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Mr Malcolm Farquharson
His main interest is in open and key-hole surgery (laparoscopic) for both benign and malignant disease which includes ovarian cystectomies, treatment of endometriosis and total hysterectomy. As a gynaecological oncologist, with higher specialist surgical training, he operates on the most difficult surgical cancer cases which means he is well placed to perform surgery for complex benign disease.
His other interest is also in robotic surgery within his NHS practice. He was one of the first gynaecologists in the West of Scotland to perform robotic surgery.
Dr Farquharson is a trained Colposcopist and a registered member of the British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP). He undertakes cervical screening and colposcopic treatment for pre-cancerous cervical changes.
Laparoscopic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and bilateral salpingectomies
Laparoscopic sterilisation
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
Vulval biopsies
Wide local excision of vulval lesions
Research and Training
Dr Farquharson studied at Glasgow University, graduating in 2008. He completed his specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the West of Scotland in 2022, and at the same time obtained his sub-specialist accreditation in Gynaecological Oncology.
During his training he spent 3 years at the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre in Glasgow undertaking clinical and laboratory-based research to better understand chemotherapy resistance in ovarian cancer. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Cancer Sciences, and he is actively involved in clinical research, and has published extensively in scientific and medical journals.
