Professor Abhilash Jain

Professor Abhilash Jain graduated in 1995 (London) undertaking training to become a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (MRCS, 1998). He then began training in Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand and Aesthetic Surgery in London teaching hospitals. He was awarded both an MSc (Distinction) (University College London) and PhD (Imperial College London) for his research looking at the effects of rheumatoid arthritis on the hand.

He has won many prestigious prizes , including the Pulvertaft Medal, and publishes papers in world famous journals, including the Lancet. After training in premier plastic surgery units both in London and Sydney, Australia, he was awarded the Plastic Surgery Specialist Fellowship [FRCS (Plast)] in 2008 and entered into the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery in 2009.

He has undertaken world-famous fellowships in congenital hand surgery and cosmetic surgery and won a place to be the first Plastic Surgeon to undertake a Royal College of Surgeon-approved microsurgery fellowship in lower limb reconstruction. He has extensive clinical and academic training in Plastic Surgery and this was recognised when he was the first plastic surgeon to win a prestigious HEFCE Clinical Senior Lecturer-NHS award. In 2022 he was awarded a National Clinical Impact Award for his contribution to the NHS.

In 2013 he was appointed as the Surgical Specialty Lead for the UK by the Royal College of Surgeons to lead clinical research for both the British Society of Hand Surgery (BSSH) and the British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPRAS). He is currently an Associate Professor of Plastic and Hand Surgery at the University of Oxford and Imperial College London NHS Trust and undertakes all aspects of hand, lower limb reconstruction, general plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery.