Mr Richard A J Wain
GMC/GDC Number
6145522
Registered
2006
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon
anne.barry@lthtr.nhs.uk
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0201
Department
Qualifications
MB ChB 2006 University of Manchester, MBChB MRCS(Eng.) MSc PGCert FRCS(Plast.) PhD
Specialty Areas
Plastic Surgery
Skin Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction
Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Facial Reconstruction
Sarcoma Surgery
Microsurgical Reconstruction
Research
Mr Wain has authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications and presented his work at both national and international scientific meetings. He has published on a broad range of topics within plastic surgery & burns, however his main research is centered on exploring local haemodynamics in microvascular anastomoses. It is the aim of his work to identify optimum flow characteristics and recommend improvements to surgical technique. He is also keen to explore novel anastomotic devices, which could ultimately reduce failure rates from these complex surgical procedures. Richard uses a combination of computational simulation and surgical training models in an attempt to identify flow phenomena contributing to intravascular thrombus formation.
He was awarded an MSc by Research from the University of Central Lancashire (2012) for his initial work on the subject, funded by a £10,500 grant from the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. Since then, alongside surgical training, Richard continued to develop his simulations to make them as physiologically and clinically relevant as possible. Following a competitive national selection process he was awarded a years Research Fellowship at the Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham in 2016. In 2017 Richard joined the University of Central Lancashire as a Clinical Lecturer teaching undergraduate medical students whilst completing his PhD, which he successfully defended in April 2021. He has been a member of the Computational Mechanics Research Group at the University of Central Lancashire since its inception in 2010 and remains involved with post-graduate research acting as an advisor and supervisor for MSc and PhD projects.
Professional Memberships
General Medical Council (GMC)
Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS)
British Association of Plastic
Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
British Sarcoma Group (BSG)
BAPRAS Mohs Specialist Interest and Advisory Group
BAPRAS Sarcoma Specialist Interest and Advisory Group
Other Professional Roles/Awards/Esteem Markers
Trust Specialty Training Lead & Departmental Training Lead
Chair - BAPRAS Mohs Specialist Interest Advisory Group
Biography
Mr Wain qualified from the University of Manchester in 2006 and has completed his surgical training across the North West, Mersey and Yorkshire regions of the UK.
He has completed sub-specialist fellowships in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and skin cancer reconstruction at St. Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust, and Sarcoma Reconstruction and Lower Limb Microsurgery based at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
He has a specialist interest in reconstructive surgery for oncological and traumatic defects using local, regional and free-tissue transfer.
He has been on the Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery since August 2021, and joined Lancashire Teaching Hospitals as a substantive consultant in January 2022.
Languages Spoken
English
Publications
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8796-0201
