Specialty :

Breast Surgery

 

Ms Claire Rutherford
MBChB, PGDip, FRCS, FEBS
Speciality – Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon

Education & Training

Ms Rutherford undertook her undergraduate education at the University of Glasgow (MBChB) which she completed in 2011. She completed her General Surgical Training with a specialist interest in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery in the West of Scotland.

Ms Rutherford has completed two fellowships:

  • Oncoplastic Fellowship at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Singapore
    General Hospital, Singapore
  • National Oncoplastic TIG Fellowship at St Barts, St Barts NHS Trust, London, UK

Ms Rutherford was awarded both the ASGBI Gold Medal and G B Ong Medal for the most outstanding candidate in the FRCS examination in 2021. She was also awarded a merit for her performance in the European Board of Surgery Breast Examination (FEBS).

Bio

Ms Rutherford commenced as a Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgeon at St Vincent’s University Hospital in August 2022. Her specialist area of interest is breast surgery with reconstruction including breast conserving surgery through the use of therapeutic mammoplasty/breast reduction and chest wall perforator flaps, as well as whole breast implant-based reconstruction following mastectomy.