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Neil Fairbairn
Listed fellowship lead (PLASTA directory)
PLASTA labels this person in the Lead column for this exact fellowship. Several rows were last confirmed in 2025; the listing is dated evidence and is not confirmation of a current appointment or vacancy.
Photo: Official www.nuffieldhealth.com profile — editorial identification; source attribution provided.
Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Neil Fairbairn is a consultant plastic surgeon in Glasgow whose hospital biography describes orthoplastic limb reconstruction, sarcoma, perineal reconstruction, skin cancer and hand surgery. The profile records graduation from Dundee, plastic-surgery training in Edinburgh and Glasgow, peripheral-nerve research in Boston, a Newcastle hand fellowship and a Royal Melbourne microsurgery fellowship.
Biography source ↗ · Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Published role and affiliation
The official evidence identifies the leadership and affiliation listed below for Glasgow Microsurgery Fellowship.
- Leadership as published
- Neil Fairbairn — Listed fellowship lead (PLASTA directory)
- Evidence reviewed
- 20 Oct 2026
- Affiliated training host
- Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact. The source wording above defines the role; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.
Training context
Published programme focus
These areas describe the linked training programme, rather than a complete clinical biography or list of individual credentials.
Associated training route
Clinical fellowship
Glasgow Microsurgery Fellowship
A one-year microsurgery fellowship in Glasgow; an earlier NHS Scotland advert offered fellowship-level training in general microsurgery, limb reconstruction, hand, brachial plexus and facial palsy.
- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Duration
- 12 months
- Clinical participation
- Confirm the clinical role and privileges with the programme
- International applicants
- International eligibility, licensing and visa support are not confirmed
- Funding
- Current salary or funding is not published in the reviewed source
- Application timing
- Current deadline not confirmed; consult the official programme
Programme listed — intake not confirmed
Per the PLASTA list: advertised in February for an August start
Eligibility, training and application
Eligibility
The 2023 NHS Scotland advert required a CCT in plastic surgery or equivalent international accreditation and experience equivalent to UK ST7 or above
Published training
- General microsurgery
- Limb reconstruction including sarcoma and trauma
- Brachial plexus surgery
- Facial palsy
Application route
Posts are advertised through NHS Scotland recruitment (apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk); the PLASTA list gives the lead contact for enquiries
No programme-specific document checklist is recorded. Follow the current official instructions.
Official society listing · Source reviewed 20 Oct 2026
Official sources
- Neil Fairbairn — Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗
- NHS Scotland jobs — Senior Clinical Fellow in Reconstruction and Microsurgery (2023 advert, closed) ↗
Source review: 20 Oct 2026. Education history, additional appointments, publications and personal contact details are not added without separate official evidence.
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