Mr George Murphy

Mr George Murphy is a  Consultant Plastic and Hand surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation trust, where he has practiced since April 2023. Since March 2025, he has also provided sabbatical cover as a Consultant Congenital Hand surgeon at Great Ormond St Hospital for Children.

After medical school at Cambridge, then Bart’s and the London, he did my junior medical training in London and Oxford, then was awarded his national training number on the Oxford rotation. He completed a PhD in congenital hand surgery at Great Ormond St during his training, securing over £100,000 of funding, then passed his FRCS Plast exit exam and secured his CCT in February 2022. He undertook fellowships in hand surgery at Chelsea & Westminster hospital and Great Ormond St, before starting his consultant career at St Thomas. He also holds the British Diploma in Hand Surgery.

He was awarded a Hunterian Professorship for his PhD research by the Royal College of Surgeons in 2023. He has published widely and presented at international meetings in Los Angeles and Hong Kong, as well as regularly across Europe. He is co-director of the St Thomas’ advanced hand surgery course, a tutor for the BSSH hand diploma, and departmental lead for research.

Away from work, he enjoy spending time with his family, cycling, cooking and singing.

Awards: Hunterian Professor 2023, Royal College of Surgeons of England