CURRICULUM VITAE

R. H. J. Baker

MA MB BChir MRCS(Ed) MD(Res) FRCS(Plast) European Diploma of Hand Surgery

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General Details

Full name Richard Henry James Baker

Hospital address Wexham Park Hospital

Slough Berkshire SL2 4HL

Contact details Telephone 0797 6513987

Email: richardbaker2@nhs.net

Date of birth (Age) 23/03/76 (39) Nationality British Education Cheltenham College, Oakham School Medical School Cambridge University Qualifications European Diploma June 2014

In Hand Surgery FRCS(Plast) 1 & 2 September 2012 M.D. (Res) (London) September 2008 M.R.C.S. (Edinburgh) May 2004 M.A. (Cambridge) June 2001 M.B, B.Chir (Cambridge) December 2000

Registrations GMC 4767884

MDU 369235D Present appointment Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Wexham Park Hospital Appointed August 2015

Entry to specialist register 22

nd May 2016

(Plastic Surgery) English language Native English speaker

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SUMMARY

I was appointed as Specialty Training Registrar in Plastic Surgery in October 2008 beginning

at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead and rotating to the Royal Free Hospital,

London, and finally Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford. I have undertaken courses in

microsurgery, hand surgery, burns and trauma as well as the BSSH Instructional Courses. My

research into insulin and its anti-scarring properties enabled me to achieve an MD(Res) and

I’ve continued my academic activities undertaking audits, giving presentations and writing

papers. I have completed Training Interface Group Fellowships in Reconstructive Cosmetic

Surgery in Leicester and Hand and Wrist Surgery in Nottingham culminating in the European

Diploma of Hand Surgery (2014). I have visited prestigious international units: E’Da Hospital

in Taiwan, the Kleinert Institute in Louisville and Santander (Francisco Del Pinal) in Spain. I

was appointed locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Wexham Park Hospital in August 2015

and specialise in hand & wrist surgery, hypospadias and general plastic surgery.

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APPOINTMENTS HELD

Locum Consultant Plastic Surgeon Wexham Park Hospital, 05.08.2015 – Training Interface Group Fellowship in Hand and Wrist Surgery

Nottingham University Hospitals, 01.08.2014 – 04.08.2015 Institute for Hand & Wrist and Plastic Surgery Santander, Spain 25.05.14 – 25.07.14. (Financially supported by locums 02.05.14) ST8 Training Interface Group Fellowship in Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery

Leicester University Hospitals, 01.10.2013 – 01.02.2014 ST7 in Plastic Surgery Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford 03.10.2012 – 01.10.2013 ST6 in Plastic Surgery

Royal Free Hospital, London, 02.10.11 – 02.10.2012 ST5 in Plastic Surgery Royal Free Hospital, London, 02.10.10 – 01.10.11 ST4 in Plastic Surgery

Royal Free Hospital, London, 07/04/10 – 01/10/10 ST4 in Plastic Surgery Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, 03.10.09 – 06.04.10 ST3 in Plastic Surgery

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, 01.10.08 – 02.10.09 ST2 in General Surgery Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham, Kent, 06.02.08 – 05.08.08 ST2 in Plastic Surgery

Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, 08.08.07 – 05.02.08 Senior House Officer in Plastic Surgery Royal Free Hospital, London, 07.02.07 – 07.08.07 Surgical Research Fellow

RAFT Institute of Plastic Surgery, London, 02.02.05 – 06.02.07 Senior House Officer in Plastic Surgery Mount Vernon Hospital, London, 04.08.04 – 01.02.05 Senior House Officer in Trauma & Orthopaedics (Hand Surgery)

Kingston Hospital, London, 04.02.04 – 03.08.04 Senior House Officer in Plastic Surgery Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, 06.08.03 – 03.02.04 Senior House Officer in Plastic Surgery Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, 05.02.03 – 05.08.03 Senior House Officer in Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, 06.08.02 – 04.02.03 Senior House Officer in Accident & Emergency Medicine

