Tim Goodacre reveals international ambitions as new ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ President

7th January 2011

 

Tim says "Thanks to the work of my predecessors, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is already the authoritative voice of plastic surgery in the UK.  I now want to extend this so that in 10 years time, ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ is the most respected representative body for plastic surgery in the world.”

He plans to grow ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½ in three significant ways in 2011: enhancing the research profile of the Association; increasing ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½’s presence in the regions in which its members are based; and harnessing accurate data relating to the numbers of plastic surgeons, the focus of their work and the impact created.

He continued: “Plastic surgery continues to develop extremely fast and we are now in a very exciting period with the introduction of new technologies, such as tissue engineering and bio-materials. Plastic surgeons have a unique opportunity to help people all over the world achieve a better quality of life and ÇàÄêɬµ¼º½’s role in supporting this is critical.”

Based in Oxford and trained in London, after spending time as a General Surgeon in Tanzania, Tim Goodacre entered plastic surgery to specialise in cleft lip and palate. He says he finds his profession and the chance to teach and inspire others deeply rewarding: “I feel, as many plastic surgeons do, that there is real delight in the process of reconstruction and seeing individuals grow; creating things, rather than destroying them, adding to the body, not taking away.”

 

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