Nora Nugent
Nora Nugent
Ms Nora Nugent is a fully accredited plastic surgeon. She is registered on
the specialist register in plastic surgery with the General Medical Council
(GMC No: 6116591) and the Irish Medical Council (IMC No: 23855). Nora
holds the FRCS (Plast) qualification as well as a certificate of completion of
specialist training in plastic surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in
Ireland. She is certified in all areas of cosmetic surgery under the Royal
College of Surgeons of England Cosmetic Surgery Certification Scheme.
She is Vice President of the BAAPS (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgeons) and Secretary of ESAPS/EASAPS (European Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgeons/European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic
Surgery).
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
- Tatler Top Doctor in Tatler Beauty & Cosmetic Surgery
- Guide 2020 – 2023
- Clinical Excellence Awards 2015 & 2016 (Queen Victoria
- Hospital)
- South Eastern Research Presentation Prize 2002 (Waterford
- Regional Hospital)
- McArdle Prize in Surgery 2000 (St. Vincent’s University
- Hospital)
- McGrath Prize in Pathology 1999 (St. Vincent’s University
- Hospital)
- John McGrath Memorial Prize in Legal Medicine 1999
- (University College Dublin)
QUALIFICATIONS
- MB BCh BAO (Hons) (UCD)
- BMedSci (Hons) (UCD)
- MRCSI
- FRCSI (Plast)
- European Diploma in Hand Surgery (FESSH/UEMS)
- Certificate in Healthcare Management (UCD)
- Completion of Specialist Training in Plastic, Reconstructive
- & Aesthetic Surgery (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland)
- Medico-Legal Foundation Certificate (Cardiff University)
- Certification in all areas of Cosmetic Surgery (Royal College
- of Surgeons in England)
- PLASTIC SURGERY EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
- Consultant Plastic Surgeon since 2012
- NHS Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Queen Victoria Hospital 2012
- – 2022 (world famous for plastic surgery & burns)
- Working in plastic surgery since 2003
- Medical school & specialist plastic surgery training in Ireland
- with fellowship (subspecialist high level) training in the US
- (Texas) and Australia (Sydney & Melbourne) including aesthetic
- surgery
- Specialist interest in aesthetic surgery particularly of the face and breast but also body contouring and aesthetic medicine
- Extensive experience in aesthetic and reconstructive plastic
- surgery
SPECIALIST INTERESTS
Nora Nugent has a specialist interest in aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery
particularly of the face and breast but also undertakes body contouring
and aesthetic medical treatments.
TRAINING
Nora graduated from medical school at University College Dublin and
completed her basic surgical training and specialist training in plastic
surgery with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. To further develop
her clinical expertise, she then undertook specialist fellowships in North
America and Australia. Training in advanced burn critical care and burn
surgery (acute and reconstructive) was undertaken during her fellowship
at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Galveston, Texas. Prior to taking up her
consultant post, Nora obtained additional subspecialty training in Australia
completing a plastic surgery fellowship at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney.
This encompassed both reconstructive surgery (including microsurgery)
and all areas of aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery. Finally she completed a hand
surgery fellowship with Victorian Hand Surgery Associates, Melbourne. On
returning from Australia, she took up a consultant post with the Queen
Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.
EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Purity Bridge (where Ms Nugent’s practice is based) is a recognised BAAPS
Host Centre for the BAAPS Aesthetic Mentorship Scheme which trains and
mentors senior plastic surgery trainees in aesthetic surgery. Ms Nugent is
also on faculty for the UCL MSc in Aesthetic Surgery and the Professional
Behaviours in Aesthetic Surgery Masterclass run by the Royal College of
Surgeons of England and part of the requirement for Cosmetic Surgery
Certification. She has recently joined the European faculty for Mentor (J &
J) to provide aesthetic breast surgery education and consultancy work.
Ms Nugent was the Surgical Tutor for Plastic Surgery in Queen Victoria
Hospital and the Programme Director for Core Surgical Trainees from 2013
to 2018 She is a trained Educational and Clinical Supervisor with KSS
Deanery for plastic surgery trainees and is involved in teaching and
clinical training of plastic surgery trainees.
Nora is regularly invited to lecture at national and international plastic
surgery conferences on her areas of expertise. She is a Contributing Editor
for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum, an International Editorial
Board Member for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and reviews journal
articles for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal and the Journal of Plastic,
Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery amongst others.
Nora has published clinical studies in several national and international
medical journals and has presented her work to plastic surgery
professional meetings. She has co-authored a number of book chapters in
her areas of clinical specialisation. She has published plastic surgery topics
for the online learning tool e-LPRAS. She has been a research supervisor
for medical students in Brighton and Sussex Medical School.