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, 06.02.02 – 05.08.02 House Physician in General Medicine Peterborough District Hospital, 08.08.01 – 05.02.02 House Surgeon in General Surgery and Trauma and Orthopaedics

Ipswich Hospital, 07.02.01 – 07.08.01

RESEARCH In November 2008 I was awarded my MD(Res) (Res refers to research – the modern

equivalent of an MD) by London University for my thesis “The Efficacy and Mechanism of

Action of Insulin as an Anti-scarring agent”. This research was undertaken full time over a two

year period at the RAFT Institute of Plastic Surgery. The laboratory work demonstrated that

insulin’s effect of inhibiting myofibroblast differentiation is due to the inhibition of the activation

of TGF-β1. A clinical trial undertaken in bilateral breast reduction patients showed that the

treated wounds had significantly improved normal scarring. This work has been presented at

several international conferences and won several prizes and is undergoing a patent

application process after which the work will be published.

PUBLICATIONS

Thesis

The Efficacy and Mechanism of Action of Insulin as an Anti-scarring agent London University, November 2008.

Books

Nakhdjevani A, Baker R, Ahmadi H. Plastic Surgery Survival Guide to Trauma. Royal Society of Medicine Press. London; 2007.

Book chapters

Baker R, Mosahebi A. The Evidence for Brow Lifts. Evidence-Based Cosmetic Surgery. Book chapter. Nova Science. ISBN: 978-1-63482-096-7.

Papers

Baker R, Davis TR. Basal Thumb Osteoarthritis. Invited CME article for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. (In Press, 2016).

Baker RH, Niranjan NS. Segmental v-y flaps for reconstruction of longitudinal defects in the digit. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2015;19(2):64-7.

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Baker R, Sood M. A new technique of first carpometacarpal joint suspension arthroplasty using palmaris longus tendon graft as a sling. Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, 2014;18(2):98-101. Mughal M, Baker R, Mosahebi A, Muneer M. Reconstruction of Perineal Defects. Annals of

the Royal College of Surgeons, 2013;95(8):539-44.

Molina A, Baker R, Nduka C. ‘What women want’ – A survey of women’s attitudes to cosmetic surgery in the UK. European Journal of Plastic Surgery (13 September 2011), 1-6.

Darmanin G, Baker R & Cubison T. Soft Tissue Lower Limb Trauma. The Internet Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2011; 7(1).

Baker R, Urso-Baiarda F, Linge C, Grobbelaar A. Cutaneous Scarring: A Clinical Review.

Dermatology Research and Practice, 2009 (625376). Urso-Baiarda F G, Wallace C G, Baker R. Post-traumatic composite graft fingertip replantation in both adults and children. European Journal of Plastic Surgery (2009)

32:229–233.

Baker R, Akhavani M, Jallali N. Resuscitation of thermal injuries in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 2007; 60(6):682-5. Baker R, Townley W, McKeon S, Linge C, Vijh V. Retrospective study of the association between hypertrophic burn scarring and bacterial colonisation. Journal of Burn Care and Research, 2007; 28(1):152-6.

C. Vigor, K. J. Rolfe, J. Richardson, R. Baker, A. Grobbelaar, C. Linge.The involvement of the ECM and RGD peptides in apoptosis induction during wound healing. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 01/2006; 59(9). Baker RH, Smith M, Cussons P. The insensate burn: pain insensitivity syndrome. Burns,

2006; 32(2):255-7.

Fattah A, Baker R, Martin DL, Katsarma EP. Atraumatic hand infection in an infant. European Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2006; 13(2):104-5. Townley WA, Baker R, Sheppard N, Grobbelaar AO. Dupuytren's contracture unfolded.

British Medical Journal. 2006; 18; 332(7538):397-400.

