Dr Caroline Payne

Dr Caroline Payne - Best Plastic Surgeons

Experience 30+ years

Dr Caroline Payne

Dr Caroline Payne is a highly respected UK consultant plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgeon with over 30 years of experience. As Head of Breast Reconstruction at Barts Health (The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals), she specialises in advanced breast reconstruction including DIEP flap surgeries, asymmetry correction, and aesthetic breast procedures. Additionally, she offers body contouring surgeries such as arm lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, and post-weight-loss skin correction. Her private practice spans Spire London East, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, The Holly Hospital, and HealthHub.

She completed elite fellowships including microsurgery and head & neck reconstruction in Canada, as well as cosmetic surgery training at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. She has been awarded the BAAPS Council Medal in 2021 and is an active educator and international speaker with multiple publications and textbook chapters to her name.

Education
  • BSc (Hons) Genetics, University of London (First Class)
  • MBBS, St Thomas’s & Guy’s Hospitals, University of London (1994)
  • MSc Surgical Sciences, UCL (2000)
  • FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Plast) (2007)
  • Fellowships: Toronto/Mount Sinai (Microsurgery & Reconstruction), Chelsea & Westminster (Cosmetic Surgery)
Experience
  • Head & Clinical Lead, Breast Reconstruction, Barts Health NHS Trust (St Bartholomew’s & Royal London) (since 2011)
  • Consultant at Spire London East, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, The Holly Hospital, HealthHub
  • Over 400 DIEP reconstructions performed privately and in NHS practice
Certifications

Dr Caroline Payne

Personal Biography

Dr Caroline Payne is a highly respected UK consultant plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgeon with over 30 years of experience. As Head of Breast Reconstruction at Barts Health (The Royal London and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals), she specialises in advanced breast reconstruction including DIEP flap surgeries, asymmetry correction, and aesthetic breast procedures. Additionally, she offers body contouring surgeries such as arm lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, and post-weight-loss skin correction. Her private practice spans Spire London East, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, The Holly Hospital, and HealthHub.

She completed elite fellowships including microsurgery and head & neck reconstruction in Canada, as well as cosmetic surgery training at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital. She has been awarded the BAAPS Council Medal in 2021 and is an active educator and international speaker with multiple publications and textbook chapters to her name.

Education
  • BSc (Hons) Genetics, University of London (First Class)
  • MBBS, St Thomas’s & Guy’s Hospitals, University of London (1994)
  • MSc Surgical Sciences, UCL (2000)
  • FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Plast) (2007)
  • Fellowships: Toronto/Mount Sinai (Microsurgery & Reconstruction), Chelsea & Westminster (Cosmetic Surgery)
Experience
  • Head & Clinical Lead, Breast Reconstruction, Barts Health NHS Trust (St Bartholomew’s & Royal London) (since 2011)
  • Consultant at Spire London East, Harley Street Specialist Hospital, The Holly Hospital, HealthHub
  • Over 400 DIEP reconstructions performed privately and in NHS practice
Certifications