Mary O’Brien is a Consultant Plastic & Hand Surgeon based in the Midlands. She obtained her Medical Degree in 1994 after studying at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals in London.
She started her Plastic Surgery training in Bristol before working at the Queen Victoria Hospital in East Grinstead, famous for its pioneering treatment of injured pilots from the Battle of Britain.
She then completed her Higher Specialist Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the West Midlands where she was involved in the treatment and rehabilitation of soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.
She has a degree in Medical Law & Ethics from Glasgow University where her dissertation addressed the issue of ethical Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery.
She now works at the Royal Derby Hospital, spending time in the internationally renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre and as Clinical Lead for the new Royal Derby Cosmetic Surgery Service.
She has recently been featured on BBC Radio Derby with Aleena Naylor and has been interviewed by BBC East Midlands Today, Capital FM and Gem FM about Cosmetic Surgery. She has many publications including her recent book Plastic & Hand Surgery in Clinical Practice- Classifications & Definitions.