Gordon Wishart


Professor Gordon C Wishart FRCS FRCS FRCS is a Scottish consultant breast and endocrine surgeon at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge. He is a pioneer in the treatment of breast cancer, where he has introduced innovative, and sometimes controversial, techniques which have subsequently seen wide acceptance and adoption.

Early life and education

Gordon Cranston Wishart was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 3 September 1960.
He studied at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, where he received his MB ChB in July 1983. He subsequently obtained his MD from the University of Edinburgh in June 1992 with a thesis entitled Aspects of multidrug resistance in breast cancer.

Research and publications

Wishart is notable for his prolific clinical research output, alongside his work as a practising breast and endocrine surgeon. He has published widely and has received numerous prizes for his papers, including Best paper: British Association of Day Surgery 2002; British Journal of Surgery Prize for best paper at British Association of Endocrine Surgeons, September 2006; and British Journal of Surgery Prize for best paper at British Association of Endocrine Surgeons, September 2007.
As of October 2009 he is principal investigator on the following studies:
In addition he is co-investigator, surgical coordinator or clinical surgical coordinator on an additional 15 research studies.
His research has been published in The Lancet, the British Journal of Cancer, the British Medical Journal, the Journal of Clinical Oncology and the British Journal of Surgery, among others.

Major achievements

Gordon Wishart currently holds the following posts:
He also acts as a referee for the British Journal of Surgery, the European Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Nuclear Medicine Communications.