Simon qualified in medicine at the University of Leicester in 1993 followed by Officer Training at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
He continued his surgical training in Leicester, London, Frimley Park and Southampton. During this time, he attained FRCS(Ed) at Southampton and FRCSEd(Plast) at Oxford.
He gained a well rounded general exposure before specialising in Plastic Surgery.
Mr Heppell’s Plastic Surgery training started in 1996 at Royal Hospital Haslar and continued at East Grinstead, Stoke Mandeville, Salisbury and Oxford. Throughout this period, Mr Heppell received thorough training in all aspects of Plastic Surgery: Breast Surgery, Hand Surgery, Burns, Craniofacial Surgery and Reconstruction. After passing the specialist Plastic Surgery examinations FRCS(Plast), he then completed a specialist fellowship in Breast Reconstructive Surgery in Toronto, Canada and a Microvascular Reconstruction fellowship in Winnipeg, Canada.
Mr Heppell has published several articles and is a contributor to the Oxford Handbook in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
As a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps, Mr Heppell has worked in Northern Ireland, Germany and Cyprus and has been deployed to Afghanistan treating many war casualties.
Mr Heppell took up his NHS post as Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in 2007. His specialist interests include all aspects of Breast Surgery (Reconstruction and Cosmetic), Skin Cancer, and Microvascular Reconstruction.
He regularly performs Breast Augmentation (Enlargement), Mastopexy (Uplift), Reduction, Gynaecomastia correction, Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck) and Skin Cancer excision and reconstruction.
Married to a GP, he now lives in the Portsmouth area with his wife and two boys. They all enjoy travelling, skiing and sport.
