Ivan Depasquale completed his undergraduate and early post-graduate training in Malta. He then completed his Higher Surgical Training in Aberdeen and Edinburgh. During his training in Aberdeen, he spent a year performing research in Malignant Melanoma and Angiogenesis, for which he was awarded Master of Surgery degree with Commendation. Following three months as a Consultant at St John’s Hospital in Livingston, Ivan joined Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in August 2006 where he is a full-time Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon.