Biography:

Mr Chris Payne is a Consultant General, Colorectal and Emergency surgeon in Tayside. Chris started his training at Edinburgh Medical School in 1995, graduating in 2000 and went into surgical training, initially in Edinburgh and subsequently in the West of Scotland. He was appointed a consultant in NHS Tayside in 2013. He was awarded an MD from Glasgow university in 2014 for research into perioperative risk stratification.

Chris was appointed the Lead Consultant for Emergency General Surgery in Ninewells in 2018 and subsequently appointed the Clinical Director of Unscheduled Surgery for the NHS Tayside Health Board in 2020. Chris is currently the Clinical Lead for colorectal services in NHS Tayside. He has over 20 years’ experience of the management of abdominal, groin, perineal conditions, hernias, stomas and thoraco-abdominal trauma. He was the surgical lead for the implementation of the East of Scotland Major Trauma centre and continues to be the lead consultant for this service. He is actively involved in the case review / M and M process for this service. Chris is a Lead Reviewer for Serious Adverse Event Reviews in NHS Tayside.

Chris can provide personal injury and medical negligence reports. In addition to pursuer reports, he regularly provides reports for SPSO, Central Legal Office and the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal.

Chris has face-to-face clinics in Dundee, but can arrange visits to other locations or house calls on request.

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