Qualifications:
MBBCh (Honours) 1982.
MD (Neurosciences-Distinction) University of Liverpool 1992.
FRCSIre Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 1986.
FRCSEd Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 2003
FRCS(Neurosurgery) Intercollegiate Fellowship 1992.
CCST(UK)- Neurosurgery 1993.
Awards and recognition:
The Integra Foundation Award of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons meeting Orlando, USA, Sep 2008 for best paper submission to Tumor section.
B- Merit award for clinical excellence, Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction Awards 2006.
3 Discretionary Points for clinical excellence, Tayside University Teaching Hospitals, 2004.
2 Discretionary Points for clinical excellence, Tayside University Teaching Hospitals, 2002.
2 Discretionary Points for clinical excellence, Tayside University Teaching Hospitals, 2000.
Distinction award on my MD Thesis 1992, University of Liverpool.
Honours degree award in final MBBCh, first in class 1982.