Matt Erdmann MB BCH FRCS FRCS(Plast) Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of North Durham Interests: Microsurgery, hand surgery, reconstructive surgery, breast reconstruction. Recent interests: Free fibula bone in AVN Hip revascularisation, Free TRAM/DIEP, rectus, lateral arm, antero-lateral thigh flaps. Weblink
	Mr Sam Rao MB MS FRCS(Plast) Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of North Durham Interests: General plastic surgery, urogenital reconstruction, breast reconstruction Weblink
	Mr Neil McLean BSc(Hons),MBChB,MD,FRCS Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Wansbeck General Hospital Interests: Head and neck reconstructive surgery. He was appointed Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at the Newcastle upon Tyne Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust from 1989-2002, was Deputy Director of the Australian Cranio-facial Unit and appointed Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 2003. He is presently Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in the Department of Surgery, Wansbeck District General Hospital, Northumberland. Weblink
	Mr Philip Rubin MBChB MD FRCS(Edin)Plast Consultant Plastic Surgeon, University Hospital of North Durham Interests: General plastic surgery, microsurgery, breast reconstruction, skin cancer Weblink
	Mr Maniram Ragbir  MBBS, FRCS (Glasg), Diploma of Plastic Surgery (RCS Lon, BAPS), FRCS (Plast). Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Interests: Head and Neck reconstruction, sarcoma surgery. Extensive experience in anterolateral thigh flaps (presentation BAPRAS 2006), free fibula, radial forearm, rectus and latissimus dorsi flaps, free jejeunal and omental flaps. Weblink
	Mr Joe O'Donoghue   MB BCh, BAO, M Med Sci, MCh, FRCSI, FRCS(Plas) Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Interests: Breast reconstruction, microsurgery Weblink