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Hedda G. Dyer

Hedda G. Dyer MBCHB, MRCS, MBA

Medicine
Roseau, St George, Dominica

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Hedda Dyer, MBChB (Ed), MRCS (Ed), MBA, graduated from the University of Edinburgh Medical School with a Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours) and a Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB), and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCS Ed), the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI), the American Society of Breast Surgeons, the Dominica Medical Association, and the Dominica Cancer Society Advisory Board. She is also registered with the Barbados Medical Board and the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom. In addition to her other degrees, she holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Health Services from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Dr. Dyer completed her medical education at the University of Edinburgh in 2000. During her medical school elective periods, she undertook electives at hospitals in Barbados, France, and Dominica. She obtained her Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2005. Dr. Dyer’s current academic and clinical positions give her a broad set of expertise in both the practice and teaching of surgical disciplines. She works in the fields of general surgery and breast surgical oncology. Her role in medical education spans curriculum development, to teaching medical students clinical skills. Over the course of her career, Dr. Dyer has gained a wide range of experience including working in breast surgery outpatient clinics, head and neck surgery, breast reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, and trauma through positions in hospital centers in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and the Caribbean.