Clinical expertise
Mr Simon Filson specialises in children’s and adult reconstructive and plastic surgery and is the clinical lead of paediatric plastic surgery at Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
His patient’s safety, comfort and happiness are always the focus of his care. He has a particular interests in paediatric facial reconstruction, vascular malformations and upper limb/chest wall reconstruction.
He regularly treats patients with conditions such as:
- birthmarks
- port wine stain
- scars
- ear deformities including prominent ears
- ear skin tags (accessory auricles)
- skin lesions and cysts
- vascular malformations
- gynaecomastia
- children’s hand surgery
- trigger finger
- syndactyly (webbed fingers)
He performs treatments such as:
- cyst removal
- mole removal
- laser (all indications)
- removal of lesions, lipomas, warts and birthmarks
- scar correction/revision
- ear pinning (pinnaplasty)
- ear moulding
- gynaecomastia removal (excision/liposuction)
Locations
Our specialist provides care at these locations:
Biography
After graduating with merit from the Faculty of Medicine at Newcastle University, Mr Simon Filson trained surgically in the North East of England until 2011 when he moved to the renowned trauma centre, Rambam in Haifa, Israel. During his time in Israel, Mr Simon Filson performed various reconstructive surgeries of complex war injuries and burns from Syria, Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
As a result of his surgical work, patient care and junior doctor training, in 2014, he was recognised with the prestigious excellence award, ‘Oved Mitztayen’. He completed a year’s fellowship providing comprehensive paediatric plastic care at the SickKids Hospital, Toronto and then a microsurgical and breast reconstruction fellowship at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals.
He is passionate about education and is the Lead for education for the Surgical and Anaesthetic Directorate at the Evelina.
Research
Mr Simon Filson is widely published on a variety of subjects ranging from burns and severe skin infections to cleft lip/palate, 3D printing and medical education/communication. He is also a reviewer for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal.
