# Reconnect with Robert Craig Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867/reconnect-with-robert-craig Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867/reconnect-with-robert-craig.md Podcast: [Reconnect](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867) Published: 2026-02-25T18:57:02+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/reconnect/episodes/699f45fe1eb5ccf45633a51e Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66e990092865578764366c9b/e/699f45fe1eb5ccf45633a51e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reconnect-7031867/episodes/reconnect-with-robert-craig Duration seconds: 1625 ## Resource Robert Craig spent more than three decades at the heart of specialist heart and lung care, shaping the services at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals with remarkable dedication.   Arriving at Harefield in 1994, he quickly discovered a place unlike any other; one that blended deep expertise, pioneering research, and a distinctive sense of community.     As Chief Operating Officer, he played a central role in defending the hospitals’ congenital heart services, advocating publicly for the importance of maintaining one of the nation’s largest and most successful centres of expertise.    Join us as we discuss his journey with us, spanning two mergers, countless clinical innovations, and enduring friendships with extraordinary colleagues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reconnect-7031867/episodes/reconnect-with-robert-craig/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/reconnect-7031867/reconnect-with-robert-craig.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.