Mr Brian Sommerlad
Mr Brian Sommerlad is a Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon in Essex, Chelmsford
Based At
NHS base
Broomfield Hospital & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
GMC Number
1303261
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
Skin cancer
Congenital deformity (especially cleft lip & palate)
Facial scars & deformity
Aesthetic surgery
Cryotherapy
Professional Memberships
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons British Medical Association Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland European Association of Plastic Surgeons The Royal Society of Medicine
Academic Background
Mr Sommerlad is an Honorary Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and at St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital. He was the first Clinical Director of the North Thames Cleft Lip and Palate Service (GOStA). He has been particularly involved in the development of the operating microscope for cleft palate repair and in refining surgery for repair of the muscles in cleft palate, and in re-repairing the cleft palate as an alternative to pharyngoplasty in some patients. He regularly visits countries where cleft lip and palate services are less well-developed, to work with local surgeons and to assist in their development of multi-disciplinary teams.
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Based at
NHS base
Broomfield Hospital & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
GMC Number
1303261
Clinic Timetable
Clinical interests
Skin cancer
Congenital deformity (especially cleft lip & palate)
Facial scars & deformity
Aesthetic surgery
Cryotherapy
Professional Memberships
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons British Medical Association Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland European Association of Plastic Surgeons The Royal Society of Medicine
Academic Background
Mr Sommerlad is an Honorary Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and at St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital. He was the first Clinical Director of the North Thames Cleft Lip and Palate Service (GOStA). He has been particularly involved in the development of the operating microscope for cleft palate repair and in refining surgery for repair of the muscles in cleft palate, and in re-repairing the cleft palate as an alternative to pharyngoplasty in some patients. He regularly visits countries where cleft lip and palate services are less well-developed, to work with local surgeons and to assist in their development of multi-disciplinary teams.