Baker RH, de Silva JD, Henderson HW, Kirkpatrick N, Joshi N. A novel technique of harvesting temporalis fascia autografts for correction of recurrent blepharoptosis. Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2005; 21(4):298-300. Baker R, Stevens-King A, Bhat N, Leong P. Should patients with noise-induced asymmetrical hearing loss be screened for vestibular schwannomas? Clinical

Otolaryngology, 2003; 28:346-51.

Letters

Uppal L, Baker R, Akhavani M. Short reviews. J Hand Surg Eur Vol. 2013 Mar;38(3):336-9.

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Rakowski K, Baker R, Mistry R, Dheansa B. The association between alcohol misuse and

hand trauma. BMJ.com, 25 Jan 2010. Baker R, Gill K, Davey PA. A Simple Way of Reducing Neurovascular Complications in

Open Carpal Tunnel Decompression. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2008;121(4):224e-

5e.

Mackey SP, Hettiaratchy SP, Baker RH, Armstrong AP. Use of absorbable sutures to mark excised skin lesions. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2005;15;116(4):1188-9.

Akhavani M, Baker R. Steam Inhalation Treatment for Children. British Journal of General

Practice, 2005; 55(515): 557. Baker R, Nakhdjevani A, Mackey S. MRSA. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2005; (87): 69-70. Baker R, Mackey S. The European perspective on shorter working hours for residents.

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2004;114(5):1362.

Baker R. Vestibular schwannoma screening. Clinical Otolaryngology, 2004; 29(3):292.

Abstracts Rakowski K, Dhillon B, Baker R, Dheansa B. Alcohol and hand trauma—an opportunity for alcohol misuse education? Injury Extra, 2010; 41:194. Baker R, Sojitra N, Grobbelaar AO, Linge C. A randomised controlled trial of the efficacy of insulin as an antiscarring agent. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery,

2007; 60(4):S11. Baker R, Vigor C, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Grobbelaar A, Linge C. Potential mechanism of action of insulin as an anti-scarring agent. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic

Surgery, 2006; 59(9):S3-S4.

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PRESENTATIONS (national/international only)

Baker R. Treating phalangeal fractures. Aberdeen Upper Limb Dissection Course, Aberdeen, 17.05.16. Baker R. Differentiating radicular from peripheral neuropathy. N-Spine Conference,

Nottingham, 25.06.15. Baker R. Evolution of the Upper Limb Part II. Institute for Hand & Wrist and Plastic Surgery, Santander, Spain, 16.07.14. Baker R. Evolution of the Upper Limb Part I. Institute for Hand & Wrist and Plastic Surgery,

Santander, Spain, 14.07.14. Baker R, Sood M, Akhavani M (presenter). A prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the incidence of nail deformity in adult nail bed injuries treated non-operatively versus operatively. Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network Research Meeting, London 21.06.14. Baker R, Sood M. Predictors of Outcome in Flexor Sheath Infection in an 88 Patient Case Series. BSSH Spring Meeting, Newcastle Gateshead, 02.05.14.

Baker R, Sood M. The Broomfield experience of flexor sheath infections. North East Thames

Regional Hand Meeting, 03.02.14. Baker R, Molina A, Nduka C. Attitudes of women to cosmetic surgery in the UK. BAPRAS Summer meeting, Sheffield 01.07.11. Rakowski K, Dhillon B, Baker R, Dheansa B. Alcohol and hand trauma – an opportunity for alcohol misuse education? British Trauma Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, 21.05.10. Bisarya K, Baker R, Nduka C. Establishing a Facial Palsy Service: The East Grinstead Experience. BAPRAS - Winter Scientific Meeting, 02-4.12.09. Nakhjdevani A, Baker R, Bisayara K. Medical tourists – are they welcome in the land of reconstructive surgery? European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic

Surgeons, Rhodes, 20-26.09.09.

Baker R. Plastic Surgery of the Hand. Plastic Surgery Symposium, Poznan, Poland, 02-

4.04.08.

Baker R. An introduction to Head and Neck and Craniofacial Surgery. Plastic Surgery

Symposium, Poznan, Poland, 02-4.04.08.

