I am an RCSeng Senior Clinical Fellow in Neuro-Oncology at Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham having obtained my Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at the Institute of Neurological Sciences in May 2024 and completed an OOPR clinical research fellowship at the School of Cancer Sciences in Glasgow.

I have an enduring passion for photography underpinned by exploration in the Scottish highlands. I capture beauty from the natural world and our surroundings that inspires my imagination. Upon pursuing a bachelors degree in neuroscience at University College London (UCL) the photographic exploration truly began.

Upon completion and subsequent admission to the medical school at University College London (UCL Medical School) to pursue my desire to become a doctor the exploration stopped. I seriously pursued student politics and was twice medical student president. The film SLR Nikon camera (F55) became an inmate in my closet only used extensively during a memorable mountaineering trip to Nepal (I climbed through 6000m)

Fortunately, my photography underwent unforeseen change on purchasing a digital SLR Nikon camera (D80) (D300) culminating in the completion of a postgraduate certificate (PgCert) in photography from Central Saint Martin's College of Art & Design (CSM).

Since qualifying from medical school (2010) I have obtained a postgraduate certificate in surgical sciences (PgCert) from University of Edinburgh (2012) and membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS) (2012) and became an Advanced Life Support Instructor (ALS) all as a foundation programme trainee (FY2) in Aberdeen (2012).

In August 2012 I began core surgical training in Edinburgh and spent six months in thoracic surgery and six months in plastic surgery. In August 2013 I moved to Oxford to undertake an academic clinical fellowship (ACF) in vascular surgery at University of Oxford and completed a postgraduate diploma (PgDip) in health research (2014).

In August 2014 I returned to Scotland to pursue my childhood dream to become a neurosurgeon. I tried three times for pan-UK national neurosurgical selection and getting an NTN in neurosurgery is superb. In August 2021 I completed 1200 operative neurosurgical cases and obtained membership of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers (MFST)

In May 2024 following a 2.5 year period of out of programme research (OOPR) pursuing a PhD simultaneously to clinical commitments (50:50) I obtained my certificate of completion of training (CCT) in neurosurgery. I got inscribed on the GMC Specialist Register in Neurosurgery. My elogbook has 1600 cases completed as a trainee. My University of Glasgow research page is open for your perusal. 

I plan to research and explore the remotest regions on earth and become the best doctor I can be and photograph the entire journey. I have demonstrated a sound academic resolve simultaneous to clinical advancement (see PubMed). 

I use a Nikon D610 full-frame digital SLR. 

Simon Lammy FRCS (Neuro.Surg)

 

P.S. I am a book author and revised and produced the 2nd and 3rd Edition of Surgical Critical Care: For the MRCS OSCE