I am a Consultant Hand and Plastic Surgeon based at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I trained in plastic surgery in Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East before undertaking a Hand Surgery Fellowship in Newcastle. A further Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship in Sydney, Australia completed my advanced training. During this time I obtained a Diploma In Hand Surgery (British Society for Surgery of the Hand).

My specialist area is hand surgery and in particular, management of hand injuries, Dupuytren’s disease, peripheral nerve surgery and upper limb spasticity. Working with the neurorehabilitation team at Walkergate Park hospital, we set up a multidisciplinary upper limb surgical assessment clinic for patients with spasticity and have developed the surgical pathway from there.

I obtained a PhD from the University of Bradford where my research looked into the effects of hormones and the hair follicle on wound healing. My research interest is now related to hand surgery and within my unit I am principal investigator for a number of national trials.

I am have an interest in education and training having been Training Programme Director for Plastic Surgery in the North East of England, a member of the plastic surgery surgical advisory committee and an examiner for the plastic surgery FRCS (Plast) exit exam.