Dr Kerstin Oestreich Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon

About me

Kerstin is a Health Foundation Leadership Fellow and Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon at Birmingham Children's Hospital.

At the time of her fellowship, she had been a consultant plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust since 2007.

Kerstin went to university in Germany, Ireland and Singapore and trained in general, plastic and hand surgery in Germany before moving to Salisbury in 2007. 

Kerstin worked in a department which is a centre of excellence for burns, plastic and reconstructive surgery including microsurgery with approximately 3,000 elective and 1700 trauma cases each year. In the 16 months since arriving from Germany she had already established a new wrist surgery service for the trust.

Kerstin is further a fellow of the prestigious business school INSEAD/France, where she has attended the European Healthcare Leadership Programme.

She also has a masters degree in healthcare management and number of qualifications in quality management allowing her to bring together her medical and management expertise to the benefit of the NHS.