Dr Kavita Sharma

Dr Kavita Sharma qualified in medicine from the University of Sheffield in 2009 and went on to complete higher surgical training in plastic surgery, earning Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Plastic Surgery (FRCS(Plast)) and Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS). She holds an MSc from the University of Edinburgh and an MD research degree from the University of Sheffield. She was awarded Specialist Registration in Plastic Surgery by the GMC in August 2021 and is a GMC-recognised trainer. Dr Sharma works as an NHS consultant plastic surgeon at the Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, one of the UK’s leading centres for reconstructive plastic surgery.

Dr Kavita Sharma holds an MB ChB from the University of Sheffield (2009) and Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in Plastic Surgery (FRCS(Plast)). She has been on the GMC Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery since 2021 and is a GMC-recognised trainer, serving as a clinical supervisor, educational supervisor, and undergraduate training coordinator. Her academic and research contributions have been recognised in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (JPRAS), where her research led by Professor Sheila MacNeil on polymer science in plastic, burns, and reconstructive surgery was featured as part of JPRAS’s recognition of female surgeons in science. She completed a prestigious oncoplastic breast fellowship at Newcastle, and has contributed internationally through reconstructive and microsurgical training missions at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, Ghana.