Biography
Simon Filson is a plastic surgery consultant at Evelina London Children's Hospital. He specialises exclusively in children's plastic surgery problems.
He has completed extensive surgical training in the north east of England, Israel and Canada.
Simon has been a consultant at Evelina London since 2018 and has been head of the plastic surgery department since 2022. He is the lead for education for surgery, theatres and anaesthetic.
- Medicine (MBBS) with Merit, Newcastle University, 2006
- Israeli Board Examination, 2015
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Plastic Surgery) (FRCS (Plast.)), Royal College of Surgeons, 2018
- Children’s plastic surgery fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Canada
- Microsurgical fellowship, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- Ear reconstruction
- Facial palsy
- Vascular malformations
- Laser, birthmarks and paediatric skin issues
- Congenital upper and lower limb deformities
- Chest wall and gynaecomastia surgery
- Ear reconstuction
- Medical education