Mr Alex Goodson

Mr Alex Goodson is a distinguished consultant maxillofacial surgeon with subspecialisation in aesthetic facial plastic surgery and implants for total dental rehabilitation. His areas of expertise include facelift, blepharoplasty, dental implants, wisdom teeth extraction, and the management of skin lumps. He is highly proficient in salivary gland removal and in head and neck surgery, including both benign and malignant tumour removal and reconstruction.

Mr Goodson consults privately at Spire Portsmouth Hospital and at Medicana Clinic Winchester. He is the current research lead for the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, and in 2020 was the youngest ever consultant elected nationally onto the core council of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is the co-lead of the facial reanimation service and core member of both the skin cancer and head and neck multidisciplinary teams at Queen Alexandra Hospital, where he also holds an NHS consultant position. He performs over 500 maxillofacial operations annually.

With over 15 years’ experience, Mr Goodson originally qualified with an MBBS and an intercalated BSc from Imperial College London. He then completed training in London and South Wales, before going on to pursue his BDS from King’s College London, along with a subspecialist fellowship in head and neck surgery and complex facial reconstruction in Birmingham. Recently, Mr Goodson achieved a PhD from the University of South Wales, focusing on 3D-printed titanium cranio-maxillofacial implants.

Furthermore, Mr Goodson is a clinical supervisor for maxillofacial surgeons in training in Wessex. He has authored over 39 peer-reviewed publications, as well as several textbooks in maxillofacial surgery, and he has presented his findings in the field at national and international conferences. Mr Goodson is also an associate medical editor for Libri Publishing UK and a peer-reviewer for the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.