Mr Rainey retains an interest in coloproctology but his main clinical interest lies in breast disease in the specialist unit in the Western and, combined with emergency general surgery, in the Borders. Mr John Rainey Consultant Breast and General Surgeon and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer in Surgery Edinburgh Breast Unit Western General Hospital and Borders General Hospital Contact details Work: 0131 537 2468 (WGH) Fax: 01896 826924 (BGH) Email: john.rainey@borders.scot.nhs.uk Clinical Interest Qualifications Mr Rainey’s educational qualifications are: Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons), University of Edinburgh, 1972 Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB), University of Edinburgh, 1976 Masters of Surgery (ChM), University of Edinburgh, 1985 Fellow Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS), Edinburgh, 1980 Appointments and activities Current Mr Rainey moved to his current post in 2002 he is also the Lead Cancer Clinician and Associate Medical Director for Borders Health. He is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Medical Society and an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is active in both undergraduate and postgraduate education. Past In 1988 Mr Rainey, following a year as temporary Senior Lecturer in Surgery and Honorary Consultant Surgeon to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, he was appointed Consultant Surgeon in West Lothian, initially at Bangour General Hospital and subsequently at St John’s, Livingston. He undertook his postgraduate training in Edinburgh, Bristol and London between 1977 and 1987. Mr Rainey trained at St Mark’s Hospital, London. Publications A list of Mr Rainey’s publications is available from the PubMed.gov website. Mr Rainey’s publication list This article was published on 2024-02-06
