Younger Fellows' Group

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

ENT Head and Neck Surgeon

Samantha is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. She did her specialty training in Ninewells Hospital in Dundee then completed fellowships in revision hip, pelvic reconstruction and lower limb trauma. She has an extensive research background and is the recipient of the British Hip Society and European Society of Surgical Oncology travelling & research fellowships. Samantha is the specialty editor for Tumours for the UKITE exam and is a past chair of the East of Scotland research ethics committee. Her interests include metastatic bone disease, periprosthetic joint infection and periprosthetic trauma.

I am currently a consultant breast surgeon at the Western general hospital in Edinburgh where I am the breast lead for the University of Edinburgh ChM qualification.

I undertook my undergraduate medical training at the University of Nottingham qualifying in 2008. At the end of medical school I travelled to East Timor to work as a disaster relief doctor and was awarded The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London prize for Conflict and Catastrophe Medicine. I completed my higher surgical training in Edinburgh and surrounding hospitals.

During my training I completed a prestigious research fellowship at the world renowned Peter Macallum Cancer Research Centre in Melbourne Australia under Professor Iain Campbell looking at the efficacy of modern breast screening and the genetics of pre-cancerous breast disease. For my time there I was awarded the Ethicon travelling scholarship. This research has been published widely and has been presented around the world. I returned to Australia to complete a breast surgery fellowship under Professor Bruce Mann at the Royal Women’s Hospital of Melbourne.

Mr Haroon Rehman (MBChB, MSc, FRCS (T&O), FFST) is a Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgeon based at Victoria Hospital and the National Treatment Centre within NHS Fife. He specialises in the surgical management of musculoskeletal injuries and performs a high volume of hip and knee replacements.

Matthew Seah is an academic orthopaedic surgeon based at the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. He is the Integrated Academic Training (Trauma & Orthopaedics) Lead at Warwick and has a subspecialty interest in hip and knee arthroplasty, including both primary and revision surgery.

He has a strong interest in surgical education and is committed to training and supporting surgeons at all stages of their careers. He is particularly passionate about improving engagement, representation, and professional development opportunities for younger surgeons within the College. Through involvement with the Younger Fellows’ Group, he aims to strengthen mentorship networks, promote inclusivity, and ensure that the views of younger Fellows help shape the future direction of surgical training and College activity.

Outside clinical practice, he enjoys rowing and travelling, and is always keen to seek out adventures in places off the beaten track.

Manoj Thillai is a Consultant Liver Transplant and General Surgeon with a specialist interest in transplant oncology , advance perfusion technologies and surgical education.

He is actively involved in clinical research, education, and the development of innovative transplant pathways.

Manoj regularly teaches and mentors surgical trainees for FRCS exam preparation courses and contributes to national and international educational programmes. He is an active faculty member of the retrieval masterclass organised yearly by the Edinburgh Transplant Center.

Mr Paul Z. Yang, MBBS, MSc, PhD, PgC, MFSTEd, FRCSEd(Vasc), FRCS(Glasg), is a Consultant Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. Following his initial medical training, he pursued full-time research, earning MSc (Med Sci) and PhD degrees in cardiovascular science from the University of Glasgow.

Mr Yang has strong interests in surgical education, mentorship, and research. He supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students and previously served as Tutor for the MSc in Surgical Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He has been faculty on the Intercollegiate Basic Surgical Skills Course, MRCS Preparation Course, and Vascular Anastomosis workshops.

Coming from an IMG background and progressing through a non-traditional surgical training pathway, Mr Yang understands the challenges faced by trainees, SAS, and locally employed doctors. He served as Deputy Chair of the SAS Committee at BMA Scotland from 2020 to 2022, and was a member of the SAS and Locally Employed Surgeons’ Committee and Surgical Specialty Board in Vascular Surgery at RCSEd from 2021 to 2025.