Laurence Anthony Kirwan (born 31 March 1952 in

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) is a British doctor.

Education and career

Kirwan graduated from the

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in 1974. He is a Fellow of the

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since 1979, trained in General Surgery at the Maimonides Medical Center in New York (1980-1981), and was a

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(1981-1982). Kirwan was a Fellow in Hand Surgery at the

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(1984-1985). Kirwan has been indefinitely certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. (ASPS), he is certified in Hand Surgery (1990) and has been recertified in Hand Surgery. . He practices Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in

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and

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. He was quoted in a 2002 ''

'' ared in the press for his breast reduction operations on reality television personality

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and television presenter

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. Kirwan uses a so-called breast "auto augmentation" technique.

Charity

Working with

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in 1989, he organised charity surgery missions after the

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. He organised charity surgery missions in war zones in Croatia (1993 and 1996) with

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. In 1989, Kirwan became the founding director of AmeriCares' 'Doctors for All Peoples'.

Honors

The

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, a

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tabloid in

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, named him as one of the 1000 Most Influential Londoners in 2007 and 2008. He is listed in

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''People of Today''.

Publications

Books

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Personal life

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirwan, Laurence 1952 births Living people Medical doctors from Liverpool British expatriates in the United States Alumni of the Victoria University of Manchester Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons British plastic surgeons