“Growing up I had two main interests; computer science and medicine,” shares consultant plastic surgeon Mr Taimur Shoaib. He adds, “From an early age I concluded that if I became a surgeon, I could always use computers as a hobby, but if I became a computer scientist, I couldn’t operate on people as a hobby!” And that’s where it all began for this Scottish-based plastic surgeon and successful multiple clinic owner. Mr Shoaib graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1992 with a degree in medicine before training in general surgery as part of the Oxford Surgical Rotation. In 1997, he attained the Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) qualification in surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and, following this, undertook a higher doctorate in Head and Neck Cancer Plastic Surgery at Canniesburn Hospital in Glasgow. Later, he also achieved a diploma in…
