Mr Jonathon Pleat

Mr Jonathon Pleat is a Plastic Surgeon. Their primary medical training took place at Oxford University, where they graduated with a First in 1995. They then undertook surgical training in six plastic surgery centres in the UK, as well as Australia, the United States, Taiwan and South Africa. Their DPhil research degree focussed on the causes and treatment of scarring. This research led to them receiving several awards, including The ETRS Young Investigator Medal and the Duke of Kent Research Fellowship.

Mr Pleat's interest in scarring led to them becoming Director of Research for the burns and wound healing charity, Restore. They have overseen research at Oxford and Bristol Universities, had their work published extensively, and collaborates with scarring groups internationally. They are passionate about the prevention and treatment of scarring and believe in a scientific, holistic, team approach to ameliorating the problem.

Mr Pleat is a member of the North Bristol skin cancer multidisciplinary team and is the Chair of the Skin Cancer Research Fund, the oldest skin cancer charity in the UK. They were also one of the founding editors of the national primary care resource, GPNotebook. Furthermore, they have been a panel member of the National Burn Care Standards.

Mr Pleat is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, the British Burns Association, the European Burns Association and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.