Baker R. The principles of Burn Surgery. Plastic Surgery Symposium, Poznan, Poland, 02-

04.04.08.

Baker R, Shepherd N, Haywood R, Grobbelaar A. An investigation into the in vitro anti-melanoma properties of ascorbate. 11

th European Congress of Scientists and Plastic

Surgeons, Aachen, 21-22.09.07.

Baker R, Sojitra N, Grobbelaar A, Linge C. A pilot prospective randomised controlled trial of insulin’s efficacy as an antiscarring agent. 10

th European Congress of Scientists and

Plastic Surgeons, London, 22-23.09.06.

Baker R, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Linge C. Teaching an old drug new tricks: the mechanism of action of insulin as an antiscarring agent. European Tissue Repair Society, Pisa, Italy; 14-16.09.06.

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Baker R, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Linge C. A new role for an old hormone: insulin as an antiscarring agent. British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Meeting, Sheffield, 12-

14.07.06.

Baker R, Linge C, Vijh V. Retrospective study of the association between bacterial colonization and hypertrophic burn scarring.1

st Scar Conference, Montpellier, 2006.

Baker R, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Linge C. Investigation into the potential use and mechanism of action of insulin as an anti-scarring agent. 1

st Scar Conference,

Montpellier, 2006.

Baker RHJ, Gill K, Davey PA. A Simple Way of Avoiding the Ulnar Artery in Carpal Tunnel Decompression. Douglas Murray Prize at National Scientific Plastic Surgery

Meeting, Birmingham, 2005.

Baker R, Vigor C, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Grobbelaar A, Linge C. Potential mechanism of action of insulin as an anti-scarring agent. European Congress of Scientists and Plastic

Surgeons, Leuven, Belgium 2005. Baker R, Akhavani M, Jallali N. How we are resuscitating burns – a survey of all UK & Ireland burns units. British Burn Association Conference, York, 2005.

Baker R, Stevens-King A, Bhat N, Leong P. Should patients with noise-induced asymmetrical hearing loss be screened for vestibular schwannomas? Politzer Society International Conference, Amsterdam, 2003. Baker R, Kelly M. Nasal Reconstruction. Royal Society of Medicine Plastic Surgery Section,

2003.

POSTERS

Baker R, Sood M. The Character of Flexor Sheath Infection: Lessons Learnt from an 88 patient case series. FESSH, Paris, 19-21.06.14. Baker R, Sood M. A novel technique of first metacarpal suspension arthroplasty using palmaris longus graft. British Society of Surgery of the Hand Scientific Meeting, London 17-18.10.13. Baker R, Niranjan N. Segmental V-Y flaps for reconstruction of longitudinal defects of the digits. British Society of Surgery of the Hand Scientific Meeting, London 17-18.10.13. Zakeri

R, Sadr

A, Akhavani

M, Baker R. From fins to fists: Evolution of the human hand.

British Society of Surgery of the Hand Spring Scientific Meeting, Manchester, 29.03 – 01.04.11. Baker R, Molina A, Nduka C. What women want – A survey of women’s attitudes to cosmetic surgery in the UK. Controversies in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology Conference, 04 –0 7.11.10,

Barcelona.

Baker R, Molina A and Nduka C. Attitudes of women to cosmetic breast surgery in the UK. British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, London, 23 – 24.09.10. (Poster Prize) Longmore D, Baker R, Nduka C. The potential cost savings from using telemedicine consultations for skin lesions. BAPRAS summer meeting, Sheffield, 30.06 – 01.07.10.

Rakowski K, Baker R, Dhillon B, Dheansa B. Alcohol and Hand Trauma: Can we break the connection? Association of Surgeons in Training Conference, Kingston-upon-Hull 12 – 14.03.10.

