Following training in General Surgery and ENT, he gained accreditation in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in 1986. He was appointed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon to the Newcastle upon Tyne Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust from 1989-2002, was Deputy Director of the Australian Cranio-facial Unit and appointed Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 2003. He is presently Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, Wansbeck District General Hospital, Northumberland.

He is a former Council Member of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, is a member of the Court of Examiners of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and UCAS Selector at the Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

He has over 200 original published articles on all aspects of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and his current projects include the setting up of a Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Service at Wansbeck Hospital and being involved in the initiation of a Cranio-facial Training Programme at the University Science Malaysia.

Associations

• Member of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
• Member of the British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
• GMC Specialist Registration Number - 1349966
• MDU Registration Number - M119827