Consultant General Surgeon since 1994. Completed a fellowship in vascular surgery in South Africa in 1994 to 1996. Spent a further 2 years in vascular Surgery at the Leeds General infirmary from 1997 to 1999. Have practised as a consultant General and Vascular Surgeon in the United Kingdom since 1999. Member of the Vascular Surgical Society, the European Vascular Society and the British Association of Sclerotherapists.