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Baker R, Hallam M, Dheansa B. Managing patient expectations in hand trauma – nipping misinformation in the bud. European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, Rhodes 21-25.09.09. Darmanin G, Uddin R, Masud D, Powell C, Marsh D, Baker R. The Rise of Knife Crime in London: Conflicting Perspectives from the Media, Emergency Departments and Plastic Surgery Units. British Trauma Society, Newcastle 14.05.09. Baker R, Akhavani M, Jallali N. The resuscitation of thermal injuries in the United Kingdom and Ireland. British Association of Plastic Surgeons Winter Meeting, 06-8.12.06. Nakhdjevani A, Baker R. An analysis of the international trends in plastic surgery publications. British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Meeting, Sheffield, 12-

14.07.06.

Baker RHJ, Gill K, Davey PA. Reducing neurovascular complications in Carpal Tunnel Surgery. British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Meeting, Sheffield, 12-14.07.06.

Baker R, Richardson J, Rolfe K, Linge C. Teaching an old drug new tricks: insulin as an antiscarring agent. University College London Postgraduate Poster Competition, London, 03.06. Baker RHJ, Gill K, Davey PA. A Method of Avoiding the Ulnar Neurovascular Bundle in Carpal Tunnel Decompression. Congress of the Federation of the European Society of Surgery of the Hand, Glasgow, 2006. Baker R, De Silva J, Kirkpatrick N, Henderson H, Joshi N. The Use of Temporalis Fascia Autografts For Correction of Recurrent Blepharoptosis Following Silicone Sling Suspension. British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Conference, Dublin 07 -

09.07.04. Baker R, Stevens-King A, Bhat N, Leong P. Vestibular schwannoma screening. 4

th

International Vestibular Schwannoma Conference, Cambridge, 07.03.

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FELLOWSHIPS

Training Interface Group Fellowship in Hand & Wrist Surgery 08.14 – 07.15

Consultants: Professor Tim Davis, Mr Nick Downing, Mr John Oni, Mr Ian Starley. Two fracture clinics, two trauma lists and three elective lists per week. Subspecialties covered: Dupuytren’s, nerve surgery, osteoarthritis, wrist surgery, congenital hand, brachial plexus, rheumatoid hand and trauma including scaphoid and carpal injuries. Institute for Hand & Wrist and Plastic Surgery, Santander, Spain 25.05.14 – 25.07.14. Dr Francisco Del Pinal practices complex hand reconstruction. I attended clinics and theatre lists and saw toe to hand transfer, vascularised bone grafts, dry wrist arthroscopy, congenital hand surgery, multiple free flaps and cannulated screw fixation of phalangeal and metacarpal fractures.

Training Interface Group Fellowship in Reconstructive Cosmetic Surgery, Leicester 10.13 – 02.14 Lead consultant: Mr Graham Offer. I leant reconstructive techniques with plastic, oculoplastic, ENT and maxillofacial surgeons. This included techniques that are applicable to reconstruction of oncological defects and cosmetic indications.

INTERNATIONAL UNITS VISITED

Christine M Kleinert Institute, Louisville, Kentucky, 03.11 I visited this unit for one week to find out about the hand surgery fellowship and to see an example of hand surgery practise in the US. I was particularly interested in their approach to peripheral nerve surgery and to hear about their hand transplantation program. E’Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 09.09

This was Professor Hung Chi Chen’s unit where I observed several microsurgical reconstructions for head and neck and hand defects.

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AWARDS Best Trial Proposal, Reconstructive Surgery Trials Network, 04.14 FESSH Travel Award, 11.13 HCA Foundation Travelling Scholarship, 10.13 Highly commended poster prize, British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons 2010. NHS National Technology Awards 2007 in the Therapeutics and Diagnostics category (first place) (for MD thesis research) London Biotechnology Network Biotechnology Innovation Award, 2006 (for MD thesis

research) Smith and Nephew Award for Innovation in Medical Technology, 2006 (for MD thesis research) Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Research Support Grant, 2006 (for MD thesis

research)

MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Quality Committee member, Wexham Park Hospital 2015-. Trauma Committee member, Wexham Park Hospital 2016-. Chair of educational half days including morbidity & mortality, Wexham Park Hospital 2015-. Rota coordinator for Royal Free Plastic Surgery Department 10.2010 onwards. Medico-legal aspects of Consultant practice, professional responsibilities, leadership. Annual Residential Meeting for the JCST Training Interface Group, Bristol, 02 – 03.03.15. Politics, Power and Persuasion (For TIG Fellows)

Bristol, 24-25.03.14. Management Skills for Registrars, Royal Free Hospital, London, 16-20.04.12. Leadership and Organisations & Developing the Team and Group Facilitation, Royal Free Hospital, London, 10.11. Clinical Governance and Management Skills, 02.06, 5 day course at Royal Free.

Conflict Resolution Course, Royal Free Hospital, London, 13.12.10.

Transformational Leadership East Grinstead, 15-17.10.07.

Good Clinical Practice, 2015, online course. Member of organising committee of “European Congress of Scientists and Plastic Surgeons 2006”

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Faculty member Hand Surgery FRCS preparation course for Orthopaedic trainees, Queens

Medical Centre, Nottingham 10.09.16. Organiser and Faculty Lead, Wexham Park FRCS(Plast) Clinical and Viva Course, 30.01.16. Faculty member, Aberdeen Cadaveric Hand Surgery Course, 16-17.05.16. Examiner, Core Trainee Assessments, 12.11.15. Faculty member Hand Surgery FRCS preparation course for Orthopaedic trainees, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham 03-05.09.15. Hypospadias and soft tissue infections, PanThames Plastic surgery regional teaching for

trainees, 08.09.16. Plastic surgical trauma for the emergency department, regional teaching for emergency medicine trainees, 12.07.16. Examiner for Mock FRCS for Orthopaedic trainees on East Anglian rotation, Peterborough City

Hospital, 20.11.14. Soft Tissue Trauma Assessment and Reconstruction, Presentation and seminar for core trainees at Nottingham Queens Medical Centre 15.10.14. Static Facial Reanimation and Facial Aesthetics, Leicester Royal Infirmary, 20.01.14. Regular Journal Club presentations at Broomfield and Royal Free, 2010-2013. Surgical Tutor on MinorSurgeryCourses.com – provides practical courses for GPs 2010-2014.

Co-founder and organiser of the 1

st Annual Poznan Medical School, Poland, Plastic Surgery

Symposium April 2-4th 2008. Presented 3 educational presentations covering hands, burns and

head and neck surgery. Surgical Tutor Finalmed.com – surgical lectures and tutorials for final year medical students.

Teaching Qualifications and Courses:

1. Thames Valley Educational Supervisor Workshop, Health Education England, Slough 11.05.16.

2. Clinical Teaching and Assessment Tools, Royal Free Hospital, London, 24.10.11.

3. Training and Assessment in Practise, RCSEng, London, 17.06.11.

4. TIPS 1 & 2 Teaching course at UCL 10.05 and 06.06 – lecture and bedside teaching

skills. Educational presentations to nursing staff and medical students e.g. “Plastic Surgery for Recovery Staff” Royal Free Hospital 06.2012. Deparmental teaching presentations e.g. “CRPS and Chronic Pain” Broomfield Hospital, 12.12. Supervised work experience students at the Royal Free 2011-12.

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COURSES

Hand Arthroplasty Cadaver Course

Wrightington Upper Limb Unit, 16.05.14. Drawing for Surgeons Royal College of Surgeons of England, 19-20.12.13. Advanced Trauma and Life Support

Peterborough City Hospital, 25-27.09.13. Masterclass in Congenital Hand Surgery Royal Society of Medicine, London, 14.05.13. The Paediatric Hand, Vascular Malformations and Tumours (BSSH Instructional Course

In Hand Surgery), Manchester, 01-2.02.13. Breast and Abdominal Reconstruction, Sitges, Spain, 02-3.11.11. Aesthetic Breast Surgery, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 10.05.11. Skin and soft tissue, infection, Dupuytrens' disease (BSSH Instructional Course In Hand Surgery), Manchester, 04-05.02.11. Hand Fracture Management Course, University of Leicester, 22-23.11.10. Mentor Breast Reconstruction Masterclass, ICC Birmingham, 12.10.10.

