Alan Cameron London / Ipswich, United Kingdom M.D., F.R.C.S., M.Ch. Dr. Alan Cameron has been performing the ETS for hyperhidrosis and facial blushing since 1984. He lectures and demonstrates ETS in  many UK centers and is convenor of a Royal College of Surgeons advanced course teaching ETS.  He served five years as Chairman of East of England Vascular Group, as well as the Vascular Advisors Council of the UK. He is Consultant General & Vascular Surgeon to the Ipswich Hospital.  During the 2007 conference in Brazil, Dr. Cameron was elected President of the International Society for Sympathetic Surgery. You can now have surgery in England with a surgeon with one of the longest ETS experience, over 20 years.

Curriculum Vitae

Previous appointments

1982-88           Senior Registrar, King’s College Hospital. Rotation
1979-82           Registrar, King’s College Hospital. Rotation
1978-79           Sunley Research Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons
1977-78           Registrar, Whipp’s Cross Hospital
1976-77           Registrar, London Chest Hospital
1975-76           SHO, St James’ Hospital, Balham  

Recent publications 

·       Cameron. Accuracy of clinical diagnosis of direct and indirect inguinal hernia. Br. J. Surg 1994;81,250

·       Cameron. Return to Albania (Personal View). Br. Med. J.1995;310,676

·     Cameron. Thoracic Endoscopic Sympathectomy. Clinical Risk 1995;1,105-8

·     Marsh, Szell, Cameron. Trash foot following injury; an unusual presentation of AAA. Injury 1996;27,75-6

·      Deshpande, Cameron. The effect of age on sperm clearance after vasectomy. Br. J. Family Planning 1996;22,129

·      Cameron, Porter, Rosser, Da Silva, Cossart. The Stresst’er Ergometer as an alternative to treadmill testing in patients with claudication. Eur. J. Vasc. Surg. !997;14,433-8

·      Forton, Cameron. Radiation-induced atheroma (Minerva). BMJ 1997;315,262

·      Cameron. Complications of Thoracic Endoscopic Sympathectomy. Eur. J. Surg. 1998; Supp 580,33-5

·      Wilmink, Osman, Cameron. Interobserver measurement variability of the Stresst’er ergometer. J. Vasc Invest. 1999;4,175-178

·          Kumar, Osman, Woolard, Cameron. Fast-track carotid scanning in a district general hospital. Ann RCS Eng; 2000  

Letters published 

·      Endoscopic sympathectomy. Hospital Update 1994, BMJ 1994, Eur. J. Vasc. Surg 1995, Ann RCS 1995, Br. J. Surg 1999.

·     Hernia Repair. Ann RCS 1994, Br. J. Surg 1995

·    Vascular surgery. BMJ 1998

·     Surgical Research. Ann RCS 1995  

Clinical and research interests 

·       Endoscopic sympathectomy

·       Hernia repair  

Teaching experience  

I have always been involved in teaching. This has led to the position of Director of Clinical Studies with responsibility for all undergraduate and PRHO teaching and supervision in the hospital.

I have lectured and demonstrated sympathectomy at many UK hospitals.

I have been to Albania and to Uzbekistan to teach surgical techniques.  

Medico-legal experience 

I have been involved in the preparation of medical reports since 1989 and attend Court as an expert witness.  

PUBLICATIONS ON ENDOSCOPIC SYMPATHECTOMY

·        ETS in the treatment of upper limb hyperhidrosis. Malone, Cameron, Rennie. Ann Roy Coll Surg (1986)  68, 93-4

·        Surgical treatment of upper limb hyperhidrosis. Malone, Cameron, Rennie. Br.J.Dermatology (1986)  115, 81-4

·        Endoscopic sympathectomy. Cameron. Clinical Risk (1997) 1 105-8

·        Complications of endoscopic sympathectomy. Cameron. Eur J Surg (1998) 164, Supp 50 33-5  

LETTERS PUBLISHED 

·        Day-case ETS.        Br J Surg 1999

·        ETS.                          Eur J. Vasc Surg 1994

·        ETS.                          Br Med J 1994

·        ETS Indications      Br J Surg 1995

·     ETS Technique       BMJ website 2000

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