
Jamie Martin-Smith
Consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon specializing in microsurgical breast reconstruction at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
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May 26, 2026
Travelling for surgery abroad: What to expect and what to keep in mind before making the trip
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Sumi DunneHOST
Jamie, how important is having background information on a surgeon, on a surgeon's trainings, hospital accreditation, and emergency backup, really importantly, when you contemplate a decision to travel abroad?

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
I think in the modern era of the internet, you can do a huge amount of research on people.

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
And so, uh, in Ireland, the accreditations to be in a consultant post are, once you dive just a little bit under the surface, quite obvious in that you have to have your accreditation with the College of Surgeons, you have to do your training pathway.

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
And while they're not the same abroad, there will be the same sort of pathway and steps that people must take to get proper accreditation.

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
And so a glitzy website with a c- consultant in, uh, cosmetic surgery, uh, saying they've done 1,000 procedures, y- most people should be able to think, "Well, if I dive a little deeper," and in the era of AI, we can see where they went to, uh, college and when.

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
Like, how long ago was that? Could they have done 1,000 procedures? Uh, where did they then specialize, and what accreditations do they have? And, and at a minimum, if it's in Europe, there are European exam, board exams that, uh, are, are, are res- almost reciprocal with the UK and Irish exams that we would do.

Jamie Martin-SmithGUEST
And that's who you should be looking for, someone who's hit those bars and not, hasn't just completed college and then set up his or her own clinic.
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Sumi DunneHOST
Why is continuity of care so critical, particularly for our patients that choose to travel abroad?