Advanced Microsurgery, Timisoara Romania, 05-07.07.10. 9

th International Flap Dissection Seminar in Living Tissue, Timisoara Romania, 19-

21.11.09. Fractures, Joint Injuries and Arthritis (BSSH Instructional Course In Hand Surgery), Manchester, 05-6.06.09. Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2000

Royal Free Hospital, London, 27.03.09. Burns Masterclass Stoke Mandeville, 01.11.07. Statistics for Medical Research

University College London, 10-15.05.06. Emergency Management of Severe Burns Edinburgh, 04.12.05. AO Hand Course

Leuven, Belgium, 11-13.10.05. Anatomy of the Upper Limb and Hand Windsor, 10-11.11.05. Core Skills in Plastic Surgery

London, 15-18.04.05. Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient London, 07-10.03.04.

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Northwick Park Microvascular Surgery Course Northwick Park Hospital, London, 21-25.05.03. Paediatric Advanced Life Support

Cambridge, 11-13.12.02. Basic Surgical Skills London, 17-21.05.02. Northwick Park Advanced Radiology Course

Northwick Park Hospital, London, 10.02.02. Advanced Life Support Peterborough District Hospital, 16-20.11.01.

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CONFERENCES

British Society of Surgery of the Hand (BSSH), Cardiff, 13-14.10.16. British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Summer Meeting, Bristol, 30.06-01.07.16. BSSH, Bath, 30.04- 01.05.15. Challenges and Controversies in Hand Surgery, Chelmsford, 07-8.11.14. British Society of Rhinoplasty Surgeons Conference, 03.11.14. BSSH, London, 16-17.10.14. British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), London, 25-26.09.14. Federation of the European Society of Surgery of the Hand (FESSH), Paris, 18-21.06.14. BSSH, Spring Meeting, Newcastle Gateshead, 01-2.05.14. FESSH, Antalya, Turkey, 29-01.06.13. BSSH, Harrogate, 25-26.04.13. Reconstructive & Aesthetic Breast Surgery. 'Controversies & Technical Challenges'. Chelmsford, 16-17.11.12. 22

nd Annual Meeting of the European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Mykonos, Greece, 02-

4.06.11. Controversies in Plastic Surgery and Dermatology, Barcelona, 04-7.11.10. BAAPS, London, 23 –24.09.10. BAPRAS Summer Meeting, Sheffield – 30.06-02.07.10 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Winter Meeting, 02-4.12.09. European Association of Plastic Surgeons, Barcelona, 28-30.05.09.

Plastic Surgery Symposium, Poznan, Poland, 02-4.04.08.

British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons Winter Meeting, 05-7.12.07. American Society of Aesthetic and Plastic Surgeons Annual Meeting, Baltimore USA, 26-31.10.07. 11

th European Congress of Scientists and Plastic Surgeons (ECSAPS), Aachen, 21-22.09.07.

10th ECSAPS, London, 22-23.09.06.

European Tissue Repair Society, Pisa, Italy; 14-16.09.06.

British Association of Plastic Surgeons Summer Meeting, Sheffield, 12-14.07.06. FESSH, Glasgow, 28-30.06.06.

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1st Scar Conference, Montpellier, 29.03 – 01.04.06.

West Midlands National Scientific Plastic Surgery Meeting, Birmingham, 29.10.05. 9

th ECSAPS, Leuven, Belgium 2005.

38th British Burn Association Annual Meeting, York, 27-29.04.05. BAPS, Dublin 07 -9.07.04. Politzer Society International Conference, Amsterdam, 09.03. 4

th International Vestibular Schwannoma Conference, Cambridge, 07.03.

