Mr Rajiv Grover

Mr Rajiv Grover BSc(Hons) MB BS(Hons) MD FRCS(Plast) is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon and former President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), practising from 94 Harley Street in London. He grew up in Staffordshire, where he achieved the highest A-Level results in the county and was awarded the Lord Hatherton Memorial Scholarship to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London — the oldest medical school in the UK, and the institution where Sir Harold Gillies, the founding figure of plastic surgery, was himself educated. He graduated in Medicine with Honours and a Triple Distinction from the University of London in 1989. He subsequently completed eight years of higher surgical training in plastic surgery, during which time he was awarded the Hallett Prize and Gold Medal by the Royal College of Surgeons for achieving the highest score in the FRCS examination across the United Kingdom. He was also awarded a travelling scholarship from the Royal College of Surgeons to undertake specialist training in facial plastic surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston, and received his Doctorate of Medicine (MD) from the University of London in 1996.

Mr Grover now specialises exclusively in deep plane facelift and facial surgery, a deliberate focus he has maintained for over two decades. His clinical areas include facelift, neck lift, blepharoplasty, browlift, and facial reconstructive surgery. He has been awarded a Hunterian Professorship at the Royal College of Surgeons and a Guggenheim Professorship at the Louvre in Paris, the latter in recognition of his original research into Leonardo da Vinci's depiction of natural beauty and its application to facelift technique. He collaborated with Alexander McQueen to develop the concept of Facelift Couture, and with Franca Sozzani, the Editor of Italian Vogue, on the psychological dimensions of facial surgery. He has published over 60 scientific papers and book chapters in the UK and internationally, the majority focused on improving the safety and outcome of cosmetic facial surgery, and holds an Associate Professorship at University College London. He is on the GMC's Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery (registration number 3333666).

Mr Grover served as a council member of BAAPS from 2004, as Secretary from 2006 to 2010, as Vice President from 2010 to 2012, and as President from 2012 to 2014. He was responsible for establishing the UK National Audit of Cosmetic Surgery and Safety at the Royal College of Surgeons, and has received multiple national and international prizes during his career, including the EURAPS Medal (awarded twice), the AAPS Gold Medal, the Hackett Memorial Prize (awarded twice by BAAPS), and the Mentor Prize for the most significant scientific publication in the field of facelift surgery. Tatler magazine has consistently recognised his work, naming him "Best for Facelifts" in their annual cosmetic surgery guide for ten consecutive years from 2011 to 2020.

Mr Grover operates exclusively at The London Clinic and King Edward VII Hospital, both of which hold distinguished reputations for private medical care. His consulting rooms are located in a listed Regency townhouse at 94 Harley Street, London. All surgery and post-operative aftercare is performed personally by Mr Grover himself, reflecting his commitment to a boutique, patient-centred model of care. He operates exclusively on patients for whom he believes surgery will deliver a genuine and meaningful improvement, and turns away a significant proportion of those who consult with him, prioritising clinical appropriateness over volume of work.

• BSc - Medical Physiology with First Class Honours, University of London (St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College), 1986
• MB BS - Medicine with Honours and Triple Distinction (Medicine, Surgery and Therapeutics), University of London (St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College), 1989
• FRCS - Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (awarded with the Hallett Prize and Gold Medal for the highest score in the United Kingdom), Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1993
• MD - Doctorate of Medicine, University of London, 1996
• FRCS(Plast) - Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Postgraduate and Professional

• Hunterian Professorship, Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Guggenheim Professorship, The Louvre, Paris
• Former President, British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), 2012–2014
• AAPS Prize in Plastic Surgery (Gold Medal), American Association of Plastic Surgeons
• EURAPS Prize in Plastic Surgery, European Association of Plastic Surgeons  (awarded twice: 1996 and 1999)
• Hackett Memorial Prize in Aesthetic Surgery, British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS)  (awarded twice)
• Mentor Prize in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (best published paper), British Journal of Plastic Surgery
• Royal College of Surgeons Travelling Scholarship to Harvard Medical School
• Plastic Surgery Scholarship to Harvard Medical School, British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPS)
• Hallett Prize and Gold Medal for the FRCS (highest score in the United Kingdom), Royal College of Surgeons of England, 1993 
• Royal College of Surgeons Research Fellowship in Plastic Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England
• Aesculap Prize in Plastic Surgery, British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPS)
• Paton-Masser Research Award, British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPS) 
• Young Investigator of the Year (skin cancer research), British Oncological Association (BOA)
• Amgen Roche Oncology Award (skin cancer management), British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO)
• Frank Cort Prize in Plastic Surgery, West Midlands Regional Centre for Plastic Surgery
• Tatler Cosmetic Surgery Guide, "Best for Facelifts"  (10 consecutive years, 2011–2020)

Undergraduate

• Lord Hatherton Memorial Scholarship (highest A-Level results in Staffordshire), Staffordshire County
• BSc Research Scholarship, Medical Research Council (MRC)
• Junior Medical Scholarship in Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
• Herbert Patterson Prize in Biochemistry, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
• Kirke's Scholarship in Clinical Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
• Knott Prize in Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
• Willett Medal in Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
• David Williams Prize in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College 
• Joy and David Long Prize in Medicine, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College