Mr Neil Bulstrode
BSc(Hons) MB BS MD FRCS(Plast)
Title: Consultant Plastic Surgeon
Specialty 1: Plastic Surgery
Specialty 1 Specialisation: Cosmetic - all facial, breast and body contouring
Specialty 2: Paediatric Plastic Surgery
Specialty 2 Specialisation: General/reconstructive, craniofacial, ear reconstruction & dermatology
Clinical Interests: Plastic reconstructive surgery for paediatric and adult patients
Pen Picture: "Plastic surgery is my passion. It is important to appreciate and use the powerful techniques used in reconstructive surgery to improve the results of cosmetic procedures, and to use my cosmetic surgical skills to enhance the results of plastic and reconstructive surgery."
Neil Bulstrode was educated in Sherborne School, UK, before commencing his medical studies at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London. During this time he also gained an honours degree (BSc) in Physiology. He graduated in 1993 (MB BS) and continued his surgical training in London to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (FRCS) in 1997. He trained in Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery at a number of premier plastic surgery units both in London and Sydney, Australia. This included a two year period of research at the RAFT institute of Plastic Surgery at Mount Vernon Hospital resulting in the award of a Doctorate Of Medicine (MD) in 2002.
Neil has trained with some of the UK's top Cosmetic Surgeons and was the Cosmetic Fellow at the Wellington Hospital. He passed the Plastic Surgery Specialist Fellowship - FRCS (Plast) - of the Royal College of Surgeons in 2005, entered into the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery in 2006 and is a Full Member of both the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
Neil is widely published with over twenty-five peer-reviewed papers on an extensive range of plastic reconstructive and cosmetic surgery topics including face lifts, rhinoplasty and Botox. He has presented work internationally in Europe, the USA and Australia. Neil has both an NHS reconstructive and an adult aesthetic/cosmetic practice. He is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital and is the Clinical Lead for the Plastic Surgery Department. This involves the reconstruction of congenitally deformed children, ear reconstruction, craniofacial surgery, the treatment of giant congenital naevii (moles) and vascular anomalies. His cosmetic practice includes all aspects of cosmetic facial, breast and body contouring surgery.
When not at work Neil is kept very busy and happy by his young family.
For further information please contact Neil's Practice Manager, Sheelagh Crouch RN on 020 3007 5064.
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French - a little
Regular Cromwell Clinics: Yes
Telephone Number: 020 3007 5064
Clinic days:
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thurs
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Fri
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Year Qualified: 1993
Memberships: BAPRAS Full Member, BAAPS Full Member
NHS Hospital: UCL/Great Ormond Street
Additional Posts: Clinical Lead for Plastic Surgery for the Department of Plastic Surgery of Great Ormond Street Hospital
Research Interests: The improvement of surgical techniques in ear reconstruction and in cartilage culture to help reconstruction of ear, nasal and facial deformities.
Published Papers: • Modified lateral SMASectomy.
Waterhouse N,Vesely M, Bulstrode NW
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2007 March 119:1021-6; discussion 1027-8
• Male aesthetic patients to avoid, SLAP-SIMON.
Bulstrode NW, Waterhouse N, Forrester P
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2007Jan 119:452
• The phenomenon of the late recovered Bell’s palsy. Treatment options to improve symmetry and patient psychology.
Bulstrode NW Harrison DH
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2005,115, 1466-71
• Otoplasty by percutaneous anterior scoring, Another twist to the story.
Bulstrode NW, Huang S, Martin DL
British Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2003, 56:2, 145-9
• Long term prospective follow-up of botulinum toxin treatment for facial rhytides
Bulstrode NW, Grobbelaar AO
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2002, 26, 356-9.