AUDITS

Khalil A, Baker R. Informed consent for flexor tendon repairs – is it improved with

standardised consent forms? Wexham Park, 07.16.

Baker R. Reducing fasting times for paediatric trauma patients - the introduction of the

plastic surgery “golden patient”. Wexham Park, 11.15.

Yap Y, Baker R. Audit of time to surgery for hand trauma patients with open wounds. Are we

meeting BSSH guidelines? Nottingham, 01-03.15.

Baker R, Sood M. Outcomes audit of flexor sheath infections at Broomfield 2008-13.

Dasgupta D, Baker R. Transfer of radiographs from peripheral hospitals to St Andrews and

the impact of delays on the hand trauma service. Broomfield Hospital, 06.13.

Prinja A, Baker R. Audit of skin cancer presentations to Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

Departments. Royal Free Hospital, 06.07.11.

Rakowski K, Dhillon B, Baker R, Dheansa B. Audit of alcohol use in hand trauma patients

attending Queen Victoria Hospital 10.09 – 01.10.

Baker R, Bisaraya K, Nduka C. The East Grinstead Facial Palsy Service – the first 3 years – from psychotherapy to surgery. Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 01.09 – 07.09. Presented at Winter BAPRAS 2009. Baker R, Bisarya K, Rose T, Neville C, Venables V, Nduka C.The psychological morbidity of patients presenting to a multidisciplibary facial palsy clinic. Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 01.09 – 07.09. Baker R, Hallam M, Dheansa B. Managing patient expectations in hand trauma – nipping misinformation in the bud – completing the audit cycle. Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead 11.08 – 06.09. Baker R, Ahmed I. An audit of the histopathological diagnoses of the core biopsies of breast lesions of uncertain malignant potential. Medway Hospital, 2008. Baker R. Emergency Readmission of Plastic Surgery and Burns Patients 2006-7 at Queen

Victoria Hospital. East Grinstead, 2008.

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Baker R. Audit of free flaps, departmental activity and complications Royal Free Plastic Surgery Department. London, 2007. Marsh D, Baker R. An audit of the rehabilitation results of zone III extensor tendon lacerations

managed with early active mobilisation compared to static splinting. Mount Vernon Hospital, 2007. Baker R. Are we meeting National guidelines? An audit of Orthopaedic Preassessment

Clinics. Kingston Hospital, 2004. Baker R, Mackey S. An audit of the use of ADCON gel in the Plastic Surgery Department in terms of infections. Wexham Park Hospital, 2003. Baker R, Mackey S. An audit of wound irrigation in Emergency Departments., Wexham Park

Hospital, 2004. Baker R, Nakhdjevani A. An audit of zone II extensor tendon injury rehabilitation. Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, 2003. Baker R, Stevens-King A, Bhat N, Leong P. An audit of MRI acoustic neuroma screening.

Edith Cavell Hospital, Peterborough, 2002. Baker R. An audit of door to needle times - Casualty Thrombolysis. Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Woolwich, 2002. Baker R, Steels A. An audit of prescription accuracy on medical wards. Peterborough District

Hospital, 2001.

IT EXPERIENCE

European Computer Driving License modules 1-7, qualified 2005 Contributor to Medipaedia at doctors.net.uk

MEMBERSHIP OF SOCIETIES

British Society of the Surgery of the Hand - associate member. British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons – associate member. PLASTA – full member.

ELECTIVE

Oddanchatram Christian Fellowship Hospital, Tamil Nadu, South India, 02-03.00.

This inspirational hospital served the very poor local rural population, charging only what the patients could afford and accepting no donations. It demonstrated how much can be achieved with only limited resources if the will is there. I worked in the General Surgical and Orthopaedic and Trauma Units where my interest in Plastic Surgery was first sparked by assisting in hand trauma and cleft lip and palate surgery.

RHJ Baker 11.10.2016