Graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School, University of London.
Specialised in General Surgery and Surgical Oncology in various London Hospitals.
Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
Appointed Consultant Surgeon to Portsmouth Hospitals in 1999
Clinical Director of Breast, Endocrine and Plastic Surgery (2004-2009)
Associate Medical Director (2010-)
Chief of Surgery (2010-)
Lead Clinician for Breast Cancer
Lead Clnician for Thyroid Cancer
Member of the Breast Screening Unit's Management Team
Supervisor of several audit projects conducted by junior doctors and nurses
Specialty tutor for general surgery
In charge of the Surgical SpR training at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust
Educational Supervisor of the Breast & Endocrine SpRs including the Breast Oncoplastic Fellow
Clinical Supervisor of several junior doctors (FY2 to ST/CT2 levels)
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Academic Surgnical Unit, University of Portsmouth since March 2002
Clinical and laboratory based research in various aspects of breast and thyroid cancers
Regular teaching of SpRs in Wessex in specialties of General Surgery, Oncology and Head & Neck surgery.
Member of the panel of the Portsmouth Area Medical Forum
Member of the STC for General Surgery of the Wessex Institute/Deanery, representing Portsmouth
Participation in national and international trails on various aspects of breast cancer management
Instructor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (ATLS, BSS courses and SLN biopsy)
Member of the National Breast Faculty (in charge of the implementation of the new SpR breast curriculum)
Author of local and regional guidelines for the management of breast and thyroid cancers
Reviewer of papers for surgical journals, in particular the European Journal of Sugical Oncology
Trainer of the Royal College of Surgeons of England on sentinel lymph node biopsy
Instructor of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, teaching regularly on ATLS and Basic Surgical Skills courses