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I obtained my primary medical degree (MBChB) at Dundee University. After that, I undertook house jobs in Dundee and Perth. My basic surgical training was done during work in Weymouth, Dorchester, Exeter, Glasgow and Ayr. During this period, I also obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd).

My specialist training in orthopaedics and trauma was started with Registrar posts in Dumfries and Leeds. I was then appointed as a Specialist Registrar on the Orthopaedic rotation in Yorkshire. I completed the Intercollegiate Specialist qualification in Trauma and Orthopaedics (FRCSEd Orth).

I then undertook sub-specialist training in Hand, Wrist and Elbow Surgery in a nationally awarded Interface Orthoplastic Hand Fellowship in Manchester, Salford and Wrightington. This was the perfect opportunity for him to get detailed training in both the orthopaedic and plastic surgery aspects of hand surgery. This was followed by an Upper Limb (shoulder & elbow) plus Hand Fellowship at Royal Derby Hospital and the Pulvertaft Hand Centre.

I have been recognised by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh as a top-quality surgical trainer and was elected as a Member of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (MFSTEd).

I have attained the European Diploma in Hand Surgery (Eur Dip Hand Surg) qualification, this was awarded by the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH) and I posses a Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDipClinEducation).

I am an active full member in the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH) where I was elected as an Examiner for the Diploma in Hand Surgery. I am also Faculty on the BSSH Masterclass Instructional Cadaveric Courses, a mentor to new hand surgery consultant and teaches on a number of courses recognised and sponsored by the BSSH, BAPRAS and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and England.

My practice has been purely in hand, wrist and upper limb surgery since 2007.

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of Edinburgh
• Full Member British Society for Surgery of the Hand
• International Wrist Arthroscopy Society
• Member of Faculty of Surgical Trainers Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh
• British Medical Association

Hand surgery:

• Peripheral nerve entrapment - carpal & cubital tunnel
• Dupuytrens disease (including needle fasciotomy, surgical fasciectomy and revisions with skin grafting)
• Trigger finger
• Arthritis of the hand, wrist and thumb (including replacement or fusion of the small joints and wrist)
• Fractures of the hand and fingers (including post traumatic problems)
• Ganglion and other lump removal

Wrist surgery:

• Fractures of the distal radius
• Scaphoid fractures and non-union
• Wrist arthritis
• Wrist ligament injuries
• Wrist arthroscopy