Ottensmeier C., Palmer D.H., Vimalachandran D.

The British journal of surgery.  April 2023.

Pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer: contemporary outcomes, risk factors and model validation.

Brunswicker A, Taylor M, Grant SW, Abah U, Smith M, Shackcloth M, Granato F, Shah R, Rammohan K, North West Thoracic Surgery Collaborative (NWTSC)

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. 34(6):1054-1061, 2022 06 01.

Chondromyxoid Fibroma of the Rib: A Rare Benign Tumor With Potential for Local Recurrence.

Basak B, Haragan A, Shackcloth M, Thekkudan J

Cureus. 13(10):e19172, 2021 Oct.

Autologous blood pleurodesis for the treatment of postoperative air leaks. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Karampinis I, Galata C, Arani A, Grilli M, Hetjens S, Shackcloth M, Buderi S, Stamenovic D, Roessner ED

Thoracic Cancer.  2021 Sep 03.

Preoperative Anemia is Associated With Worse Long-Term Survival After Lung Cancer Resection: A Multicenter Cohort Study of 5,029 Patients.

Taylor M, Abah U, Hayes T, Eadington T, Smith M, Shackcloth M, Granato F, Shah R, Booton R, Grant SW, North West Thoracic Surgery Collaborative (NWTSC)

Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia.  2021 Aug 23.

Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for 90-day mortality after lung resection: the RESECT-90 score.

Taylor M, Martin GP, Abah U, Sperrin M, Smith M, Bhullar D, Shackcloth M, Woolley S, West D, Shah R, Grant SW

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  2021 Jul 29.

Ninety-Day Mortality: Redefining the Perioperative Period After Lung Resection.

Taylor M, Grant SW, West D, Shackcloth M, Woolley S, Naidu B, Shah R

Clinical Lung Cancer. 22(4):e642-e645, 2021 07.

Randomised Controlled Trial Evidence Questions the Assumption that Pulmonary Metastasectomy Benefits Patients with Colorectal Cancer.

Batchelor T, Hasan J, Macbeth F, Shackcloth M, Treasure T

Annals of Surgical Oncology. 28(7):4066-4067, 2021 Jul.

National variation in pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer.

Fenton HM, Finan PJ, Milton R, Shackcloth M, Taylor JC, Treasure T, Morris EJA

Colorectal Disease. 23(6):1306-1316, 2021 06.

External validation of six existing multivariable clinical prediction models for short-term mortality in patients undergoing lung resection.

Taylor M, Szafron B, Martin GP, Abah U, Smith M, Shackcloth M, Granato F, Shah R, Grant SW, North West Thoracic Surgery Collaborative (NWTSC)

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. 59(5):1030-1036, 2021 05 08.

A systematic review of risk prediction models for perioperative mortality after thoracic surgery.

Taylor M, Hashmi SF, Martin GP, Shackcloth M, Shah R, Booton R, Grant SW

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. 32(3):333-342, 2021 04 08.

Surgical factors associated with new-onset postoperative atrial fibrillation after lung resection: the EPAFT multicentre study.

Crispi V, Isaac E, Abah U, Shackcloth M, Lopez E, Eadington T, Taylor M, Kandadai R, Marshall NR, Gurung A, Rogers LJ, Marchbank A, Qadri S, Loubani M

Postgraduate Medical Journal.  2020 Dec 11.

European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC): Lung cancer.

Berghmans T, Lievens Y, Aapro M, Baird AM, Beishon M, Calabrese F, Degi C, Delgado Bolton RC, Gaga M, Lovey J, Luciani A, Pereira P, Prosch H, Saar M, Shackcloth M, Tabak-Houwaard G, Costa A, Poortmans P

Lung Cancer. 150:221-239, 2020 12.

Pulmonary Metastasectomy in Colorectal Cancer: updated analysis of 93 randomized patients - control survival is much better than previously assumed.

Milosevic M, Edwards J, Tsang D, Dunning J, Shackcloth M, Batchelor T, Coonar A, Hasan J, Davidson B, Marchbank A, Grumett S, Williams NR, Macbeth F, Farewell V, Treasure T

Colorectal Disease. 22(10):1314-1324, 2020 10.

Author response to: NICE Guidelines: management of colorectal cancer metastases.

Mohamed F, Kallioinen M, Braun M, Fenwick S, Shackcloth M, Davies RJ, Guideline Committee

British Journal of Surgery. 107(9):e358, 2020 08.

Management of colorectal cancer metastases to the liver, lung or peritoneum suitable for curative intent: summary of NICE guidance.

Mohamed F, Kallioinen M, Braun M, Fenwick S, Shackcloth M, Davies RJ, Guideline Committee

British Journal of Surgery. 107(8):943-945, 2020 07.

Five-year survival of patients in control groups of randomized controlled trials is much higher than that assumed in observational study reports.

Milosevic M; Edwards J; Dunning J; Shackcloth M; Treasure T.

International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 35(5):941-942, 2020 May.

Risk Stratification of Postoperative Dyspnoea: Is it Time to Change Practice?.

Abah U; Shackcloth M.

EClinicalMedicine. 15:5-6, 2019 Oct.

Study protocol for VIdeo assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy versus conventional Open LobEcTomy for lung cancer, a UK multicentre randomised controlled trial with an internal pilot (the VIOLET study).

Lim E; Batchelor T; Shackcloth M; Dunning J; McGonigle N; Brush T; Dabner L; Harris R; Mckeon HE; Paramasivan S; Elliott D; Stokes EA; Wordsworth S; Blazeby J; Rogers CA; VIOLET Trialists.

BMJ Open. 9(10):e029507, 2019 10 14.

Approach to pneumothorax surgery: a national survey of current UK practice.

Asghar Nawaz M; Apparau D; Zacharias J; Shackcloth M.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 27(3):180-186, 2019 Mar.

Unusual endobronchial prostatic metastatic tumor occluding right main bronchus.

Asghar Nawaz M, Shackcloth M

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 27(3):228-230, 2019 Mar.

A diagnostic cohort study on the accuracy of 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)-CT for evaluation of malignancy in anterior mediastinal lesions: the DECiMaL study.

Proli C; De Sousa P; Jordan S; Anikin V; Devaraj A; Love SM; Shackcloth M; Kostoulas N; Papagiannopoulos K; Haqzad Y; Loubani M; Sellitri F; Granato F; Bush A; Marchbank A; Iyer S; Scarci M; Lim E; UK Thoracic Surgery Research Collaborative.

BMJ Open. 8(2):e019471, 2018 02 06.

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Versus Robotic-Assisted Thoracoscopic Thymectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Fok M(1), Bashir M, Harky A, Sladden D, DiMartino M, Elsyed H, Howard C, Knipe M, Shackcloth MJ.

Innovations (Phila). 2017 Jul/Aug;12(4):259-264

Does neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy increase survival in patients with resectable oesophageal cancer?.

Buderi SI;  Shackcloth M;  Page RD.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. 24(1):115-120, 2017 Jan.

Does induction chemoradiotherapy increase survival in patients with Pancoast tumour?.

Buderi SI;  Shackcloth M;  Woolley S.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery. 23(5):821-825, 2016 Nov.

Test performance of PET-CT for mediastinal lymph node staging of pulmonary carcinoid tumours.

Pattenden HA;  Leung M;  Beddow E;  Dusmet M;  Nicholson AG;  Shackcloth M;  Mohamed S;  Darr A;  Naidu B;  Iyer S;  Marchbank A;  Greenwood A;  West D;  Granato F;  Kirk A;  Ariyaratnam P;  Loubani M;  Lim E;  UK Thoracic Surgery Collaborative.

Thorax.  70(4):379-81, 2015 Apr.

Metastatic index of non-small-cell lung cancer and long-term survival.

Poullis M;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  Asanti-Siaw J;  Woolley S;  Mediratta N.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  23(2):185-90, 2015 Feb.

Should males ever undergo wedge resection for stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer? A propensity analysis.

Mediratta N;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  Woolley S;  Asante-Siaw J;  Poullis M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  46(2):267-73; discussion 273, 2014 Aug.

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided biopsy to diagnose large posterior mediastinal parathyroid adenoma prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic resection.

Buderi SI;  Saleh HZ;  Theologou T;  Shackcloth M.

BMJ Case Reports.  2014, 2014.

Pneumonectomy: risk factor or innocent bystander?.

Warwick R;  Mediratta N;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Poullis M.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  22(1):49-54, 2014 Jan.

Preoperative red cell distribution width in patients undergoing pulmonary resections for non-small-cell lung cancer.

Warwick R;  Mediratta N;  Shackcloth M;  Shaw M;  McShane J;  Poullis M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  45(1):108-13, 2014 Jan.

Wedge resection verses lobectomy for stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer.

Warwick R;  Mediratta N;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Poullis M.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  21(5):566-73, 2013 Oct.

The impact of positive circumferential margin on survival following oesophagectomy using the new 7th TNM classification.

Theologou T;  Diab M;  Kyaw PA;  Gosney JR;  McShane J;  Howes N;  Page RD;  Shackcloth M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  44(5):855-9, 2013 Nov.

Female sex and long-term survival post curative resection for non-small-cell lung cancer.

Warwick R;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N;  Page R;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Poullis M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  44(4):624-30, 2013 Oct.

Prediction of in-hospital mortality following pulmonary resections: improving on current risk models.

Poullis M;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Woolley S;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  Mediratta N.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  44(2):238-42; discussion 242-3, 2013 Aug.

