Laurence Kirwan

Laurence A. Kirwan, M.D, FRCS, FACS.
Born	(1952-03-31) March 31, 1952 Liverpool, United Kingdom
Residence	New York, New York, London
Fields	Plastic Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery
Institutions	New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
Alma mater	Manchester University Maimonides Medical Center Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center University of Missouri Kansas City University of Colorado Denver
Website
http://www.drkirwan.com

Laurence Anthony Kirwan, MD FRCS (born 31 March 1952 in Liverpool) is a board certified plastic surgeon notable for his celebrity breast surgery. He specializes in plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery of the face, breast and body. In the breast surgery field, he described the "breast autoaugmentation" technique.^[1] He performed breast reduction surgery on celebrities Ulrika Jonsson and Kim Woodburn.^[2][3] Working with AmeriCares in 1989, he organised charity surgery missions after the Spitak earthquake in Yerevan, Armenia and in war zones in Croatia (1993-1996), with a UNESCO mission^[4]

He has been featured in a New York Times article on botox treatments,^[5] and by BBC Television as a consultant about the PIP implants scandal.^[6][7]

Education and career

Kirwan graduated from the Victoria University of Manchester in 1974.^[8] He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England since 1979, trained in General Surgery at the Maimonides Medical Center in New York (1980-1981), and was a resident at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. (1981-1982). Kirwan was a resident in plastic surgery in Kansas City University of Missouri (1985-1987) and a Fellow in Hand Surgery at the University of Colorado (1984-1985).^[9]

Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), he has practices in Norwalk, Connecticut and London, England. He is a Clinical Instructor for the Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship at New York Eye & Ear Infirmary^[10] where he is a Member of the Plastic Surgery Section. In 1996 Kirwan was appointed a Professor of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (University of Belgrade) at the International School of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.^{[citation needed]}

Breast surgery

After developing techniques for breast augmentation with silicone breast implants, he designed a breast auto augmentation technique.^[1] His breast reduction operations on Ulrika Jonsson and Kim Woodburn have been widely reported by the press; the Dailymail^[11] and the Daily Mirror.^[12]

Charity and surgery missions

As Kirwan's daughter Ophelia has Down Syndrome,^[13] he donates to the University of California, San Diego, Neurosciences Institute where Professor William Mobley researches Down Syndrome.

In 1989 he coordinated several charity surgery missions^[8] to Yerevan, Armenia after the earthquake and again to Croatia in 1993 and 1996.

Kirwan also organized an airlift of earthquake victims from Armenia in 1989. Working extensively with AmeriCares in 1989, he was the founding director of "Doctors for All People" ^[14] and is still in touch with patients from his charity trips.

Awards

Kirwan has been named one of the Best Plastic Surgeons in the Tatler Guide to Cosmetic Surgery in 2004, 2007,2008.^[8] The London Evening Standard has nominated him as one the 1000 Most Influential Londoners in 2007 and 2008.^[8] He is listed in Debrett’s People of Today^[15] and was also named as one of the Top 20 Plastic Surgeons, Worldwide in the January 2006 issue of Russian Vogue.^[8]

Publications about plastic surgery

Kirwan has published in journals and books related to plastic surgery and hand surgery. He taught Instructional Courses and participated in Expert Panels at National and International Scientific Meetings such as the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. His own techniques have been published in international scientific reviews like the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, the Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery, and academic conferences such as the FACE Conference, The Royal College of Physicians, London, England, July 1, 2007, or the IPRAS World Congress, 2003 in Sydney, Australia.^[16]

Books

• Kirwan, Laurence (October 29, 2004). Cutting Edge: A Top Surgeon Tells All.... Artnik. ISBN 1-903906-22-9. 
• Kirwan, Laurence; Fasolino, Peter (April 15, 2009). My Mole Book. Artnik. ISBN 978-1905382477. 
• Kirwan, Laurence (June 30, 2012). Ophelia Blue Eyes: My Life So Far... Top Spot Publishing. ISBN 978-1905382491. 

He has been featured in several others such as Plastic Surgery: The Worlds’ Top Surgeons and Clinics (Beyond Black Publications, 2007) and The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon (Harper Collins, 2007).

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