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Professional Details

Date of Birth	20/11/1967
Professional Title	Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon
GMC Registration Number	3433171
Discipline	Plastic Surgery

Qualifications & Memberships

MB ChB
FRCS(Plast)

Expert Witness Memberships

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Areas of Particular Expertise

Burns & Scar Reconstruction
Burns Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery
Scar Revision
Scars
Soft Tissue & Hand Injuries
Soft Tissue Injury
Wound Management Including Burns
Minor Burns
Breast Reconstruction
Lower Limb Soft Tissue Reconstruction
Facial Plastic Surgery

Willing to Undertake

Clinical Negligence	Yes
Legal Aid	No
Personal Injury	Yes
Forensic	No
Family Court	No

Medico Legal Experience

I have prepared medical reports primarily for personal Injury and now in addition cases of alleged negligence for the Health Care Commission

I am a member of Cavendish Chambers for medico-legal work

CAREER IN BRIEF Apr 2005 Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Jan 2005 – Mar 2005 Aesthetic Fellow in Plastic Surgery McIndoe Surgical Centre East Grinstead Jan 2004 – Dec 2004 Registrar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Royal Perth and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospitals Perth, WA Jul 2001 – Jan 2004 SpR Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Radcliffe Infirmary Oxford Apr 1999 – Jul 2001 SpR Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury Oct 1997 – Mar 1999 SHO Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge Jan 1996 – Jul 1996 SHO Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Basic Surgical Training Feb 1997 – Aug 1997 SHO Vascular Surgery, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital Aug 1996 – Jan 1997 SHO Accident and Emergency, RD& E Aug 1995 – Jan 1996 SHO General Surgery, RD& E Feb 1995 – Jul 1995 SHO Orthopaedics, Derriford Hospital Plymouth Royal Navy Aug 1993 – Jan 1995 Medical Officer: Royal Navy &Royal Marines Pre-registration House Officer Feb 1992- Jul 1992 Surgery: RNH Plymouth Aug 1991 - Feb 1992 Medicine: East Birmingham Hospital CURRENT POSITION I am a consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust. My specialist interests include the acute management of soft tissue and hand trauma, skin malignancy and breast reconstruction. I have 9 years experience in medico-legal report writing, particularly personal Injury which have been predominantly in hand injuries, burns, scaring and other soft tissue wounds. I am available for consultation in Exeter and Taunton and Torquay PUBLICATIONS : ORIGINAL RESEARCH: 1st Author Providing a plastic surgery service Seaward JR, Bryant MB, Oliver DW in the new NHS Bulletin Roy Col Surg Eng 2007: 89; 322-326 The Cook-Swartz Venous Doppler probe for the post-operative monitoring of free tissue transfers in the United Kingdom : A preliminary report. Oliver DW, Whitaker IS, Giele H, Critchley P, Cassell O. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2005; 58: 366-370 Publication rates for abstracts presented at the British Association of Plastic Surgeons meetings: how do we compare with other specialties? Oliver DW, Whitaker IS, Chohan D P K. British Journal of Plastic Surgery 2003; 56: 158-160 Can Fibrin Sealant be used to prevent post-operative drainage?

Languages

English

Venues

The clinic venue address/es are detailed below. The expert should only be contacted at the contact address as given above.

Venue Addresses - Copy	Exeter Medical Ltd Silverdown Office Park Fair Oak Close Exeter Devon EX5 2UL Capio Mount Stuart Hospital St Vincents Road Torquay TQ1 4UP