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Mr Ken McAlister

Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

BDS FDS RCPS MBChB FRCS FRCS (OMFS)

Practises at: The Beaumont Hospital, The Beardwood Hospital

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Personal profile

Mr McAlister offers a vast experience and knowledge in the surgical and non-surgical management of the face, mouth and jaws.

He first studied Dentistry in Glasgow and then pursued a career in Maxillofacial surgery, obtaining his medical degree for the same institution in 1999. After completing a basic surgical training scheme in the West of Scotland he undertook his specialist Maxillofacial training in Trent, where he became increasingly committed to the field of surgical management and reconstruction following cancer in the head and neck region.

Mr McAlister has NHS posts at Royal Blackburn Hospital and Royal Bolton Hospital, where he specialises in skin cancer management.

He is Clinical Lead for Skin Cancer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, as well as for the Lancashire and South Cumbria Cancer Alliance.

Clinical interests

  • Skin cancer of the head and neck
  • Mole assessment of the head and neck
  • Cosmetic facial and nose surgery
  • Facial deformity
  • Salivary surgery
  • Non-surgical facial rejuvenation (dermal fillers)
  • Oral cancer screening

Professional memberships

  • British Medical Association
  • British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • British Association of Head and Neck Oncology
  • European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Association of Facial Plastic Surgery
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