Professional profile
Niall Kirkpatrick is a Consultant Plastic surgeon in the Craniofacial & Orbito-Palpebral Surgery Unit at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, where he is the lead clinician. He is a member of the multidisciplinary team for the management of skin cancers at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. He is also a Consultant Plastic surgeon at Charing Cross Hospital, London, where he is a member of the Head and Neck Unit. He qualified in both Medicine (MBBS) in 1990, and Dentistry (BDS) in 1984, from Guy’s Hospital, University of London. After completing training in General surgery and becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) in 1996, he trained in Plastic surgery and was accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Plast) in 2001. He has also completed a post-graduate doctoral thesis and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD) in 1996 from the University of London. He is included in the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register for Plastic surgery.
During his Plastic surgery training, Mr Kirkpatrick obtained specialist training fellowships in Craniofacial surgery at both Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, and in Head and Neck surgery at the Royal Marsden Hospital, London. He also obtained a specialist training fellowship in Aesthetic surgery at the Wellington Hospital, London.
Mr Kirkpatrick’s special interests, in his NHS practice, are Craniofacial and Reconstructive Facial surgery. In private practice he undertakes all aspects of Cosmetic and Aesthetic surgery, as well as Reconstructive and Craniofacial surgery. He has published extensively in the medical literature and lectures both nationally and internationally. He has active research and teaching programs at the Chelsea and Westminster and Charing Cross Hospitals. Mr Kirkpatrick is medical director, and one of the team of surgeons who work for the charity ‘Facing the World’.
Hospital and Trust activities
Lead Clinician of Craniofacial Unit, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Core Member of West London Specialist Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary Team
Member of The Royal Marsden Hospital Head & Neck Cancer Team
Other contributions to the NHS
Past President Royal Society of Medicine Plastic Surgery Section
Professional affiliations and memberships
- British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
- British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
- European Society of Craniofacial Surgery
- International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
- British Association of Head and Neck Oncologists
Research interests
Mechanisms in Orbital Injury
Summary of recent publications
Text Books
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., MILLER, M.C. and NANCHAHAL, J, Title: Gray's Anatomy, Chapter: Cutaneous , Year: 2007, Publisher: Churchill Livingstone. New York, Edinburgh, London
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. , Title: Gray's Anatomy, Chapter: Microstruc, Year: 1995, Publisher: Churchill Livingstone. New York, Edinburgh, London
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. , Title: Gray's Anatomy, Chapter: The Nasal , Year: 1995, Publisher: Churchill Livingstone. New York, Edinburgh, London
Journals
- Author(s): NOURAEI, S.A.R., AL-YAGHCHI, C., AHMED, J., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., MANSOURI, S., SINGH, A., and GRANT, W.E., Title: An anatomical comparison of Blair and facelift inc, Journal: Clin Otolaryngol , Volume: 31, Year: 2006, PageNo: 531-534
- Author(s): SMITH, P.J., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., SMITH, G.D. and HALL, R.V., Title: The Management of Apert’s Acrosyndactyly, Journal: Journal of Hand Surgery , Volume: 31, Year: 2006, PageNo: 13
- Author(s): AHMAD, F., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., LYNE, J., URDANG, M., and WATERHOUSE, N. , Title: The Buckling and Hydraulic Mechanisms in Orbital B, Journal: Journal of Craniofacial Surgery , Volume: 17, Year: 2006, PageNo: 438-441
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. , Title: Facial and Orbital Injuries, Journal: Surgery, Volume: 24, Year: 2006, PageNo: 37-42
- Author(s): HANIKERI, M., WATERHOUSE, N., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., PETERSON, D. and MACLEOD, I, Title: The Management of Midline Transcranial Nasal Dermo, Journal: British Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume: 58, Year: 2005, PageNo: 1043-1050
- Author(s): BAKER, R.H.J., DE SILVA, J.D., HENDERSON, H., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. and JOSHI, N. , Title: A Novel Technique of Harvesting Temporalis Fascia , Journal: Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg , Volume: 21, Year: 2005, PageNo: 298-300
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. , Title: Facial and Orbital Injuries, Journal: Surgery, Volume: 22, Year: 2004, PageNo: 185-190
- Author(s): SKILLMAN, J., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., COOMBES, A.G.A., JOSHI, N. and KELLY, M.H. , Title: Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) dressing for skin gr, Journal: Orbit, Volume: 22, Year: 2003, PageNo: 63-65
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A, COOK, C., JOSHI, N. and WATERHOUSE, N., Title: Complications of the orbital floor and maxillary s, Journal: Orbit, Volume: 22, Year: 2003, PageNo: 55-61
- Author(s): AHMAD, F., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., LYNE, J., URDANG, M., GAREY, L.J., and WATERHOUSE, N. , Title: Strain gauge biomechanical evaluation of forces in, Journal: British Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume: 56, Year: 2003, PageNo: 3-9
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., and JONES, B.M, Title: The TrilucentTM breast implant experience, Journal: Clinical Risk, Volume: 9, Year: 2003, PageNo: 1-9
- Author(s): MULHERNE, M.G., KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., VIJH, V., JOSHI, N., , Title: Endoscopic removal of periorbital lesions, Journal: Orbit, Volume: 21, Year: 2002, PageNo: 263-9
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., and WATERHOUSE, N. , Title: Department of Health withdraws variant CJD transmi, Journal: British Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume: 55, Year: 2002, PageNo: 262
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., and JONES, B.M. , Title: The history of TrilucentTM implants and a chemical, Journal: British Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume: 55, Year: 2002, PageNo: 479-489
- Author(s): KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A., KOSHY, C.E., WATERHOUSE, N., FAUVEL, N.J., CARR, R. and PETERSON, D. , Title: Paediatric Transcranial Surgery - A review of 114 , Journal: British Journal of Plastic Surgery , Volume: 55, Year: 2002, PageNo: 561-564
Other
- Other: KIRKPATRICK, W.N.A. 1996
M.D. thesis (University of London)
The Functional Morphology of The Human Nasopharyngeal Tonsil (Adenoid)
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Mr Niall Kirkpatrick BDS MBBS MD FRCS FRCS(Plast)