Pulmonary artery tumor embolism in a patient with previous fibroblastic osteosarcoma.

Buderi S;  Theologou T;  Gosney J;  Shackcloth M.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  95(6):2155-7, 2013 Jun.

Smoking status at diagnosis and histology type as determinants of long-term outcomes of lung cancer patients.

Poullis M;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  Mediratta N;  Gosney J.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  43(5):919-24, 2013 May.

Should cervical and thoracic osteophytes be a contraindication for transesophageal echocardiography in cardiac surgery?.

Elsayed H;  Shackcloth M.

Journal of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Anesthesia.  27(2):319-20, 2013 Apr.

A propensity-matched comparison of survival after lung resection in patients with a high versus low body mass index.

Attaran S;  McShane J;  Whittle I;  Poullis M;  Shackcloth M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  42(4):653-8, 2012 Oct.

Air leaks following pulmonary resection for lung cancer: is it a patient or surgeon related problem?.

Elsayed H;  McShane J;  Shackcloth M.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.  94(6):422-7, 2012 Sep.

Bronchial resection margin and long-term survival in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Poullis M;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Page R;  Woolley S;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  20(4):432-8, 2012 Aug.

Lung cancer staging: a physiological update.

Poullis M;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Woolley S;  Shackcloth M;  Page R;  Mediratta N.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  14(6):743-9, 2012 Jun.

Framingham risk-based survival of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Poullis M;  McShane J;  Shaw M;  Page R;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  20(1):30-5, 2012 Feb.

Does positron emission tomography scanning improve survival in patients undergoing potentially curative lung resections for non-small-cell lung cancer?.

Fontaine E;  McShane J;  Carr M;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N;  Page R;  Poullis M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  40(3):642-6, 2011 Sep.

Retropharyngeal angiomyxoma presenting with transoral intussusception.

Attaran S;  Ainsborough N;  Helliwell T;  Shackcloth M.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  13(1):96-7, 2011 Jul.

Should we operate on microscopic N2 non-small cell lung cancer?.

Fontaine E;  McShane J;  Carr M;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N;  Page R;  Poullis M.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  12(6):956-61; discussion 961, 2011 Jun.

Cystic degeneration of a carcinoid lung tumor: an uncommon cause of an intrathoracic cyst.

Sheikh H;  Menakaya C;  Hajdu L;  Shackcloth M.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  91(6):1966-7, 2011 Jun.

Treatment of pneumothoraces at a tertiary centre: are we following the current guidelines?.

Elsayed H;  Kent W;  McShane J;  Page R;  Shackcloth M.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  12(3):430-3, 2011 Mar.

Clinical upstaging of non-small cell lung cancer that extends across the fissure: implications for non-small cell lung cancer staging.

Joshi V;  McShane J;  Page R;  Carr M;  Mediratta N;  Shackcloth M;  Poullis M.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  91(2):350-3, 2011 Feb.

A key to the large airway!.

Elsayed H;  Mushtaq R;  Shackcloth M.

Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology.  17(4):367, 2010 Oct.

Chest drain insertion is not a harmless procedure--are we doing it safely?.

Elsayed H;  Roberts R;  Emadi M;  Whittle I;  Shackcloth M.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  11(6):745-8, 2010 Dec.

The influence of the 'golden 24-h rule' on the prognosis of oesophageal perforation in the modern era.

Shaker H;  Elsayed H;  Whittle I;  Hussein S;  Shackcloth M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  38(2):216-22, 2010 Aug.

The influence of age on mortality and survival in patients undergoing oesophagogastrectomies. A seven-year experience in a tertiary centre.

Elsayed H;  Whittle I;  McShane J;  Howes N;  Hartley M;  Shackcloth M;  Page R.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  11(1):65-9, 2010 Jul.

Aspirin and non-small cell lung cancer resections: effect on long-term survival.

Fontaine E;  McShane J;  Page R;  Shackcloth M;  Mediratta N;  Carr M;  Soorae A;  Poullis M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  38(1):21-6, 2010 Jul.

Primary extraskeletal Ewing's sarcoma of the lung.

Hancorn K;  Sharma A;  Shackcloth M.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  10(5):803-4, 2010 May.

Trans-oesophageal echo in patients with vertebral osteophytes: not a harmless procedure.

Elsayed H;  Rammohan K;  Shackcloth M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  37(4):954, 2010 Apr.

Pneumonectomy in the seventh decade in a patient with a congenital uncorrected ventricular septal defect.

Poullis M;  Warwick R;  Shackcloth M;  Ridgeway T.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  9(2):387-8, 2009 Aug.

Cardiac comorbidity is not a risk factor for mortality and morbidity following surgery for primary non-small cell lung cancer.

Mishra PK;  Pandey R;  Shackcloth MJ;  McShane J;  Grayson AD;  Carr MH;  Page RD.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  35(3):439-43, 2009 Mar.

Attenuation of receptor-dependent and -independent vasoconstriction in the human radial artery.

Shackcloth MJ;  Conant AR;  Thekkudan J;  Ghotkar S;  Simpson AW;  Dihmis WC.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  34(4):839-44, 2008 Oct.

Gastric outlet obstruction and respiratory complications after esophagectomy.

Page RD;  Shackcloth MJ.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  32(3):552, 2007 Sep.

Late presentation of congenital Bochdalek hernia: a case report.

Mishra PK;  Shackcloth M;  Andrew E;  Page RD.

Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals.  14(6):525-7, 2006 Dec.

Intrapleural instillation of autologous blood in the treatment of prolonged air leak after lobectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Shackcloth MJ;  Poullis M;  Jackson M;  Soorae A;  Page RD.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  82(3):1052-6, 2006 Sep.

Randomized clinical trial to determine the effect of nasogastric drainage on tracheal acid aspiration following oesophagectomy.

Shackcloth MJ;  McCarron E;  Kendall J;  Russell GN;  Pennefather SH;  Tran J;  Page RD.

British Journal of Surgery.  93(5):547-52, 2006 May.

Left internal mammary artery use in patients with poor left ventricular ejection fraction: a propensity-matched analysis of mid-term survival.

McCarron EE;  Shackcloth MJ;  Grayson AD;  Dihmis WC.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  4(3):184-8, 2005 Jun.

Surgical treatment of anastomotic leaks after oesophagectomy.

Page RD;  Shackcloth MJ;  Russell GN;  Pennefather SH.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  27(2):337-43, 2005 Feb.

Coronary grafts flow and cardiac pacing modalities: the importance of the cardiac resynchronisation trials.

Poullis M;  Shackcloth M.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  27(1):177-8; author reply 178, 2005 Jan.

Phenoxybenzamine treatment is insufficient to prevent spasm in the radial artery: the effect of other vasodilators.

Conant AR;  Shackcloth MJ;  Oo AY;  Chester MR;  Simpson AW;  Dihmis WC.

Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery.  126(2):448-54, 2003 Aug.

Preoperative beta-blocker therapy in coronary artery bypass surgery: a propensity score analysis of outcomes.

Srinivasan AK;  Shackcloth MJ;  Grayson AD;  Fabri BM.

Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery.  2(4):495-500, 2003 Dec.

Catastrophic cardiovascular adverse reactions to protamine.

Poullis M;  Shackcloth M.

Chest.  124(1):411; author reply 411-2, 2003 Jul.

Anomalous course of the right coronary artery in the right atrial wall: a word of caution.

Jalal A;  Shackcloth M;  Dihmis WC.

Heart Surgery Forum.  5(3):300-1, 2002.

Should we continue oesophageal surgery in a district general hospital? A review of 200 consecutive cases.

Shackcloth MJ;  Page RD.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.  84(4):295; author reply 295-6, 2002 Jul.

Management of thoracic duct injuries after oesophagectomy (Br J Surg 2001: 88: 1442-8).

Shackcloth M;  McCarron E;  Poullis M;  Page R.

British Journal of Surgery.  89(6):809, 2002 Jun.

Perioperative risk factors for acute lung injury following elective oesophagectomy.

Pennefather SH;  Page RD;  Shackcloth MJ;  Russell GN.

British Journal of Anaesthesia.  87(5):800-2, 2001 Nov.

Preventing of chylothorax after oesophagectomy by routine pre-operative administration of oral cream.

Shackcloth MJ;  Poullis M;  Lu J;  Page RD.

European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.  20(5):1035-6, 2001 Nov.

Management of sternal wound complications by high-pressure suction drainage via a polyurethane foam.

Shackcloth MJ;  Edwards J;  Griffiths EM.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  72(3):984, 2001 Sep.

Contained rupture of a myocardial abscess in the free wall of the left ventricle.

Shackcloth MJ;  Dihmis WC.

Annals of Thoracic Surgery.  72(2):617-9, 2001 Aug

Book Chapters

Perspectives in Cardiothoracic Surgery Volume II – Guest Editor Minimally invasive lung surgery

Perspectives in Cardiothoracic Surgery Volume III - Guest Editor Thoracic Section

Perspectives in Thoracic Surgery Volume III- Chapter 13 Oncological outcomes after Video-assisted Thoracic Surgical Resection

Perspective in Thoracic Surgery Volume V- Guest Editor Thoracic Surgery

Key Questions in Thoracic Surgery - Chapter 9 Thoracic surgical procedures

Surgical Oncology. - Chapter 23 - Lungs and pleura

Core Topics in Thoracic Surgery - Chapter 25 Oesophageal perforation

European Textbook of Breast Cancer -  Chapter 54 Pulmonary metastasectomy