Mr Oliver Young

I undertook my undergraduate medical training at the University of Edinburgh qualifying in 1999. My basic surgical training was in Scotland but I have also undertaken training posts in Northampton and Christchurch, New Zealand. My subsequent surgical training was in Edinburgh with placements in both Dundee and Glasgow. I undertook two years of postgraduate research at the Edinburgh Breast Unit under the supervision of Professor Mike Dixon. I have been a consultant in the Edinburgh Breast Unit since 2011 where I am the Clinical Director with managerial and clinical responsibility for a team of a dozen surgeons. Collectively we treat more than 1000 new breast cancers annually. I am also the surgical lead for the South East Scotland Screening Programme from where a large proportion of cancers are detected. I have a very keen interest in neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and subsequent breast conservation surgery employing both well-established and novel oncoplastic techniques. I work very closely with other disciplines including pathology, radiology, oncology, plastic surgery and clinical genetics. I currently chair the Quality Improvement Team for the breast unit and have a keen interest in the safe streamlining and improvement of patient care pathways.