Official profile
Biography and background
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
Published roles
Roles in plastic surgery training
Each role below keeps the wording of its official source and the date it was reviewed. Names may identify a director, supervisor, host or contact; reconfirm the current appointment with the programme.

Glasgow Microsurgery Fellowship
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.
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Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary · Glasgow, United Kingdom
Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Profile reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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Published programme focus
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Official sources
- Official institution or fellowship society — reviewed programme role ↗Reviewed 21 Oct 2026
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